August 10, 2014
Liquidity is very important. This post suggests how a new Financial Market Utility (FMU) would be a valuable tool for the industry; it builds on last week’s post. This is the eighteenth in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt to new BCBS guidelines on intraday liquidity and FX settlement risk. […]
August 3, 2014
I believe that there is a need for an alternative mechanism to conserve liquidity. It is not possible to do better than CLS for FX flows; CLS is the gold standard. That should not mean that a complementary Financial Market Utility (FMU) would not be a valuable tool for the industry. This post describes what […]
July 27, 2014
Bi-lateral netting. Simple concept. Recent conversations with market practitioners and FinTech vendors have me wondering what the market needs. Below are some observations on the area and some questions; this week I would be grateful for active feedback. Give generously. This is the sixteenth in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might […]
July 6, 2014
CLS settlement is a great thing. With the new rules on FX settlement coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, its value is higher than ever. But, not every FX trade can make use of CLS. What are the alternatives? This is the fifteenth in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might […]
June 26, 2014
Things are moving! There are new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015 about measuring intraday liquidity and on settlement risk for FX trades that settle gross. Several conversations with industry friends over the last two weeks have revealed what banks and regulators are thinking. Comments on the following would be very welcome. This […]