Oku Markets in the Media

It sounds straightforward, switching FX providers from one to another, but, there are a few hurdles to jump and common sticking points we’ve seen over the years. Whilst we make it as easy as possible, we believe in transparency and think it’s best to highlight some of the challenges that we come across from time to time.

Like every aspect of the financial services industry, the correspondent banking world has changed a great deal over recent years due to technology, regulatory regimes, and risk management.

Inherent risk and residual risk are simple but important concepts to grasp when assessing risk. This article explores how these concepts fit into a risk management programme and why it’s important to know your numbers!

FX Industry veteran Henry Wilkes, Head of Private Client Services at Oku Markets does not expect the ECB to change its thinking on interest rate rises as it was slower than most other central banks to start raising rates in the first place...

We all have an intuitive feel for what volatility is – we know when a market is exhibiting high or low volatility because we see differences in price changes. But it pays to be more precise with our language and to understand what is meant when we read or hear about volatility.