Foreign Exchange

Operational and strategic FX for asset managers  

Providing choice and control

With investors calling for lower cost funds, and fund board and regulators scrutinizing costs and fees across the investment process, many asset managers are looking to foreign exchange as an opportunity for optimization.

 

Whether you view FX as a by-product of global investing or manage it as an asset class, there is room to evaluate potential improvements across your trade lifecycle. Integrated with your workflows, we offer scalable operational and strategic FX solutions that are designed to deliver effective execution, operational control, and transparency.

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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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  

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Foreign Exchange Disclosures

  • Tokyo Fixing Rates

  • FX Terms and Conditions

  • BBH ISL Currency Execution Services Order Handling Policy

  • Regulatory Reporting Requirements

  • BBH ISL RTS 28 & Article 65(6) Annual Execution Venue Reporting

  • FX Disclosure Statement

  • FX Trading Platform Terms

  • BBH Lux Currency Hedging Service Order Handling Policy

1. 2021 Greenwich Quality Index Foreign Exchange Survey

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