According to Nick Howard, the bank’s global head of FX sales, it could be a tight finish. During the past 12 months, the bank has attempted to round out its FX franchise – where it has been more renowned for its spot provider – by boosting the business it does in the swaps and forwards markets. By building better electronic pricing and adding new work-flow functionality for its clients, BarCap has ramped up its capacity to process swap and forward trades. As a result, swaps volumes were up 25%, and forwards rose sharply...
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FX industry bank profiles
Voting for the Euromoney FX Survey 2012 is underway. In the run up to the results and award dinner in May, EuromoneyFXNews will be running a series of profiles of the top banks in the FX industry.