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Powering up
Utility companies in Japan and South Korea are changing the way they purchase coal after being hit by volatile price swings in coal during the past three years. And their efforts to improve risk management are helping the development of both coal indexes…
Regulatory straitjacket?
South Korea introduced a raft of new legislation with the aim of helping make Seoul a world-class financial centre prior to the financial crisis. But the events of 2007–08 proved a game changer as regulators grappled with the damage wreaked by kikos and…
Asian insurers hedge away solvency fears
Asian insurance companies have sat up and paid attention to their solvency ratios during the past two years like never before. This has led to unprecedented levels of derivatives take-up. But will this conversion to derivatives last? Harry Thompson…
Seeking stability
Jong-Goo Yi, commissioner at Korea’s Financial Services Commission, is unusual among Korean regulators as he has a PhD in economics from Stanford University and spent several years working as a lawyer on Wall Street. He speaks with Harry Thompson about…
Iron pricing overhaul expected to bolster swaps activity
Swap volumes set to rise as new agreements between steel miners and mills set to overturn current pricing system
Lee bows out at UBS in Hong Kong
Christopher Lee, head of risk management product (RMP) intermediaries at UBS in Hong Kong, has left the Swiss bank.
Solvency sanctuary?
Asian insurance companies have sat up and paid attention to their solvency ratios during the past two years like never before. This has led to unprecedented levels of derivatives take-up. But will this conversion to derivatives last?
Life settlement funds hit Asia
Life settlement fund market set for growth as Asian institutions show interest
Riding out the rise
Stakeholders in the Asian recovery have a nervous eye on the region’s central banks for signs as to when interest rates will rise this year – something that could weigh on equity returns and devalue the portfolios of bondholders. Changes in rates…
Thailand relaxes hedging rules
Hedging and international investment rules eased to encourage international involvement