Upcoming Priorities for the Global FX Code

The Global Foreign Exchange Committee has published a paper entitled: "The FX Global Code at One Year: a Look Back and a Look Ahead." The FX Global Code was published by the GFXC in May 2017. It superseded and substantively updated existing guidance for participants in FX markets previously provided by the Non-investment Products (NIPs) Code. The Code comprises a set of global principles of good practice for the FX market, covering a broad range of areas, including ethics, governance, execution, information-sharing, risk management, compliance, trade confirmation and settlement.

The paper discusses the achievements of the GFXC and the way in which the Code has been received by market participants over the past year. These include increased awareness of and commitment to the Code, further integration of the Code into the business practices of FX market participants and evolution of the Code with changes in the FX market, in particular for transparency and disclosure.

The GFXC's upcoming priorities are outlined in the paper. These include:

• continuing the existing GFXC working groups - the disclosures working group and the cover and deal working group; and
• establishing two new GFXC working groups - one on buy-side outreach and the other to further integration of the Code.

View the paper.

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