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Singapore in a bind over substituted compliance
Banks in city-state fail to register with CFTC, sparking confusion
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Asia's banks face $1 trillion Basel III capital shortfall, says DBS chief
Banks in the region may struggle to find the capital to support balance sheet expansion if economic growth continues
Standardised global regulatory approach creates concentration risk
Current regulatory approach makes further financial crises as "certain as the amen in the church"
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Editorial: Taxing times
Asia's response to the EU's proposed financial transaction tax is a sign of the region's refusal to accept the extraterritoriality of western regulations willy-nilly
Asean Risk 2013: Use of credit ratings in Basel III provides risk weighting that ‘defies logic’
Economic fundamentals, not credit ratings, should drive Basel III risk weightings, argues CIMB markets head
Japan delays cross-border rules amid US and European uncertainty
Equivalence and substituted compliance issues must be resolved quickly, or financial markets will be affected, says Kono at Japanese FSA
Thai sovereign entities to hedge out legacy yen exposures as baht strengthens
Recent mark-to-market gains on legacy yen-denominated loans make now a tempting time to hedge, according to Thai market players
Editorial: Clearing the way
Banks have focused their attention on central clearing – but trade reporting could prove even more problematic
Isda AGM: CCP ‘Armageddon’ could lead to sovereign default, warns HSBC exec
Single bank default could affect multiple CCPs, leading to crippling default contribution for existing members and a chain of bank failures
Isda AGM: ‘Overlapping and contradictory’ global regulation will hamper real economy
The cost of reducing systemic risk is too high for the real economy, says Isda deputy chief executive
Isda AGM: Big regulators hike pressure on small countries, panellists say
Initial margin requirements could increase liquidity strain on firms in smaller markets
Isda AGM: Clearing will magnify European FTT, warns UniCredit’s Lim
Planned one-basis-point charge will be levied multiple times in cleared trades – and could “kill the market”
Isda AGM: OTC trade reporting system in danger of fragmentation
The large number of trade repositories planned globally will reduce the quality of data, panellists warn
Dealing with CCP proliferation
A variety of clearing houses are emerging in Asia – in some cases, backed by domestic clearing requirements for local currency derivatives. That poses some difficult questions for participants active across the region. Should they sign up to all of them…