Derivs - FX

Interest rate derivative volumes in swap execution facilities (SEFs) were up 22.3% in May compared to the same month last year, according to new data from the Futures Industry Association.

Nomura has hired a veteran BNP Paribas banker to lead its recently combined FX and emerging markets divisions in London.

Cryptocurrency regulation won't be harmonised across jurisdictions, said two panellists at a Futures Industry Association conference in London this week.

As banks struggle with tracking brokerage costs, they need to work out ways to properly manage cost transparency by normalising their trade data.

Top officials from global supervisory bodies furiously debated the implications of new European rules that change the oversight of foreign clearing houses, covering the role of central banks, national regulators and arrangements in crisis situations.

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has appointed two new directors to its board after a vote at its annual shareholders meeting.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday discussed a new proposal that would not change the notional threshold at which financial institutions have to register as swap dealers.

Proponents of the ISDA Common Domain Model say that if properly implemented, it could generate major cost savings for financial institutions. But what is it, what prompted its creation and how could it work with distributed ledger technology?

Institutional asset owners have increased their use of smart beta strategies in 2018, but the adoption rate has slowed compared with recent years, according to a survey by index provider FTSE Russell.

The chairman of Deutsche Börse, Joachim Faber, on Wednesday said he would leave his post after a transition period before serving his full three-year term.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday issued a no-action letter that will allow non-US counterparties to not account for swaps with certain international financial institutions when determining whether or not they are swap dealers.

News that populist parties in Italy could be positioning to defy Europe over spending and debt levels has rattled some participants, causing some to change their strategies with derivatives.