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EMFX ripe for electronic trading, vows start-up R5FX

The new trading platform for emerging-market currencies is now live with the Indian rupee, Brazilian real, Chilean peso and Colombian peso.

Joel Clark, November 19, 2015

Euromoney Country Risk

Country risk: Angolan investors ignore risks

Investors snapped up Angola’s $1.5 billion Eurobond debut this month, and yet the sovereign borrower’s country-risk score has plunged, putting it among the world’s worst default risks.

Jeremy Weltman, November 19, 2015

Foreign Exchange

The curious case of risk and the euro

The euro has emerged as a funding currency, and traditional euro/dollar safe-haven dynamics have broken down.

Solomon Teague, November 18, 2015

Fintech

Rival blockchain services test corporate appetite

Interoperability rather than exclusivity appears to be the likely path to success for corporate blockchain services.

Paul Golden, November 18, 2015

Euromoney Country Risk

Country risk: Denmark moves in on the top

Access to capital leads to a four-place rise in the rankings for Denmark; improved scores in other economic categories contribute to the shift in Q3 results.

Catherine Snowdon, November 13, 2015

Euromoney Country Risk

Poland stronger than Hungary, despite political risks

A new government emphasizing Hungarian-style nationalist, unorthodox policies with increased public spending has raised uncertainty over Poland’s risk profile. However, the sovereign borrower is in a strong position and is less indebted than Hungary.

Jeremy Weltman, November 12, 2015

Sponsored Content

Paving a new infrastructure order

As universal lenders retreat from key markets, VTB Capital is pushing hard into industries that will increasingly define the 21st century, from ports services to infrastructure and logistics, building strong and enduring relations with a host of powerful corporates in the global ascendancy.

November 12, 2015

Foreign Exchange

TPP add-on aims to address Congress concerns over FX manipulation

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been criticised in the US for ignoring the question of currency manipulation. The US Treasury hoped it could appease those concerns with a joint declaration by the countries involved, pledging to avoid such practices – but critics look far from convinced.

Solomon Teague, November 12, 2015

Foreign Exchange

FX industry divided on randomization

Randomization continues to divide opinion, with proponents’ claims of reduced latency arbitrage set against concerns over reduced certainty of execution and wider spreads.

Paul Golden, November 12, 2015

Fintech

China's international payment system gathers steam

One month in and it’s a case of so far so good for the China International Payment System (CIPS), even allowing for limitations in operating hours.

Paul Golden, November 12, 2015

Fintech

Big data transform treasury role

Companies are beginning to recognise that the insights garnered from big data can help them move towards the concept of real-time financial analysis, especially when combined with internal data from traditional data-management systems.

Paul Golden, November 11, 2015

Foreign Exchange

Chinese corporates reassess FX hedging

Having done well from their exposure to the RMB during the past decade, the currency’s surprise devaluation in mid-August should force Chinese companies to brush up on hedging strategies that were rusty at best, but many are instead simply focusing on opportunistic borrowing strategies.

Paul Golden, November 11, 2015

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