FX Markets - 21 Mar 2016
Articles in this issue
Portware hires Chris Sorensen as FX product manager
His appointment boosts the firm's expanding FX team, which provides global multi-asset execution for top asset managers
Markit rolls out FX trade-affirmation service
Banks can consolidate trade notifications from multiple interdealer brokers and validate transaction data at a central location before it is processed
FX probes continue despite end to SFO enquiry
FCA, DoJ and City of London Police are still investigating
CFTC working on cyber-security and auto-trading rules
Aiming for year-end target, but market participants are pushing back at some requirements
LSE and Deutsche Börse strike deal
Two exchanges unveil details of "merger of equals", which will create Europe's biggest exchange group, UK TopCo
Hastings appointed to new ACI UK role
The director of Whispers FX Solutions will become the association's bank and financial institution liaison officer
Preston joins ETX Capital board
Former City Index CEO becomes an independent non-executive director
Icap completes post-trade blockchain test
The interdealer broker is the latest to implement the technology in the financial industry
First phase of global code set for release on May 25
Debelle outlines the progress on a code of conduct at FX Week Australia
China may introduce Tobin tax on FX transactions
A levy on currency trading could be put in place to fight speculation
EU and US reach CCP recognition deal
US counterparties will be able to continue providing services to European market participants
Australian players need to play renminbi long game
Panellists were bullish on China's long-term prospects at FX Week Australia; commodities priced in RMB will be a game-changer for Sydney's status as a trading hub
Betting against central banks still a very dangerous game
"Dollar appreciation has been stopped in its tracks as markets reassess Fed policy," panellists argue at FX Week Australia
FXCM tops forecast table with close calls
Saettele sees the euro and yen gaining against the dollar