Thai debt office looks to help develop derivative market

Better bond supply and liquidity in Thailand could help banks develop more complex derivative products to meet demand. But the country's debt management office says the responsibility for developing the market instead lies with the banks

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Banks in Thailand report that their clients are increasingly exploring more complex use of derivatives in order to manage their interest rate exposure, but a lack of liquidity in the underlying bond markets is holding back development of products that can meet this demand.

Increased market demand for interest rate hedging tools has also been bolstered by regulation. Thailand introduced a risk-based capital (RBC) framework for life insurers in 2011, placing a capital charge on duration mismatch –

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