Asia Risk - May 2023
Articles in this issue
Swap Connect shines light on US client clearing hurdles
New scheme may intensify calls for CFTC to reassess its exempt DCO limitations
Swap Connect set to launch within weeks
After final rules were published last week, sources suggest CNY swap scheme could go live by May 15
Asia moves: Senior hires at Nomura, HKEX and more
Latest job news from across the industry
Isda’s fork provision gives crypto market plenty to chew over
Not everyone is happy with the discretion new digital definitions offer to calculation agents
Crypto custody faces regulatory death-roll
New measures to safeguard digital assets threaten to squeeze the life out of custody business, insiders fear
Why NDF execution algos might still hit the spot
Products have yet to live up to initial hype, but their long-term potential for investors remains significant
Token effort is no blockchain boon for illiquid assets
Cash-like tokenised instruments find takers; initiatives based on less liquid assets struggle to take off
A model for small basket equities financing
A haircut model for equity baskets based on credit and equity indexes is introduced
