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Japan-focused hedge funds show strong gains in first quarter
Japan-focused hedge funds surprise investors with continued strong performance as Russia also produces better returns than normal. Securitised credit still strong favourite but returns segmented
Last summer, banks in the Japan structured products market were hit hard by moves in volatility – but some banks saw this as an opportunity to recycle risk to European pension funds. Viren Vaghela reports...
A catastrophe bond from an Asian-based issuer is unlikely in the near term due to the high cost relative to traditional reinsurance
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Isda AGM: Big regulators hike pressure on small countries, panellists...
Initial margin requirements could increase liquidity strain on firms in smaller markets
High-frequency trading no threat to financial markets, regulators find
A slew of Asian regulators have looked into high-frequency trading prompted by concerns over computer-driven market manipulation. But little evidence of its negative impact has been found
Institutions overtake retail structured product investors as dominant...
The recent rise in Japan’s equity markets have seen macro hedge funds and asset managers overtake the retail structured product investors as the dominant source of flow on Nikkei and Topix options
Cyprus bail-out does not stop long-term problems for euro
The eurozone faces mounting political and social tensions. Its latest policy moves on the Cyprus bailout are likely to exacerbate the situation as longer-term problems remain, concludes Saxo’s Hardy
Uridashi losses put at $500 million after Nikkei rebounds
When the Nikkei slumped last May, banks were forced to sell volatility to protect positions built up through the sale of uridashi products – leaving many with losses. A rally in the index at the end of the year inflicted further pain. In total, the...
JSCC to start client clearing by March 2014
Japan’s over-the-counter derivatives clearing house will soon allow member banks to offer client clearing and it also plans to merge with another domestic clearing house, according to a senior official.
Exchange consolidation in Asia making trading technology vulnerable...
Competition among exchanges in Japan is necessary to prevent systems outages such as those in the Osaka Securities Exchange earlier this month
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