FICC also novates the net settlement position and becomes the legal counterparty to both sides of a GCF Repo contract for settlement purposes.
Based in New York,
FICC has some USD7bn (EUR5.19bn) in assets under management.
The company offers investment banking, equities,
FICC, wealth management services and investment management.
Conversely, the trend line remains negative for
FICC revenue, down 4% YoY, with the overall wallet declining 2.1% on a CAGR basis since 1Q12.
During the quarter,
FICC Client Execution operated in an environment characterized by low client activity amid low levels of volatility.
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Part of the BMO Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (BMO
FICC) group, BMO Capital Markets' Foreign Exchange Products group includes a team of nearly 100 professionals operating in 11 cities: London, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Milwaukee, New York, San Francisco, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.
Overall, Fixed Income Currency and Commodities (
FICC) trading revenues were up modestly year over year, after a very strong first-quarter 2017.
Chavez noted a "particularly challenging" commodities backdrop and said that commodities was the single largest driver of the
FICC decline.