Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Trading places, December 12, 2011
Promotions and appointments at Advent Software, LCH.Clearnet, SGX and RBC Dexia
Rationale for clearing all FX products is evident, say CCPs
Speakers at a conference in London discuss the exemption of FX swaps and forwards from mandatory clearing requirements
Battle for clearing supremacy
Singapore Exchange (SGX) became the first of the major clearers to launch an OTC Asian FX forwards clearing business in October. But with bank-backed LCH.Clearnet and the CME hot on its heels with a non-deliverable forwards offering, can SGX maintain its…
FX Invest December 2011 edition now LIVE!
With no real solution in sight for the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, volatility of volatility in currency markets is likely to remain elevated, driving up requirements to manage currency exposures in international portfolios.
Singapore Exchange preps FX clearing launch
SGX president says NDF clearing will begin shortly, following the successful launch of a clearing platform for interest rate swaps in November 2010
LCH.Clearnet eyes November launch for NDF clearing
London-based CCP is set to launch clearing for NDFs in six currencies in mid-November, having shelved plans for options clearing while banks discuss settlement-related issues with regulators
FX Invest: Implications for collateralisation under new CCP model
Saima Farooqi looks at the wave of upcoming regulations relating to central counterparty clearing, and what it means for collateral management
SGX to clear FX forwards despite possible Treasury exemption
SGX to add new currencies and asset classes, including FX forwards, to OTC clearing service
Trading Places, February 14, 2011
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on people moves across the FX world.
SGX AsiaClear aims to be Asia's CCP for rates and FX swaps
SGX president Muthukrishnan Ramaswami says the new interbank OTC clearing service for Singapore and US dollar interest rate swaps will target Asian banks as a start, and soon global investment banks that trade with Asian counterparties. Asian local…
Clearers pile into Asia
The region seizing the opportunity to offer central clearing for over-the-counter products seems to be the Asia-Pacific, which explains LCH.Clearnet’s plans to aggressively push into that market.
Exclusive: LCH.Clearnet in a raft of Asia deal talks
Clearing giant LCH.Clearnet strengthens its position in Asia as it looks to seal a number of clearing deals with a raft of exchanges and other market participants
In Brief, August 2, 2010
Read this week's In Brief to stock up on the latest technology news around the FX world.
SGX signs 14 banks for derivatives clearing
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Exchange (SGX-DC) has signed up 14 banks and three financial institutions for its Asian forex forwards and interest rates swaps clearing initiative, due for launch in the fourth quarter.
Singapore Exchange moves into clearing
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Exchange (SGX-DC) became the latest to pitch clearing for foreign exchange products last week, with a proposal to clear financial derivatives, including Asian FX forwards contracts settled in US dollars.