It’s not easy being green: why the FX market is lagging on ESG
Imagine a meeting of desk heads at a bank, to discuss progress on ESG transactions. The…
Credit Suisse shakes up top line in new-look FX division
Credit Suisse has tapped its electronic macro-trading (eMacro) business to make a series of senior appointments…
Hedge funds push yen options bets to next BoJ meeting
Hedge funds speculating on the yen’s reaction to possible changes in the Bank of Japan’s interest…
New buy-side tools seek to break grip of bank FX algos
Tools being developed by technology vendors and some buy-side firms could disrupt the hold that banks…
ANZ defies ‘white label’ trend with algo expansion
In recent years, an increasing number of large liquidity providers, including JP Morgan and XTX Markets,…
New year, new disclosures: more banks publish GFXC cover sheets
ANZ, BBVA, Crédit Agricole, Natixis and SMBC are the latest banks to have published a disclosure…
SA-CCR gives RBC a chance to prove its worth
It’s been a tough year for US banks managing their foreign exchange forwards and swaps business….
Review of 2022: the return of volatility
When Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24, it was one of those…
Morgan Stanley IM slashes FX options book
Morgan Stanley Investment Management halved its notional exposure to USD/CNH options in the third quarter of…
BoJ policy shift sends traders to hedge downside yen moves
The Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) recent hawkish shift in monetary policy has resulted in a flurry…
NatWest takes on custodians with new FX overlay service
NatWest Markets is taking on the custody banks in the fast-growing foreign exchange overlay space, launching…
Morgan Stanley regains FX forwards top spot
Morgan Stanley regained its position as the top foreign exchange forwards dealer for US mutual funds…
Senior FX exec for buy-side sales departs Citi
Caryn Freiberger, a senior FX sales executive for buy-side clients at Citi, has left the US…
Death of Dracula
A college student costumed himself as Dracula for Halloween. As a
finishing touch, he put a pine…
Deutsche Bank plans expansion of Pro algo to FX swaps
Deutsche Bank intends to expand its flagship algorithm for passive spot foreign exchange orders to its…
Murderous Affair
Regarding Douglas H. Baxter’s great-great-great-grandmother’s uncle, William Padgett. The first article sets the stage, the second…
Deadly Reading Habits
(March 1993, Florida) A 24-year-old salesman from Hialeah was killed near Lantana in March when his…
Hurricane Hangover
(August 1969) On August 15, 1969, Hurricane Camille claimed 143 victims along the Mississippi Gulf Coast…..
Fish Gag
(Zambia) A solo fishing expedition near Livingstone in Zambia turned into a tragedy when 28 year…
The Fifth Bishop Of California
(5 September 1969, Israel) Bishop Pike was one cool dude. This chain-smoking Fifth Bishop Of…