Regulatory go-slow on CDS rules in China holds up market development

China launched its version of the credit default swap market nearly 18 months ago – yet activity has almost ground to a halt due to a combination of inflexible rules, lack of standardisation, and an approach to the concept of credit default that is unique to China

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The onshore credit default swap (CDS) market in China started life with much fanfare in November 2010. Commercial banks, and smaller Chinese credit unions, anticipated significant benefits from a new mechanism to hedge their risk. Nearly a year and a half later, however, and according to market participants, liquidity is non-existent and the market is effectively at a standstill.

When Shi Wenchao, secretary-general of self-regulatory trade body, the National Association of Financial Market

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