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South Korean power outage fears loom high on agenda
A lack of investment in generation capacity and safety-related nuclear shutdowns left South Korea facing warnings of severe power shortages over the past year. That is putting investment in energy infrastructure...
Banks issued debt before the end-of-2012 deadline for Basel II capital, lessening their refinancing requirements for this year
Talented hedge fund managers are emerging in Asia and more capital is being deployed in the region. Edward Moon, CIO in Singapore for Woori Absolute Partners, talks about Asia’s hedge fund industry
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Korean regulator allows synthetic ETFs
Issuance of South Korean ETFs to remain largely from local managers despite changes to allow synthetic ETFs
CLO market appeals to yield-hungry investors
Post-financial crisis structured credit has been in hiding: but 2013 has seen the re-emergence of the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) market, with yield-hungry Asian players demonstrating a strong appetite for the paper
Viva Las Vega: Japan banks take advantage of volatility play
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
Rise in CCPs may spur collateral fragmentation
Currently only two Asian currencies figure on international clearing houses’ list of suitable collateral, but with another five CCPs set to be launched around the region the spectrum of instruments used will broaden. What will be acceptable and will...
Q&A: Jae-Joon Lim, KRX
G-20 member South Korea made a firm commitment to meet the January 2013 deadline to clear OTC derivatives – it’s going to miss it but the Korea Exchange expects to have operations underway in the near future
Hong Kong retirement funds may be exempt from Fatca
The largest pension schemes in Hong Kong can potentially be exempted from Fatca after being judged by the US to be low risk for tax evasion
People: Credit Suisse reshuffles its global pack
Swiss bank restructures global operations; BAML names Asia-Pacific commodities co-heads; Hoornwegg departs UBS; Chan takes charge of Philippines at Coutts; Kleinwort Benson adds to private wealth team; Rory Tobin rejoins Barclays as Kranefuss touches...
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