India
Confusion over misleading Indian power futures "ban"
Confusion surrounds the reported ban on Indian power futures trading as industry participants disagree on the nature of the measure
Russia to benefit most from China's energy demand - report
Russia will benefit more than its competitors from China's growing energy appetite, says private investment bank Troika Dialog
Dealers ready their resources for Asia commodities push
The bounce in the commodities sector following the financial crisis put a number of dealers on alert about money-making opportunities in Asia. Many leading dealers are amassing their resources in the region, particularly in the physical arena. But do…
Platts’ new coal price assessment reflects Indian potential
Launch of Platts thermal coal price assessment for India highlights the country's growing importance as a leading coal producer and importer
India’s latest commodity exchange won’t compete, say experts
India's fifth commodities bourse - ACE Derivatives and Commodity Exchange - will struggle to compete with market leading platforms, say experts
HSBC focuses on India, promotes country chief Kidwai to board
Chief executive Michael Geoghegan said the appointment reflects the importance of India in the bank's emerging markets strategy.
Reliance makes third US shale gas field purchase in four months for $392 million
Latest US shale gas investment from Indian energy firm Reliance as the company seeks to bolster foreign investment
Asia Risk 15: Sandip Biswas, Tata Steel
Tata Steel has managed risks on multiple fronts during its transformation from an Indian company into a multinational corporation over the past 15 years. Adopting a proactive but prudent approach to using derivatives has helped achieve this growth. Rahul…
Asia Risk 15: Commodity derivatives grow dramatically but Asia still not setting prices
Asia is now the largest buyer of raw materials and its companies face significant hedging challenges to manage price volatility. But the fragmented nature of the region’s economies has hampered the exertion of meaningful influence in global commodity…
Asia Risk 15: Shilpa Kumar, ICICI
Shilpa Kumar has championed the development of modern financial derivatives in India. The ICICI veteran talks with Asia Risk about some of the milestone events during the past 15 years. By Sarfraz Thind
Consortiums look beyond historical loss data
The financial crisis has shown historical loss data is not enough to help model and predict future op risk events, so some loss data consortiums are looking to include features such as scenario analysis results in their databases
Q&A: Dr James Markowsky, US Department of Energy
Clean slate for coal
SGX and LME partner on metals futures launch
The London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have joined forces to launch cash-settled mini monthly metals futures contracts to be traded and cleared on the SGX
Corporates with emerging market operations prove attractive to bond investors
As growth in developing economies – particularly the Bric countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China – outstrips that of the developed world, companies with sizeable emerging market exposure are looking increasingly attractive to bond investors.
Asia plays catch-up on CCPs
While European and US regulators blaze a trail in over-the-counter derivatives reform, Asian supervisors have been much more circumspect. Some are now exploring the use of central clearing but many are still wrestling with how best to implement it. Matt…
Indian corporates frustrate international bond investors by sticking to domestic rupee markets
International asset managers are keen to gain exposure to India, but just how keen is India to court foreign investors? With local companies able to fund themselves adequately in the domestic market, investors may struggle to find suitable offshore bond…
Putting the building blocks in place
The concept of using derivatives for risk management is still relatively new to utilities in India and is viewed with caution by market regulators. Katie Holliday talks to market experts about how they expect the discipline of risk management to develop
Russia targets CLS inclusion by 2015
Settlement risk in Russia's ruble is preventing the currency realising its global ambitions
Murky rules mire ODIs
Foreign institutional investors have clashed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India in recent years over the issuance of offshore derivatives instruments. Barclays Capital and Société Générale are the latest institutions to run foul of the…
Hedging hit hard
The Reserve Bank of India issued draft guidelines last November proposing a ban on reduced-cost derivatives structures – the source of much controversy in India’s corporate market during the past three years. But some corporates are not happy with the…
Special report: India's energy derivatives market
Our Special Report for April focuses on India's nascent energy derivatives markets.
Q&A with JP Morgan’s head of commodities for India
Indian businesses are keen to learn how to recognise their exposures to commodity price volatility and, in turn, manage that risk, says JP Morgan’s Rahul Eapen. He tells Katie Holliday why the varying levels of knowledge and understanding make the Indian…