Australia
BestX launches reporting module, partners NAB
The Australian bank is the latest FX dealer to sign up for the transaction cost analysis service
IBM to launch blockchain-based payment solution
Initially available in the Pacific region for KlickEx clients, IBM plans to expands the network across the globe in 2018
RBA appoints Jones as FX head
Bradley Jones will head international development, which is responsible for the RBA's foreign exchange operations
Central banks establish GFXC to monitor Global Code's progress
Public and private-sector partnership will include 16 central bank reps; Salmon as first chair and Puth as vice-chair
FX Week Australia 2017 – in pictures
The premier conference for FX market participants in Australia and Asia-Pacific took place on March 23 in Sydney
Buy-sider brands ASIC agreements laughable
Australian regulator's enforceable undertaking agreements hint at highly divergent rules enforcement globally
Retail FX hots up in Australia as traders' risk appetite grows
Volatility in 2015 boosts retail activity, but traders prove fickle with platforms
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
RBA adds the Korean won to reserve portfolio
Australian central bank continues to unload euro holdings while introducing seventh reserve currency
Bank e-FX initiative of the year: ANZ
Regional bank transforms its FX business to become the top market-maker in AUD, NZD and CNH
FX regulator probes AUD spike prior to policy announcement
Australia's authorities look into sudden moves in the Aussie's value ahead of RBA monetary policy announcements
Australia corporates revisit FX hedging after AUD slide
Currency risk management is now a major focus for Aussie firms
ANZ Bank's superregional strategy pays off
ANZ Bank seeks to benefit from intra-Asia trade flows, which are four times the size of money flows between the US and Asia
Pencil in a year-end parity party
Relative growth, commodity prices and valuation favour further declines in the cross, despite post-RBNZ knee-jerk spike
Dukascopy partners with Forex FS in Australia
White-label agreement gives Forex FS clients access to transparent aggregated data feed
FxPro exits Australia as retail rules come into force
Margin foreign exchange brokers in Australia come under increasing regulatory pressure
ThinkForex registers under new Asic rules in move to target large accounts
Broker abandons lax registration in New Zealand to gain larger clients in Asia-Pacific
FX spot volumes in decline, survey results reveal
Average trading volumes in the spot market fell across all major FX centres in April, according to turnover survey results
Moving up from down under
Following his recent appointment as global head of FX at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Kieran Salter talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about his mission to ensure the bank’s FX capabilities are globally recognised, and the major technology overhaul the…
DTCC expands repository footprint into Asia
The DTCC this week unveiled a data centre in Asia to support global reporting but the October launch of its FX repository may slip as a result of CFTC delays, the firm has warned
Cyprus becomes latest stop in Saxo’s global expansion
Saxo Bank is continuing its move into new markets with the opening of a Cyprus office today, headed up by Vitali Butbaev
Aussie dollar is overvalued, says UBS Asset Management
Despite the strong performance of the Australian economy, the Aussie dollar is overvalued to "an extreme level", according to Jonathan Davies
Spotlight on: Bill Goodbody, Hotspot FX
The institutional trading platform's business manager talks to Melanie White about the recent expansion of its client base into the banking sector, and plans to grow in Europe and Asia