Asia top story
Japan banks still not pricing CVA into derivatives trades
A loans-focused business model means credit risk mitigation a low priority
Big data and cloud computing are banks' next tech challenges
Bank technology needs continue to evolve
StanChart and BNPP head Asia corporate and institutional rankings
Volatility returns in 2015 making forex and commodity markets tricky
Asifma: OTC extraterritoriality to boost Asia's capital markets
Asifma CEO, Mark Austen, says the resultant Asia regulator co-operation will have long-term benefits
Philippines central bank to implement Basel III liquidity rules
Central bank governor says local banks ready for the LCR
China brokers and securities houses look to the global market
Mainland firms are now looking beyond their borders
Aussie sovereign wealth fund readies for lower future returns
Future Fund takes a flexible approach to deal with ongoing deleveraging
Quant fund approaches need refining in China market
Rich pickings are available but market fundamentals differ from Europe and the US
Nomura exec: client clearing scale insufficient outside Japan
Competition is set to intensify for Japan OTC clearing market as Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank starts client clearing
Smooth operator: Japan looks to ease into electronic trading
JFSA aims to avoid a repeat of Sef mandate liquidity fracture
India to relax rules preventing corporates selling options
New guidelines expected for corporates that want to write options
Japan regulators further relax electronic trading mandate
JFSA initially to mandate only three tenors of IRS for platform trading
Hong Kong urged to speed up commodity pricing in RMB
HKEx must beware threat from Shanghai FTZ in RMB commodity trade
MF Global failure catalyst for Nanhua Futures overseas expansion
Chinese firm looking to join 12 global exchanges in bid to provide secure trading access to clients
Philippines 5% leverage ratio causes few ripples
BSP brings in one of the highest basic leverage ratios globally, but local firms are unconcerned
Lack of non-cleared margin rules in Asia sparks dealer concern
Requirements for non-cleared swaps delayed until September 2016 but firms in Asia may still not be ready
Eurex looks to provide third-party clearing services in Asia
German firm aiming to support regional clearing market with one central offering
India regulator mulls launch of offshore rupee market
RBI explores possibility of capital convertibility through offshore INR trading
Low CCP compression rates in Japan vex foreign banks
Leverage ratio concerns weigh on international dealers
Risk aggregation remains challenging in Asia
Aggregation not a priority for regulators in Asia
BitMex CEO sees bright future for bitcoin derivatives
Products include the "world's first" bitcoin volatility futures contract
Japan's markets may struggle under weight of TLAC issuance
Japanese banks start to ponder how they will cope with new TLAC rules
Hong Kong CCP to be first to clear cross-currency swaps
Initial product suite will be RMB focused to suit need of mainland banks
Dalian to open iron ore futures to foreign firms by year-end
Iron ore futures to be one half of China commodity market internationalisation strategy