Asia Risk - December 2015/January 2016

Articles in this issue
FDIC margin rule hands pricing advantage to EU banks in Asia
European and US regulators differ in their treatment of inter-affiliate trades
HKEx waits for regulator to approve cross-currency swaps clearing
Race to be the first CCP to launch the clearing "killer app" continues
Australian supers push for collateral posting rules revamp
Aussie super funds face higher dealer charges because of collateral rules
Taiwan clamps down on Tarfs over financial stability fears
FSC chairman says the regulator's focus is not "the domestic banking sector's profitability"
Omnibus accounts in favour despite higher capital charges
Operational complexity in Europe and low volumes in Asia are deterring buy-side clearers from ISAs
For a few dollars more: Japan banks tackle dollar/yen basis jump
Soaring cross-currency swap prices force dollar funding rethink
Q&A: Taiwan’s finance watchdog on Tarfs and deregulation
Tseng defends FSC’s mix of looser rules and restrictions on derivatives
EU uncleared margin rules expected by January – EC official
European regime draws on global principles
Hong Kong regulator in management shake-up, and other recent job news
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia