The latest regulation articles from FX Week

Corporate backlash on costs of regulation continues

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:06:25 GMT

Banks will not be able to avoid passing on the hefty costs of regulatory reform to their buy-side clients, argued participants at the ACI UK’s annual square mile debate

The impact of regulation on the global OTC market - US perspective

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:57:52 GMT

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Three web seminars - in Hong Kong, London and New York - exploring key changes in international OTC derivatives regulation from a regional perspective

The impact of regulation on the global OTC market - Europe perspective

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:57:52 GMT

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Three web seminars – in Hong Kong, London and New York – exploring key changes in international OTC derivatives regulation from a regional perspective

The impact of regulation on the global OTC market - Asia perspective

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:42:08 GMT

FX Week

Three web seminars - in Hong Kong, London and New York - exploring key changes in international OTC derivatives regulation from a regional perspective

The impact of regulation on the global OTC market

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:26:30 GMT

FX Week

Three web seminars - in Hong Kong, London and New York - exploring key changes in international OTC derivatives regulation from a regional perspective

Basel guidance on settlement risk delayed until June

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:12:33 GMT

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Updated guidance on FX settlement risk from Basel Committee and CPSS was originally due by end of 2011, but now has an expanded remit

Icap's Spencer: 'not a prayer' of UK agreeing to FTT

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:56:36 GMT

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Proposed EU trading tax would be vetoed by UK, says Icap's Spencer - if not, the broker will move its London HQ to New York

Emir set for Q2 completion, Barnier insists

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:46:11 GMT

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Trialogue negotiations between the European Parliament and Council on derivatives reform are due to complete next week, with a view to finalising the text by April, says Michel Barnier

Exemption for FX swaps and forwards should hold, says GFMA’s Kemp

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:02:59 GMT

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James Kemp, managing director of the global FX division, talks to FX Week about the biggest regulatory challenges of 2012

FX Week meets James Kemp, GFMA

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:02:59 GMT

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The managing director of the GFMA's global FX division talks about the biggest regulatory challenges for the FX industry in 2012

Identifiers will place significant technology demands on industry, say dealers

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:01:42 GMT

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Progress to create a new set of industry standard codes to identify institutions, products and transactions is moving forward as regulatory reporting deadlines loom, but it remains one of the biggest market structure challenges of 2012 for FX banks, platforms and vendors. Miriam Siers reports

Identifying with LEIs

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:02:40 GMT

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The secret weapons of e-commerce

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:39:33 GMT

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Banks don't have long left to finalise and implement changes to their single-dealer FX platforms

Review of 2011

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:08:30 GMT

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As 2011 draws to a close, FX Week looks back on a year in which the decisions of politicians increasingly came to define the direction of major currencies, while the progress of regulatory reform was stunted by missed deadlines and challenging technical issues

Corporates fear move to platform trading for FX options

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:08:30 GMT

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Despite being exempt from clearing and exchange trading requirements in the US and Europe, some corporate treasurers fear they might have little choice but to execute FX options on electronic platforms

Global FX division kicks off outreach programme on trade reporting

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:46:44 GMT

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Industry outreach sessions focus on preparing institutions to meet reporting requirements for FX contracts, as final CFTC reporting rules expected next week

Spotlight on: Jeffrey Hogan, BGC Partners

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:09:39 GMT

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BGC’s managing director for business development talks to Joel Clark about the interdealer broker’s voice and electronic broking capabilities in FX, and his extensive work with regulators to ensure new rules for over-the-counter derivatives are appropriately implemented

FX Week Europe: FX clearing has taken an illogical course, panellists warn

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:10:40 GMT

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Non-deliverable forwards are the current focus for FX CCPs and banks, but panellists point out the risk in those products is negligible

Regulators plan co-ops as answer to OTC fragmentation

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:10:30 GMT

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CLS Bank-style regulatory council could be applied to trade repositories and CCPs to avert market fragmentation, but French regulators are not convinced

A tax too far?

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:11:10 GMT

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The European Commission's recent proposal to impose a financial transaction tax from 2014 appears to ignore lessons learned in drafting other recent regulations

Corporates fall on tough times

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:11:10 GMT

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The recent volatility in foreign exchange markets has caused uncertainty for corporate treasurers and led to some changes in their strategies. How are banks helping corporates to tackle the current challenges and the increased costs that will result from new regulation? Farah Khalique reports

Industry calls for further clarity on Mifid II

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:16:57 GMT

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The European Commission tabled proposals to revise the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive on October 20. But traders remain concerned about the implications of a one-size-fits-all approach to foreign exchange

FX Week Asia: Options clearing on hold, prime brokers confirm

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:06:57 GMT

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FX clearing will be restricted to non-deliverable forwards as US authorities discuss whether settlement risk can be properly managed for cleared FX options, according to speakers at the FX Week Asia conference in Singapore

Emerging markets focus to boost NDFs despite clearing costs

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:16:09 GMT

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The growth of the non-deliverable forwards market will not be hit by impending clearing laws

Academic opposition to FX exemption debated at Isda’s Europe conference

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:21:44 GMT

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Speaking in London on September 20, Craig Pirrong supports the unpopular position of fellow academic Darrell Duffie that FX swaps and forwards should not necessarily be exempt from the mandatory clearing requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, as recommended by the US Treasury in April