Editor's letter
Banks hold advantage in clearing contract talks
Buy side losing battle with prospective clearing members
Regulators should beware structured product bubbles
Closer scrutiny as they emerge could help avoid nasty surprises
Note to Brussels: energy firms are not banks
Extending capital requirements to commodities firms is a mistake
Reining in capital models is bad for risk management
AMA's likely demise is latest sign of worrying trend in bank capital rules
Specialist subject: Asia Risk refocuses editorial offering
News and analysis from Asia Risk team brought into line with Risk.net desk model
HFT's Treasury market penetration a clear concern
Dominance of opaque shops poses concentration risks
Index investing paper shows gap between theory and reality
Yale duo’s theories have little in common with experience of real investors
BNY Mellon highlights dangers of unknown Sifis
Outsourcing and concentration could create inadvertent keystone companies
Competition is saving end-users from euro swaps price hikes
Swap dealers are often described as a cartel; right now, they are not acting like one
Risk and reward: how banks in Asia reacted to volatility and hedging demands
Falls in commodity prices and equity indexes have tested investors' risk appetite
Editorial: Innovation the watchword in Asia
Structured Products Asia Awards highlight the region’s immense capacity for innovation
Clearing brokers send balance sheet allocations to Basel
Data from several clearers submitted to illustrate impact on bank leverage ratios
Are regulators listening at last on the leverage ratio?
Basel Committee, FSB and EBA open ears to balance sheet leverage concerns
Securitisation turnaround is causing confusion
Regulation has failed to keep up with a change of heart from policy-makers
Index publishers’ woes endanger market transparency
Price reporting agencies are an integral part of modern commodity markets
Getting a conviction for Hayes was the least the SFO could do
The UK Serious Fraud Office had every advantage in the prosecution of Tom Hayes – even a taped confession. The next case may not be as easy
AIFMD passport denial will impact Asian managers most
Hedge fund industry decries Esma's shutting of door on most offshore funds
CCP basis and the future of cleared swap pricing
Dealers predict "more granular" pricing for cleared trades, after CME-LCH basis blow-out
Asia Risk 20th anniversary – how the region's markets evolved
From Barings collapse to China's rise – Asia has seen a dynamic two decades
Smoothing the way
Fraught matching adjustment applications push more firms towards transitionals
Chinese slump demonstrates the weakness of 'government puts'
Unquestioning trust underlies most catastrophes