Latest FX derivatives news

• Brexit, rise of private debt and regs fuel FX swaps

  

  Trading turnover of FX swaps has increased by more than a third to $3.3tr a day during the past three years, outpacing growth in spot markets, according to the Bank of International Settlements’ triennial survey of the global FX market, released this week.

  • 19 Sep 2019

• Industry welcomes FDIC’s margin relief

  

  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has proposed to ease derivatives rules for US banks, including swap margin requirements.

  • 18 Sep 2019

• CFTC Democrats reject Volcker revisions that go 'for the throat'

  

  The Democrat side of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has come out swinging against agreed changes to the Volcker rule.

  • 17 Sep 2019

• Enel-SG trade shows derivatives market’s sustainable longings

  

  The over-the-counter derivatives market is one of the last areas still barely touched by the wave of interest in environmental and social issues that is sweeping financial markets. But below the surface, derivatives players want to get involved. That was highlighted publicly on September 5 when Enel, the Italian power and gas group, engaged with Société Générale in what it called “the world’s first Sustainable Development Goal-linked cross-currency swap”.

  • 12 Sep 2019

• HKEX suspends derivatives trading

  

  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) suspended trading in its derivatives market on Thursday amid connectivity issues.

  • 05 Sep 2019

• TP ICAP hires ex-regulator Zaidi

  

  TP ICAP has named Amir Zaidi, a respected former senior figure at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as its global head of compliance.

  • 03 Sep 2019

• HKEX lines up rupee futures

  

  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is planning to launch Indian rupee currency futures in the fourth quarter of this year.

  • 03 Sep 2019

• FSB appoints Himino as committee chair

  

  The Financial Stability Board has appointed Ryozo Himino as chair of its standing committee on supervisory and regulatory cooperation.

  • 03 Sep 2019

• Buy-siders reject CCP auction proposals in IOSCO soundings

  

  Buy and sell-side firms have rejected suggestions that they should have to post additional margin or participate in default funds in the aftermath of last year’s default at Nasdaq clearing.

  • 29 Aug 2019

• WFE warns on EMIR 2.2 fragmentation effects

  

  The World Federation of Exchanges has warned that the European regulator’s proposals for EMIR 2.2 risk fragmenting global markets, raising costs for end users and damaging international relations.

  • 28 Aug 2019

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