FXall Press Release
FXALL ADDS BENCHMARK FIXINGS TO QUICKOMS
Citi, HSBC and RBS make fixing series available over FXall
19 February 2007 - FXall, the world's leading foreign exchange platform, today announced the addition of benchmark fixings to its order management solution QuickOMS. This means that clients can now submit request-for-stream and benchmark orders through a single, integrated service.
Benchmark fixings are independent, auditable FX rates designed to provide an accurate reflection of the FX market at the time the rate is fixed. By submitting an order for execution at a particular fixing, asset managers and corporate treasurers can be confident that they are achieving a competitive rate for the time of execution.
FXall's service enables clients to submit orders for execution at any one of a range of industry-standard fixing series from Citi, HSBC and RBS. Each bank has made its full benchmark fixing service available through FXall.
Anu Jayanti, Managing Director and Global Head of FX Sales at Citi, said: "As a leading provider on FXall, we are pleased to offer our clients the ability to access our market leading CitiFX Benchmark product via QuickOMS. We look forward to working with FXall on this exciting initiative."
Alan Clarke, Global Head of e-FX at HSBC said: "We are delighted to be making our new fixing series available over the FXall platform to our clients as we recognize there is growing demand for this type of service. With independence of the pricing crucial to our clients the data published in the HSBCfix is provided by WM/Reuters. This gives us and our clients a well established and respected independent source of foreign exchange rates, used widely by the fund industry for portfolio valuations and performance measurement."
Martin Spurr at RBS, said: "RBS are delighted to have been able to work with FXall on another of their major new product launches. FXall is a very important relationship channel for RBS clients and we are firmly committed to the continued development of the range and depth of services that are available through this channel.
We understand the importance of transparent FX trading to each and every client sector and have been staggered by the rate of uptake of benchmark trading by our clients. We see that this growth will continue, particularly as regulatory pressures such as MIFID are set only to increase. Managing FX transactions at RBS FiX rates on the FXall platform, will enable our relationships to benefit from the both the transparent pricing of RBS FiX and the deep STP functionality of FXall".
About FXall
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FXall is the leading portal for online foreign exchange trading, offering customers foreign currency trade execution, access to research and straight through processing. By combining streamlined workflow, competitive FX prices and a complete audit trail, FXall delivers improved control and cost savings at every stage of the deal lifecycle.
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FXall provides customers with the ability to meet best practice guidelines prescribed by regulatory bodies - for more information visit: http://www.fxall.com/about/BestPracticeFX.pdf
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FXall is an independent company with offices in New York, London, Boston, Tokyo and Singapore.
FXall's services are not intended for, and are not available to, private customers, and are not intended for distribution into any jurisdiction where such distribution is restricted by law or regulation. FXall's services do not constitute investment advice or an advertisement, offer, or solicitation of an offer, for the purchase or sale of any investment, securities or other property, or a representation that any investment, security or other property is suitable for any person.
FXall may act through FX Alliance, LLC (a Delaware, USA limited liability company), FX Alliance Limited (regulated by the Financial Services Authority), FX Alliance International, LLC (ARBN 097 253 640, a Delaware, USA company, members' liability limited).
FXall, Altair, QuickFill, QuickOMS, QuickConnect, and all associated logos, are the trademarks of FX Alliance LLC.
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For further information, please contact:
FXall
Telephone: +44 20 7173 9600
info@fxall.com
Nick Bone
Penrose Financial
Telephone: +44 20 7786 4878
Mobile: +44 7909 521293
nickb@penrose.co.uk
Robert Roessler
Penrose Financial
Telephone: +44 20 7786 4892
robertr@penrose.co.uk
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