Asia top story
Sovereign catastrophe risk transfer in Asia faces barriers
While the region is peril-prone no risk transfer deal has been done at state level
Global banks look for profits in China ABS market
Regulatory change provides opportunity for international firms' structuring skills
Hong Kong RBC proposals could lead to inconsistency – Axa Asia CRO
Proposals diverge from market-based approach
Korea equity derivatives reform fails to impress dealers
Attempts to reboot a stalling Kospi will fall short according to market players
India commodity exchange fights single CCP proposal
NCDEX finds itself in conflict with government clearing house proposals
China margin finance crackdown linked to equity option launch
CSRC looks for stock market stability ahead of country's first equity option launch
EBS makes first foray into futures with SGX tie-up
Global market infrastructure firms continue to focus on the Asian market
First multi-issuer structured product network goes live in Asia
Contineo initiative set to transform structured product sector
India to allow foreign firms on to commodity futures market
Indian regulators to allow overseas firms to access market but speculation ruled out
India poised to mandate rupee interest rate swap clearing
Market anticipates an impending regulatory mandate for rupee rates clearing
EC rejects pressure to speed up equivalence process
European Commission says third-country regulators prefer "legal certainty" to speed
Dalian courts foreign investors for iron ore contract
DCE exploring two schemes to allow foreign firms to access its market
Asia Risk 2014 review: the five most talked-about stories
Trading errors, collateral and the potential for China's derivative market were 2014's top stories
DBS risk chief calls for wider margining exemption for non-banks
Margining rules for uncleared derivatives will be a drain on liquidity
Taiwan further relaxes domestic equity derivative trading rules
Onshore regulator to broaden types of assets firms can trade
CFFEX allows non-cash collateral for China treasury futures
Move seen as first step to bring banks and insurers on to the market
Thai debt office looks to help develop derivative market
As Thai investors look for more liquidity in longer-dated derivatives, structural barriers remain
Australian bank capital in top quartile - ABA
ABA calls for better ways to compare bank capital between countries
CFTC to simplify route for clearing houses to be exempt DCOs
US regulator will pursue a quicker route to exempt foreign CCPs
Asia liquidity concerns over NDF clearing
Move to mandate non-deliverable forward clearing could drive forex futures market
China banks push to use RMB collateral in derivative deals
Collateral use to become latest stage in RMB internationalisation process
CME rejects 'narrow-minded' criticism of Australia clearing licence
Purely domestic business of little interest to the US group
Non-cleared margin rules pose cross-border challenge – Isda
Key differences between European and US rules could hit Asia
Palm oil futures volatility to increase corporate hedging
Plunging crude prices starting to impact correlated palm oil sector