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Increased structured product sales reboot Asian dispersion market
Dispersion trades return to Asia but dealers say this time the risks involved are manageable
Hong Kong lags on Esma equivalence
Esma unable to grant equivalence on Hong Kong's OTC clearing regime as framework is not yet in place
Legal uncertainty over netting in China threatens Shanghai QCCP status
Foreign banks operating in China's OTC markets face punitive capital charges
Pakistan adds Basel III capital surcharge to allow for modelling shortfalls
State Bank of Pakistan outlines its Basel III capital requirements for domestic banks
Implementation of Basel III capital ratios on Korean banks to drive subordinate debt issuance
Basel III capital requirements in Korea expected to dampen down M&A and ramp up issuance of subordinated debt
Regulatory indecision holds up equity derivatives trades in China
Two different sets of master agreements cause stalemate between banks and securities firms
Malaysian banks face 20% capital surcharge from Basel III internal model switch
Basel III sovereign cap creates internal model headache for Malaysian banks
Asia slow to sign up to IGAs for Fatca implementation
US makes slow progress in signing up Asian states for Fatca IGAs
MAS proposes to amend laws to allow trade reporting of counterparty name
Consultation on the reporting of derivative contracts includes a reporting threshold for non-financial persons and collateral reporting requirements
Asian institutional investors wary of Basel III-compliant bonds' risk profile
Issuance of Basel III-compliant bonds in India likely to be followed in Australia and Malaysia but investors are cautious of potential dangers
CFTC extends no-action relief for reporting of Asian counterparties
Masking of counterparty name extended to June 30, 2014
MAS benchmark proposals may reduce number of players in SGD market
MAS proposal on financial benchmark setting aims to hold banks more accountable by imposing criminal and civil punishment
US dealers stop trading to avoid breaching China privacy laws
Questions over the ability to report OTC derivatives transactions to trade repositories mean some US dealers have stopped trading with each other
Lack of CSAs restricts forex hedging options for Australian institutions
Returns for hedging via long-term cross-currency swaps are attractive, but few are able to do so because of the lack of credit support annexes in place
Mandating clearing will have little impact on Australian market development
Australian regulators are looking at whether to mandate clearing of OTC derivatives, but the market is already moving to clear without a mandate in place
Launch of renminbi clearing in Singapore could spur RMB commodity derivative market
Infrastructure to clear RMB trades in Singapore is now live
Singapore to implement Fatca after agreeing IGA
Singapore agrees to sign up to Model 1 intergovernmental agreement to implement Fatca
Credit Suisse appoints Brian Chan as head of Asia-Pacific equity derivative sales
Chan is named as Min Park's replacement at the Swiss bank
Survey reveals gaps in risk information from Asian buy-side institutions
Getting timely and relevant risk-related information is a problem for Asian buy-side firms