Barclays
Drax commits to ESG-linked FX derivative targets with UK banks
Renewable energy supplier applies long-term ESG KPIs to short-term FX trades with Barclays and NatWest
Could private match-making sink public market?
Rise in internal hedging sparks debate over its threat to price discovery
Vanguard extends forwards dominance as Citi dips
Counterparty Radar: Fund giant responsible for more than a third of total forwards volumes and half of EUR/USD in Q4
New hedging tools for corps will test sales teams
Advances in automation could spell big changes in skills required of bank salespeople
Banks boot up next-gen hedging bots
Automated FX hedging can save money and time, proponents argue. But corporates have qualms
Citi extends lead in FX forwards, BNP Paribas climbs
Counterparty Radar: Total value of forwards positions jumps 11% after second-quarter dip
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2020: The winners
Citi takes 12 categories, including best bank for FX; HSBC follows with six wins
Filings reveal biggest FX forwards dealers
Counterparty Radar: Group of four banks executed 47% of sector’s trades during second quarter
Barclays targets internalisation with new NDF algos
UK bank’s five algos aim to match-off more flow than G10 pairs
Swaps platform aims to cut out the banks – but not entirely
Peer-to-peer newcomer FX HedgePool targets asset managers’ month-end hedging activity
Beyond Barx: where Barclays is going next in tech ‘arms race’
Interview: Mauricio Sada-Paz on SDPs, MDPs and innovation in e-FX
Ion’s Broadway deal leaves banks in a bind
Barclays and Nomura among banks that had moved from Ion to rival it now controls
Rival FX class claimants urge court to resolve dispute early
Judge says he won’t favour haste over quality and will consider claimants’ funding arrangements as well as the merits of competing cases
Barclays finds blockchain nirvana in USC
Utility Settlement Coin could transform financial markets, but first its backers must prove it is secure, says the bank
Rival FX class action suit complicates cartel rigging claims
Only one can prevail, says judge of O’Higgins and Evans suits
Mani joins Barclays in macro trading
Rahul Mani’s banking career has spanned Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Nomura
JP Morgan trader Aiyer guilty of price-fixing conspiracy
Akshay Aiyer is second currency trader to be convicted in US’s ongoing probe into FX market
Winners of the FX Week 2019 Best Banks Awards
The awards acknowledge excellence in foreign exchange
Best Bank Awards: Barclays
Barclays is voted Best bank for GBP/USD at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Chatroom dealings can benefit trading – Aiyer case expert witness
Academic finds 162 examples of traders matching each other in rand chatroom, generating savings of several thousand dollars per trade
BNPP appraisal challenges Katz’s credibility
Former trader’s supervisor highlighted poor performance on FX swaps and bad risk management in 2011 review
Katz pushed complicated trades off on Aiyer
Former Barclays trader lost large trade when defendant delayed pricing it for him
FX cartel UK class action case receives nod to proceed
UK judge sets timetable of hearings to be heard
Jason Katz: ‘I wasn’t ready to admit what I had done’
Taking the witness stand, former trader admits he was initially untruthful to DoJ