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HSBC global asset management appoints Asia head for sovereigns
Sovereign and Quasi-sovereign entities, which make up the majority of institutional assets in Asia-Pacific, are strategically critical to growing HSBC's regional institutional business, said Rudolf Apenbrink, chief executive officer of HSBC Global Asset…
RBS adds two for Asia financial institution group
Kenneth Tung takes over role as head of FIG Asia-Pacific from James Pearson, who has left the bank
Citi adds new head for Asian FX team
Citi continues Asian FX team expansion by relocating Perret-Green from Citi's Europe markets division to Asia to head FX strategy. Citi says its foreign exchange daily trading volumes exceed $15 billion a day in Asia.
Ginga debuts electronic coal trading in Asia
The Singapore-based broker aims to use technology to gain market share in the Indonesian sub-bit coal swaps market.
RMB-denominated OTC derivatives poised to take off in Hong Kong
The renminbi deliverable forwards market has hit at least $28 million during the first month of trading following an agreement in July between the the PBOC and HKMA that enabled Hong Kong to act as an offshore centre for the Chinese currency.
Indian regulator tightens derivatives rules
Sebi has banned mutual funds from writing options and placed prudential limits on the amount of derivatives investments that can be made by mutual funds in the country in a bid to tighten regulation
Former BoA chief risk officer Curl joins Singapore's Temasek as president
Temasek has hired former BoA CRO Gregory Curl and promoted Simon Israel as co-presidents to work alongside existing president and former SGX chief executive, Hsieh Fu Hua
Citi names Asia-Pacifc head for wealth management investment products
Paul Hodes will relocated from Malaysia to Singapore to look after traditional managed investments in Asia for Citi's wealth management unit.
UBS snares Siddiqi as head for fixed-income corporate coverage in Asia
UBS hires Siddiqi to head Asia-Pacific FICC corporate coverage group as part of an effort to build up its fixed-income operation in the region
Standard Chartered hires Arnold to head South-east Asia financial market sales
David Arnold joins Standard Chartered in Singapore from BNP Paribas in Hong Kong.
SMX gets nod from MAS to start operations
The Singapore Mercantile Exchange plans to create a commodity and derivatives trading platform on a par with the best global exchanges in New York and London.
Standard Chartered names Oswald as global head of fixed-income research
The UK-based bank has named an emerging markets specialist with a strong quantitative pedigree to run global fixed-income research
Nomura snares RBS's Melph as global head of central bank and sovereign wealth sales
Central banks and sovereign wealth funds have become an increasingly important source of revenue for derivatives dealers.
HSBC focuses on India, promotes country chief Kidwai to board
Chief executive Michael Geoghegan said the appointment reflects the importance of India in the bank's emerging markets strategy.
Morgan Stanley hires new Japan e-trading head
Takayuki Saito will become Japan head of Morgan Stanley electronic trading, which offers an algorithmic trading suite and various direct market access (DMA) strategies.
UBS rebuilds equity derivatives unit in Asia
The Swiss bank has hired Julien Bahurel from Morgan Stanley, promoted Michel Lee and recruited Gilbert Langner from Timber Hill in a bid to rebuild its equity derivatives business in the Asia-Pacific region.
Investors inject $360m of new capital into Asian-focused hedge funds in Q2
Hedge funds in Asia were the recipients of large net asset fund inflows during the second quarter of 2010, reversing the trend witnessed in the first quarter
China's gold market liberalisation may boost derivatives take-up
China's new guidelines for developing the gold market could result in more gold derivatives in the country.
Deutsche’s Loh to run Asia CIB, including Japan and Australia
In Asia, Deutsche Bank's corporate and investment bank revenues account for more than 90% of total revenues, at €2.96 billion in 2009.
UBS to appoint HKMA veteran Yam to its board
Joseph Yam was also named by sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp as an one of its international advisers early this month.
Banks scramble to offer renminbi products as Hong Kong gains offshore interbank status
Creation of offshore renminbi interbank market in Hong Kong is seen as boon for new investor products
Aon Benfield launches first pan-Asian typhoon model for cat risk
Two companies offer new insurance products covering typhoon catastrophe risk in Asia
RBC: Japanese limits on margin trading will weigh on Aussie/yen cross in August
Japanese plans to limit leverage on margin trading to a maximum of 50 times collateral in August could affect Australian dollar/yen cross rates.