Corporates
Chinese exporters urged to ramp up US dollar hedges
Dealers join China’s Safe in sounding alarm at mounting unhedged FX exposures
Flexi forwards see rise in corporate interest post-Covid
Treasurers seek flexibility in cashflow hedging as pandemic-related supply chain disruptions bite
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
First P2P trade completed on Siege FX
Dark pool aims to match algo orders among its 30 buy-side clients
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
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
Facebook’s libra could disrupt collateral markets – IMF paper
Collateral used to back ‘stablecoins’ such as libra will be unavailable for reuse
Jittery ringgit spurs options growth in Malaysia
Local corporates seek new hedging tools, but longer-term options liquidity lacking
Inside March madness with Citi’s Tuchman
Interview: Trading rooms went virtual, central banks stepped up – but some platforms flopped
How carbon-cutting Drax manages currencies and credit
Interview: UK power giant uses option selling – and other tactics – to create hedging headroom
ESG-linked hedges raise interest – and questions
Carrot-and-stick trades pay off if green targets are hit, but setting and monitoring those goals is tricky
Treasurers turn to AI in bid for sharper forecasting
Wider automation could usher in future of 'hands-free-hedging', but obstacles lurk in data standards and sharing
After 30 years, we’ve revamped FX Week – here’s why
Readers have been asking for more exclusive content and more insight. FX Markets will deliver it
FX HedgePool goes live with three buy-side firms
Two US buy-siders trade with European firm on peer-to-peer utility created for them to source liquidity from each other
Volatility becalmed, trade in FX options plummets
With central banks in tandem on policy, market churn lessens considerably
Green FX hedging tipped to grow after BNPP/Siemens Gamesa deal
If the energy company misses ESG score it will pay a “sustainability premium” towards forestry projects
Best Bank Awards: 360T
360T is voted Best professional e-trading venue and Best vendor for dealing technology at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Best Bank Awards: Danske Bank
Danske is voted Best bank for Scandinavian currencies at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Kantox provides Citi’s commercial bank with enhanced FX payments
Corporate clients in US will see connectivity improvements as Kantox operates as “software layer”
MUFG eyes financial institutions, pension funds in expansion
Japanese bank wants to build a broader client base beyond corporates
Best e-FX platform for corporates: Kantox
Kantox voted Best e-FX platform for corporates
Asset managers urged to commit to FX Global Code
Firms risk hit to reputation by not signing standards on market practice, investment manager says
Curex to launch new market impact tool in June
Aims to give clients a deeper look at the impact of their trading