Articles by Aaron Woolner
Documentation concerns slow CNY forex derivatives growth
Foreign fund managers need clarity before market can take off, say banks
Asia Risk interdealer rankings 2017: SG and Icap top the tables
Flexible approach to volatility wins SG the bank award; Icap takes broker slot for breadth of coverage
People moves: UBS nabs Barclays’ former Asia equity head
Plus: new equity head for HSBC; ANZ adds rates strategist; Jones leaves LME; and others
Collateral issues see Korea opt for six-month VM transition
Move will bring country into line with Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore
Mifid equivalence delay threatens Hong Kong dual-listed stocks
HSBC, Stan Chart and Prudential shares could face trading disruption in 2018
People moves: Citi axes second Asia-Pac clearing head in 18 months
Deutsche loses Asia head of global markets; StanChart hires HK chief; new Singapore head for Credit Suisse; and others
Julius Baer calls for private bank margin rule exemptions
Existing client collateral provision sufficient, says firm
Credit Suisse and StanChart cut Asia derivatives staff
Both banks have cut derivatives headcount by a dozen
Ringgit NDF market collapses after central bank curbs
"Implicit threat" to banks that continue trading non-deliverable forwards
Non-cleared margin rules confuse Asian private banks
Exotic OTC products for Asian high-net-worth investors could be under threat
Trump victory: market whipsaw could spell exotics losses
Seesawing markets prompt speculation of big losses for structured product issuers
HKEx: real-time settlement key to cross-currency swap clearing
JSCC and KRX also said to be working on cross-currency swap clearing offerings
StanChart, SG take top spots in 2016 Asia corporate/institutional rankings
Standard Chartered keeps its hold on the corporate section, while SG triumphs in institutional
Regulators must scrap T+1 timezone tax
Settlement cycles for non-cleared margin rules must be extended
US, EU uncleared margin rules ‘impossible’ for Asia
US, EU insistence on next-day variation margin settlement criticised by Apac lenders
LCH-JSCC basis to boost XVA acceptance in Japan
Prices now "can't be explained without reference to XVAs", says Nomura credit head
Asian private bank clients switch to rate structures
Stock market falls steer clients away from traditional equity focus
Goldman Sachs' head of Japan securities division exits
Mark Agne leaves after 17 years
Aussie market clearing well ahead of April mandate
Largest onshore derivatives dealers already caught by US and European rules
OCC "pushing big time" for SEC-EU equivalence deal
Clearing house could lose up to 25% of its members without agreement
CCP recovery funds would inspire risk management – JFSA
This approach would align the interests of clearing houses and their members
Internal model cull to create ‘perverse incentives’
Isda AGM: Standardised capital approaches create herding behaviour, says JP Morgan exec
Fintech needs new regulatory framework, says Mizuho chief
New technology creates fresh risks, which require supervision, says Sato
Dealers: narrow Japan e-trading mandate is compliance headache
Late narrowing of scope and exclusion of package trades throws up difficulties