Asia
Gill to head Asia-Pacific G10 FX trading for Barclays, Singapore
UK bank’s second senior FX hire in as many months in the city-state
LMAX Exchange hires two in FX sales in Asia
Appointments come on the back of the platform’s strong growth in the region
Cross-currency swaps could hasten RFR shift in Australia
Adoption of new risk-free rate for both swap legs likely to turbo-charge wider benchmark change, say sources
Martin becomes head of Apac at State Street
Ian Martin moves up, CEO Wai-Kwong Seck steps down
OTCXN adds OSL as core liquidity provider
OSL is among the largest digital asset brokerage firms in Asia-Pacific
Malhotra returns to Barclays in Singapore
The e-FX specialist comes back to the UK bank after more than seven years at UBS
Fed’s room to hike spells trouble for EMs – Scotiabank
Central banks’ interest rate tightening will make it hard for emerging markets with large deficits
WM/Reuters Thai baht benchmarks to be sourced from Matching Clob
The baht benchmarks are now based on trade data rather than indicative rates
Best Banks Awards: ANZ
ANZ has been voted the winner of the Best Bank for Australian Dollar category at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
Johns swaps Nomura for Capula
William Johns worked at the Japanese bank for seven years
Avelacom opens Singapore office
The firm finds rising demand for low-latency connectivity in Asia-Pacific
BCS Global hires five senior analysts
Firm begins expanding analytical coverage to central Asia and Caucasus
Barclays hires two for Asian NDF trading team
Bengco and Parameswaran join the bank in Singapore
Law joins CLS in Hong Kong
Margaret Law joins from Northern Trust and reports to Joe Ziccarelli
FX Week Asia Awards: the winners
The awards ceremony took place after the 14th annual FX Week Asia conference in Singapore
Asia: the new frontier for global payments
With regulatory barriers lowered, the region is ripe for new entrants
Current account balances are key in EM, says Westpac
As risk sentiment sours due to the ongoing trade wars between the US and China, current account deficits will weigh on some EM units
Trade wars to stay for decades, say panellists
The conflict is a struggle for dominance between the US and China, say economists at the 14th annual FX Week Asia event
Singapore aims to become e-FX hub for Asia, says Loh
Speaking at FX Week Asia, MAS’s Jacqueline Loh says Singapore wants more price discovery to take place
Thomson Reuters adds JPY/THB to Matching
Trading the yen and baht directly will increase market liquidity and transparency
Nomura hires Parkash as global head of e-FX distribution
Ashvin Parkash set to join the Japanese dealer in Singapore as global head of e-FX distribution
Nomura hires Agarwal to head EMFX trading
Arvind Agarwal moves to new role at the Japanese bank from Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Fischer to head BNPP’s global markets for Asia-Pacific
Fischer had been the head of global markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa since 2015
New Chinese FX crackdown to hit corporate hedging
Despite new reserve requirement, dealers say ‘maturity’ in risk management is here to stay