Investment Europe: Record helps FX investors with EM
exposure
"The hunger for access to emerging
markets is so palpable that some investors are requesting exposure
to the currencies, even if the main focus of their underlying
investments is quite elsewhere, says Record Currency
Management".
Article found at: http://www.investmenteurope.net/investment-europe/news/2153718/record-currency-management-helps-investors-em-exposure
The Financial Times - Investors seek hedging against Euro
split
Article discloses that "leading investment banks are considering
creating currency products that would protect companies and
investors in the event of a partial break-up of the Euro". Quotes
Record CEO James Wood-Collins on the concept of "Legal Tender
Contracts".
Article found at (requires subscription): http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/548e31c0-5985-11e1-abf1-00144feabdc0.html
Euromoney FX News - Counterparty risks looms large for FX
buy-side
The ongoing ebb and flow of the European sovereign debt crisis
and its impact on the underlying stability of bank balance sheets
has focussed the minds of buy-side clients when it comes to
choosing their FX counterparties.
Article at (requires subscription): http://www.euromoneyfxnews.com/Article/2968653/Buy-side/Counterparty-risk-looms-large-for-FX-buy-side.html
Euromoney FX News - FX electronic migration continues
apace
The migration from voice trading to electronic execution in the
foreign exchange markets continues to build momentum. And the
results of EuromoneyFXNews e-trading survey show that buy-side
clients expect to increase the level of electronic execution even
more in the future.
Article at (requires subscription): http://www.euromoneyfxnews.com/Article/2968652/News/FX-electronic-migration-continues-apace-single-dealer-platforms-to-benefit-API-stalls.html
Euromoney FX News - Mobile FX trading still stuck on the launch
pad
The financial markets, like any industry, have been caught up in
the buzz of the new generation of technology that pervades the
world of e-commerce: the ubiquitous app. But will mobile trading
ever take-off in institutional foreign exchange?
Article at (requires subscription): http://www.euromoneyfxnews.com/Article/2968654/News/Mobile-FX-trading-still-stuck-on-the-launch-pad.html
Financial News - Euro weakness boost funding attraction
Record CEO James Wood-Collins is interviewed on carry trade
strategies - borrowing cash in a country with low interest rates to
invest in higher-rate countries where cash attracts a better yield
- in the context of Eurozone volatility.
Article found at (requires subscription): http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2012-01-16/euro-weakness-boosts-attraction?mod=sectionheadlines-home-AM