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BofA’s e-FX rebuild pulls it closer to rivals
Deploying its equities tech stack, bank seeks to get ahead with its algo and e-FX offerings
Natixis turns on the taps in flow trading
French bank boosts flow business, balancing structured solutions capabilities
Hidden Road ready for rush hour after FCM approval
Prime broker is trading “trillions” of notional with “a few hundred” counterparties in FX and crypto
Inside BGC’s quiet move into agency broking
The interdealer broker’s Caventor Capital arm is pitching a hands-on service for hedge funds, filling what it sees as a gap left by large banks
Banxico’s Garcia on the intervention unwind and FX hedging
The Bank of Mexico’s operations head explains why it’s removing its forwards hedges, and how it manages carry costs
Man on a mission: Axel van Nederveen, swaps evangelist
EBRD treasurer spreads the good word about local currency derivatives markets
NatWest’s plan to put the XVA into RFQs
Bank to launch approximation tool on its electronic pricing framework for FX forwards
ING’s digitisation efforts boost eFX trading flows
Liquidity provider says upgrades to e-trading engine enable it to hold on to risk for longer
ANZ defies ‘white label’ trend with algo expansion
Instead of relying on large LPs, Australian bank aims to offer six new FX algos of its own by February
BNP’s new macro trading unit to make greater use of FX algos
French bank plans to bring FX algos to US Treasuries for combined currencies and rates trading unit
Inside State Street’s bid to dominate FX overlay
Custodian looks beyond its usual client base in the hunt for currency hedging business
Optiver aims to gatecrash FX options private party
Dutch non-bank hopes to exploit shift to electronic markets in OTC options, following record $7bn trading day
New GFXC chair aims to keep up reform on last look
SNB’s Andréa Maechler urges more liquidity providers and trading venues to address hold times
NatWest’s PB chief on not changing course after Archegos
Marcus Butt believes diversity of clients, both in size and type, is the best way to manage risk
Stronger together: CLS’s chief risk officer on risk culture
Deborah Hrvatin discusses integrated risk management, mega-hacks and model risk
Inside Wells Fargo’s bid to take on big FX players
The third-largest US bank by assets plans to use large corporate flows to lure institutional clients
Quant fund aims to tame bitcoin, and 39 other digital assets
Ex-Morgan Stanley, Winton vets reimagine institutional risk management for volatile crypto markets
Diginex chief on taming the Wild East of cryptocurrencies
Singapore-based digital exchange wants to bring respectability – and regulation – to the sector
Guy Debelle on the FX Global Code and the rise of the buy side
Code’s creators considering updates to sections on last look and pre-hedging
How Shell integrated FX algos into its corporate treasury mix
Interview: oil giant puts up to 50% of spot flows through algos, explains FX head Michael Dawson
MUFG: Covid response could spur e-FX shift in Japan
FX head says operational agility during pandemic could lead to greater electronification