Source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
All banks offer payment services but many do so at a loss. For some, this is unsustainable and they need to find innovative ways to cut costs and add value to their basic payment propositions. All banks need to do more, more quickly. Here we consider payments in context and assess services that can add real value. We conclude that new operating models can boost innovation and overall efficiency...
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Today's trading commentaries
Rate race
15 March 2012, Michael Derks, FxPro
One of the reasons why we are seeing such notable shifts in FX is the changing interest rate picture that has emerged this month.
Bad news for the UK economy
15 March 2012, Richard Driver, CaxtonFX
There are two pieces of bad news from the UK economy, after what has been a pretty good run of positive headlines.
No great damage done by UK employment data
15 March 2012, Mark Deans, Moneycorp
Anyone who reckons their firm has too many chiefs and not enough Indians should have a look at the official rebuttal of a vituperative article by a departing bank vice president.
UK’s credit rating in the spotlight
15 March 2012, Simon Denham, Capital Spreads
The UK’s prized triple A credit rating has once again been put under the spotlight following a move by Moody’s to put their rating on negative watch.
More gains for the dollar, but not quite so emphatic in Asia
15 March 2012, Andrew Timothy Robinson, Saxo Bank
More of the same in the Asian session with an early sell-off in US bonds helping the USD to higher levels.
Swiss National Bank in focus this morning
15 March 2012, Mark Bolsom, Travelex
The Swiss National Bank’s quarterly monetary policy announcement will be in focus this morning as it has the potential to spur some volatility in foreign exchange markets.
That’s it yen
15 March 2012, Michael Derks, FxPro
The yen is off some 1.8% vs. the dollar so far this week, with USD/JPY touching an 11mth high in recent days.
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Putin’s return to the Kremlin is unlikely to have any significant, lasting effect on foreign exchange markets in the long term. This is principally because when it comes to Russia and the rouble, there seems to be only one factor that really counts: the price of oil...
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Latest FX-MM news, stories & comment
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Korea FX leverage limits take effect
South Korean FX traders will be limited to 10x leverage (down from 20x) on new trades, with maximum maintenance leverage of 33x (3% margin) on existing positions...
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Conferences, events & exhibitions
ACT Annual Conference 2012
16 - 18 April 2012, ACC Liverpool, United Kingdom
TradeTech – The world’s largest trading technology event
24 - 26 April 2012, Excel Centre, London
EBAday 2012
15 - 16 May 2012, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1st International Symposium on Business, Economica & Financial Applications
1 - 2 June 2012, Kefalonia, Greece
9th AFE Conference 2012
28 - 30 June 2012, Samos Island, Greece
World Finance Conference
2 - 4 July 2012, Ipanema, Portugal
2012 Annual Conference on Global Economics, Business and Finance (GEBF 2012)
27 - 30 July 2012, Beijing, China
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