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Takaful presents unique ALM challenge for insurers in Asia
The takaful market presents unique challenges to the insurance industry, but the rewards up for grabs are huge given its potential size. How are insurers managing their assets and liabilities in the risk...
John van Verre, HSBC's head of global custody at HSBC Securities Services, has told ICFA there has been little impact to its business in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
HSBC Global Asset Management has named Patrice Conxicoeur as global head of insurance coverage, and Julie Koo as head of institutional business Asia-Pacific. The moves come as part of a wider reorganisation...
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China and HK central banks close to finalising new CNH clearing arrangement...
Market participants are close to completing the legal and operational details relating to a new custodian account arrangement that would allow the city's participating banks in offshore renminbi to take credit risk against the People's Bank of China rather...
HSBC looking to expand into gas and coal
The bank has already added oil products to its offering through a partnership with Totsa, but is looking at other areas in energy and commodities markets
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2011
2011's Top 50 Custody Mandates survey provides an assessment of a global industry emerging from the turbulence of the financial crisis. Though another difficult 12 months for custodians, large mandates have still steadily emerged.
Five-way collateralisation
Investec has taken collateralisation one step further by structuring a a five-year at-risk kickout product linked to the FTSE 100 that is supported by the bonds of five banks. While credit risk is diversified across five institutions, if one goes bankrupt...
Asia's wealthy maintain high concentration risk tolerance
Private bankers are redoubling their efforts to secure market share in the top-end of the fast-growing private wealth management markets in Asia.Swiss boutiques Union Bancaire Privée, Pictet et Cie and Lombard Odier have all appointed business heads...
Industry in flux as electronic trading and risk control comes to the...
Addressing the needs of regional banks, high frequency traders, large institutional investors and leveraged retail investors in the ever-changing world of foreign exchange is becoming a significant challenge for traditional participants, with intense...
On the move
● Citi Private Bank Asia Pacific has promoted Richard Strauss to lead its newly-established global family office coverage in Hong Kong. Straus will also head its institutional business in north Asia. A 24-year veteran at Citi, Strauss has held a number...
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