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Graeme Wheeler Appointed Chair of the BIS Asian Consultative Council
2016-04-01T00:57:05.000+02:00
Mr Wheeler steps into his new role to facilitate communications between the shareholding central banks in APAC and the BIS.
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BIS Taps Stephen Poloz as Chairman of its Consultative Council
2016-01-08T18:11:41.000+02:00
Mr. Poloz will serve as chair for a period of two years, succeeding José Darío Uribe, the Governor of the Bank of the Republic, Colombia.
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BIS Elects Raghuram Rajan as Vice-Chairman
2015-11-10T13:35:16.000+02:00
Mr. Rajan is currently the acting Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and has been a member of the BIS board since 2013.
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BIS Launches Initiative to Implement Consolidated FX Code of Conduct
2015-05-11T15:37:19.000+02:00
The BIS has tapped RBA Assistant Governor Guy Debelle as head of the newly launched group to develop an FX code of conduct.
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Reserve Bank of Australia Proposes BIS to Regulate Digital Currencies
2015-04-08T11:13:35.000+02:00
The Bank of International Settlements has been pointed out by the RBA as the regulator of choice of digital currencies
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Global FX Average Daily Volumes in 2014 to Reach $5.5 Trillion: Report
2014-12-18T14:40:16.000+02:00
In a report titled “Global FX Market Update 2015: Growth Spurts and Electronification Roadblocks” , the Aite Group lays figures revealing the affects of electronic trading to boost FX industry volumes.
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The Future on Display at Forex Magnates London Summit
2014-11-17T15:00:45.000+02:00
With diverse clientele and a daily trading volume of $5 trillion, the forex space is a highly innovative one. Tomorrow, some of its most disruptive tech products will be on display at the Forex Magnates London Summit.
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OTC Derivatives Markets Contract in H1, FX Bucking the Trend According to BIS Survey
2014-11-11T18:03:43.000+02:00
About 11% of the notional amount of outstanding derivatives contracts are now comprised of foreign exchange derivatives, with notional value hitting $75 trillion, while their market value declined to $1.7 trillion.
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BIS: FX Derivatives Constitute 10% of Total OTC Derivatives Markets as of December 2013
2014-06-04T00:33:52.000+02:00
Instruments traded are increasingly tilting toward longer term FX swaps, which could largely explain why FX volatility has been dropping in recent quarters as investors are feeling safe to look at longer duration contracts.
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CLS 2013 Annual Report: Revenue up 9% to £179M YoY, ADV $5 Trillion from 63 Members
2014-05-14T21:08:05.000+02:00
CLS 2013 Average Daily FX Volume of $5 Trillion, and 800K average daily instructions indicates average instruction value of $6.25 Million, from among 63 settlement members. Revenue up by £13.6M from £159.3M in 2012.
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Indian Regulator Keen to Bolster FX Volumes
2014-04-17T20:25:13.000+02:00
After a grim 2013 for the Indian rupee, the country’s financial watchdog has been pressing hard to re-ignite FX trading in the BRICS’ nation. The move comes during the most volatile period, right in the midst of the Indian elections.
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FX TCA Gets Boost with Launch of New Analytics Application that Breaks Down Data
2014-01-24T21:51:04.000+02:00
FX Transparency, a provider of tools and services that assesses cost of execution in the currency markets has launched a new reporting application that gives users a diverse range of micro level information.
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Basel Committee Agrees To Restricted-Use Liquidity Facilities
2014-01-13T22:14:46.000+02:00
The Basel Committee's supervision committees have today produced an amendment to the ruling relating to liquidity coverage ratio, allowing jurisdictions to implement restricted-use committed liquidity facilities.
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Boundaries of Retail Forex Blurred as Multi-Bank Platforms Overtake Interdealer, BIS Report
2013-12-09T14:46:03.000+02:00
The latest Quarterly review by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) dated December 2013 for International banking and financial market developments, notes convergence of market segments and drivers of volumes.
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CLS Group Raises £160M to Help Meet Its Expected Regulatory Capital Increases
2013-12-02T23:11:31.000+02:00
As some of the new Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI) standards are expected to go into effect, as set forth from the IOSCO and BIS, increased capital was needed to help meet anticipated obligations.
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BIS Posts Updated OTC Derivatives Survey - $59 Trillion O/S In FX Forwards & Swaps
2013-11-07T22:48:44.000+02:00
The Bank For International Settlements has today released detailed updates to its biannual and triennial survey on FX and OTC derivatives, in order to include data and statistics until the end of June 2013.
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CME Group FX Options Gaining Traction, Growth in Global Segment, Latest Release Today
2013-11-07T18:13:33.000+02:00
Chicago headquartered leader in commodity and derivative market-places and regulated exchanges, has recently experienced steady growth in Foreign Exchanges Options even as growth in other FX instrument decreased.
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A $6 Trillion/Day Industry? Rise of the Non-Dealers in FX
2013-11-06T15:05:01.000+02:00
One of the revelations of the BIS's latest FX survey was that non-dealer institutions aren't only the largest segment of FX's $5.3 trillion market, but compose of the majority of it. We take a look at this important trend.
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How Big is the Retail Forex Market?
2013-10-02T11:03:48.000+02:00
Continuing yesterday's Forex Industry Review, we take a look at the other events of the just concluded month. We begin the review with analysis of the BIS survey and calculations of the size of the retail market.
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Global FX Volumes Climbing: BIS Releases Data For Exchange Traded Instruments
2013-09-15T16:33:10.000+02:00
To further depict 2013's return to form within the global FX market, the BIS has released its quarterly report for Q2 of 2013, detailing concise figures for exchange-traded instruments. Currency volume up internationally.
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Asian Tiger Pounces Into Pole Position: Singapore Is Largest FX Center In Asia
2013-09-09T09:53:58.000+02:00
All eyes are most certainly on Asia. Whilst Japan still holds its premier position as the world's largest retail FX market, Singapore, in a report by BIS, is the largest institutional FX center in Asia, and Third worldwide.
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BIS Announces Final Report By Basel Committee On Non-Centrally Cleared FX
2013-09-02T14:11:28.000+02:00
The Bank of International Settlements has today released the final report on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives which was issued by the Basel Committee On Banking Supevision and IOSCO.
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BIS Report on OTC Derivatives: Just How Much Does Market Reform Cost?
2013-08-26T14:26:49.000+02:00
A group of 29 institutions and authorities published a report on the effects of regulatory steps on the centralized clearing market, and sent reassuring signals about the collaterals needed to fund them.
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Celoxica offers FX to High Frequency Traders
2012-03-07T12:34:29.000+02:00
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Analysis
Japan: Tokyo Financial Exchange volumes Dec and total year volumes 2011
2012-01-08T17:49:26.000+02:00
The total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin contracts (Click 365) was 7,233,569 decreasing 24.8% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 31.3% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 328,878.
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