Multi-dealer platform
More platform deals to come, says consultancy
FX specialist consultant Javier Paz says smaller venues may seek larger owners over the next two years
Thomson Reuters to rename Financial & Risk business Refinitiv
The standalone firm will continue to focus on trading platforms, data and market infrastructure provision
Durrant joins GTX
Henry Durrant leaves Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ for GTX’s liquidity management team
CFH Clearing expands choice of white-label platforms
In March, the PoP provider will add Olfa Trade's Seamless FX to its range
CFH Clearing launches new liquidity service
The new liquidity service gives CFH clients access to tier 1 banks, multilateral trading facilities, electronic communications networks and multi-dealer platforms
Use of multi-dealer FX platforms expected to soar
Results of Greenwich survey point to an almost 20% increase in the use of multi-dealer platforms this year
Platforms turn to pricing in fight for market share
The latest price offerings from currency platforms Hotspot and Integral may be the sign of a maturing market, say participants
Survey reveals Asian treasurers' penchant for single-dealer platforms
Preference for one-bank solution partly due to region's many managed exchange rate regimes, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey
LMAX Exchange opens shop in Hong Kong
LMAX Hong Kong is the company's first step in establishing a presence in the Asia-Pacific region
Regulators highlight dark pool concerns
Bank of England emphasises the potential risks of too much liquidity migrating away from open-market venues
Banks to shun FX platforms over transparency
Banks increase scrutiny of aggregation practices over transparency concerns
FX Week Europe: Low volatility blurs distinctions in e-FX
Only the return of volatility will determine which new and incumbent platforms have gained or lost market share, says SEB's Alastair Crane
Betfair rejects CVC-led £912m takeover bid
A £912m takeover offer led by CVC Capital Partners has been rejected by UK–based online gambling business Betfair
IPM sees buy-side differentiation through early adoption of e-FX
Fredrik Wingren, head of trading at Informed Portfolio Management in Stockholm believes being an early adopter of new technology gives the firm added clout in helping develop products in conjunction with the sell side
Taming HFT in the multi-dealer FX market
The introduction of a new market-maker status on multi-dealer FX platforms, with the holders of that status required to maintain orders on both sides of the market, would be a positive step in tackling the liquidity risk that arises from high-frequency…
FX committees prepare for platform proliferation
Monitoring trading volumes in the foreign exchange market is an important priority for the central bank-sponsored FX committees, but if liquidity fragments across a handful of new trading platforms, could that analysis become more difficult? Miriam Siers…
New buy-side platform targets March launch
Start-up venture BuysideFX will focus on improving FX workflow on the buy side and plans to be live with its first client by March 2013, officials have told FX Week
FX options initiative of the year: GFI Fenics
GFI Fenics wins the inaugural e-FX award for FX options initiative of the year in recognition of the successful launch of Fenics Trader in 2011
Aussie banks join e-FX arms race
Ramping up single-dealer platforms and connectivity to multibank portals is a key priority for Australian banks, as they seek to ensure their forex business is not poached by global banks with superior technology