Asia Risk - Jun 2022

Articles in this issue
Why even the safest stablecoins could fail
Settlement delays, insolvency risks mean collateralised coins could falter
Power-reverse to the future: falling yen revs up PRDCs again
Pressure on Japanese unit sparks revival in power-reverse dual currency notes
Credit Suisse and Commerz latest banks to ditch hold times
Mizuho also confirms zero last look add-on but MUFG’s policy unclear on the controversial FX practice
Locals give cautious welcome to exotics’ passage to India
Corporates still wary about structured derivatives five months after lifting of trading ban
India’s bespoke Basel rules leave foreign banks feeling exposed
End of non-cleared derivatives exemption leaves local branches scrambling for capital
Asia moves: Citi and HSBC make senior hires, and more
Latest job news from across the industry
Hedge funds pile into renminbi FX options
Investors target call spreads and RKOs in what traders say is one of 2022’s most profitable trades
Designed to fail: terra and the limits of arbitrage
Speculative ‘attack’ exposed fundamental flaws in crypto’s algorithmic stabilisation mechanism
What’s up with the docs? Isda aims to set standard for crypto
Industry body looks to standardise digital derivatives documents, but some wonder if it is best placed to do so
Duck! Buy-side plan to dodge IM rules could backfire
Three-quarters of phase six firms do not expect to exchange margin for at least six months
FTX’s ‘easy-access’ clearing stokes fears over runaway risk
Crypto exchange will auto-liquidate underwater positions, which critics say could fuel a death spiral in prices
Automated market-making for fiat currencies
A framework to exchange fiat currencies on-chain consistently with off-chain prices is presented