Foreign Exchange

Operational and strategic FX for asset managers  

When exacting is exactly what you need

As asset managers face ongoing cost pressures, many look to their foreign exchange (FX) programs as an opportunity to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and create long-term scale.

Our global FX team and continuum of FX solutions can meet your FX needs. Whether your FX is a by-product of global investing or managed as an asset class, our FX products deliver value that streamlines processes, creates execution efficiency, and minimizes risk. Across all our solutions, our web-based platforms provide full transparency into your trade lifecycle, delivering data-driven insights that let you focus on core activities.

Supplemented with global economic and currency research, we seek to deliver effective execution, operational control, and transparency, giving you the full picture of your FX program and positioning you to meet your investment objectives.

What we offer

Through our InfoFX® platform, we offer an automated operational FX solution for security and corporate actions related FX. InfoFX is built around execution quality, operational efficiency, comprehensive reporting, and control to make real-time decisions.

  • Connectivity to order management systems, middle office providers, accounting platforms, or custodians
  • Automated choice for third party FX in developed and select restricted markets
  • Real-time access to net pre-trade exposures, detailed pre-trade order information and transaction cost analysis (TCA), ongoing liquidity analytics, and tools to evaluate and tailor execution
  • Option for client-directed trading or rules-based work streams

We offer flexible currency hedging solutions for asset managers with international portfolios and multi-currency share class offerings.

  • Scalable, low touch solutions
  • End-to-end program implementation design, daily monitoring, trade calculation, and execution
  • Multi-bank execution options
  • 360-degree view of your program via FX HedgeHub®, a digital tool designed to help support your oversight requirements
     

We are an industry leading market maker¹ with long-standing counterparty relationships in major and emerging markets, and specific expertise in asset manager trading requirements.
 

  • 24-hour trading capabilities and client coverage across New York, London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong
  • Top tier currency strategy research and commentary on currency, economic, and geopolitical developments
  • Dedicated emerging markets team  

For more information on FX HedgeHub, contact Mike Carney.

Foreign Exchange for asset managers

As a market-leading principal FX dealer¹ with long-standing counterparty relationships, we combine deep understanding of the FX market with expertise in asset manager operating models to provide FX solutions built on market transparency and effective execution.
Our FX program is focused on providing more control and transparency, from implementation to trade execution, as well as pre- and post-trade reporting.

We use our configurable technology platform to provide increased rate transparency and execution options with varying degrees of client involvement.
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