Asia Risk - July 2015
Articles in this issue
BitMex CEO sees bright future for bitcoin derivatives
Products include the "world's first" bitcoin volatility futures contract
India regulator mulls launch of offshore rupee market
RBI explores possibility of capital convertibility through offshore INR trading
Eurex looks to provide third-party clearing services in Asia
German firm aiming to support regional clearing market with one central offering
MF Global failure catalyst for Nanhua Futures overseas expansion
Chinese firm looking to join 12 global exchanges in bid to provide secure trading access to clients
India to relax rules preventing corporates selling options
New guidelines expected for corporates that want to write options
Single pricing engines key to driving down business costs
Increasing role of technology is key trend in two decades since launch of Asia Risk
Smooth operator: Japan looks to ease into electronic trading
JFSA aims to avoid a repeat of Sef mandate liquidity fracture
Managing data still biggest technology challenge for Asia banks
Data has been a problem for the past two decades for firms in the region
UOB Bullion and Futures aims for global clearing role
Singapore broker sees opportunity in banking's changing competitive landscape
Aussie sovereign wealth fund readies for lower future returns
Future Fund takes a flexible approach to deal with ongoing deleveraging
Philippines central bank to implement Basel III liquidity rules
Central bank governor says local banks ready for the LCR
Asifma: OTC extraterritoriality to boost Asia's capital markets
Asifma CEO, Mark Austen, says the resultant Asia regulator co-operation will have long-term benefits
Big data and cloud computing are banks' next tech challenges
Bank technology needs continue to evolve
Japan banks still not pricing CVA into derivatives trades
A loans-focused business model means credit risk mitigation a low priority
China exchange growth signals move east in commodities trading
Growth in onshore futures market marks change in derivatives landscape
Malaysia's missed opportunity in equity derivatives
Asian financial crisis saw Malaysia move from vangard to slow lane of Asia's markets
Q&A: Bursa Malaysia looks to develop domestic equity derivatives
Chong Kim Seng, CEO of the exchange's derivatives arm, explains why growth has been slower than expected
Taiwan banks challenged by post-Tarf loss regulations
Crackdown on "high risk" derivative products drives up dealers' costs
Thai Government Pension Fund eyes deeper bond futures market
Fund has large fixed-income assets but there are limited hedging opportunities available
China derivatives market growth lags economic development
While GDP growth has been spectacular, derivatives growth is muted
ANZ ramps up derivatives to capture intra-Asia trade flows
Increasing trade between Asian countries provides opportunity for ANZ
Regional banks take the slack from global firms' Asia retreat
Local firms are coming to the fore says Standard Chartered's new head of global markets
Exotic forex option losses in 2008 still haunt market
SMEs have returned to option strategies since the financial crisis but in a more nuanced way
Uneven progress towards close-out netting in Asia – Isda comment
Critical risk management instrument still not available in certain jurisdictions
Lack of post-trade focus slows Asean integration, says DBS chief
Clearing and settlement infrastructure needs to be set up to boost cross-border trading
ETFs – Transforming the investment landscape in Asia
Sponsored survey analysis: Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
Low rates enhance appeal of autocallables beyond core Asia market
Product born in 1990s Japan's low yield environment set for global stage
SocGen names India chief, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
BOCI pushing RMB as collateral in commodity derivatives deals
Bank of China's Hong Kong subsidiary looks for global role – and to expand the use of the yuan
Asia Risk 20th anniversary – how the region's markets evolved
From Barings collapse to China's rise – Asia has seen a dynamic two decades
Economic instability fears slow India derivatives market reform
As China rushes ahead with liberalisation programme, India takes more conservative stance
Asia Risk 20th anniversary: twenty-twenty vision
A collection of articles to commemorate Asia Risk's 20th birthday
'Jury still out' on local currency clearing says CIMB
Asean OTC derivatives market is not big enough to warrant clearing
