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Hong Kong seeks to create ‘fixing’ rate for offshore renminbi; move will bolster derivatives market
Hong Kong's efforts to create an offshore renminbi fixing rate are viewed as strategically important for the development of the offshore renminbi, with such a benchmark essential for the growth of CNH derivatives, say market experts
Collars make a comeback for Asian fuel hedging
Collar comeback
Japan’s nuclear woes alter dynamics for Asian commodity derivatives
Nuclear woes fuel coal
Small Asian companies exposed to commodity derivatives margin calls
Meeting the calls
Push for lower Tier II capital fund raising prior to window closing
Investment banks are urging financial institution clients to issue old-style lower Tier II capital before the window closes on January 1, 2013, when the full force of Basel III capital rules come into effect.
Singapore efforts to become RMB offshore centre bolstered by bond funds
Barclays Capital and UOB Asset Management issue the first renminbi-denominated bond funds in Singapore for retail investors. RBS believes Singapore has the potential to be the second major offshore renminbi centre after Hong Kong
Asian regulators get tough on liquidity ring-fencing
Ring-fencing liquidity
China gives the go-ahead to forex options and cross-currency swaps
Hedging gains currency
Japan disaster has broad impact across asset classes
Race to de-risk
Offshore renminbi structured notes for Singapore
Offshore renminbi structured notes for Singapore
Sponsored webinar: Thinking holistically – the benefits of enterprise risk management
Thinking holistically – the benefits of enterprise risk management
China and HK central banks close to finalising new CNH clearing arrangement
Market participants are close to completing the legal and operational details relating to a new custodian account arrangement that would allow the city's participating banks in offshore renminbi to take credit risk against the People's Bank of China…
Long road for standardised Islamic derivatives documentation
A bespoke route
Volatile agricultural commodity prices drive hedging activities
Harvesting hedges
FX risk tools grow as intra-Asia trade and investment soars
Intra-regional surge
Risk management booms in sub-Saharan Africa
Risk management booms in sub-Saharan Africa
Vietnamese banks hit by Vinashin default
Flood defences
Oversubscribed CLO points to returning Asian risk appetite, more CLOs expected
Standard Chartered's most recent Start deal proved oversubscribed, suggesting a returning credit risk appetite in Asia. Meanwhile, more CLOs are expected this year.
Securitisation may ease Basel III SME lending concerns
Credit conservation
StanChart sheds Asia credit risk via $1.25bn securitisation
Standard Chartered has reopened its Start collateralised loan obligation programme for the first time since the global finance crisis spread to Asia. The bank has shed $1.25 billion of credit risk related primarily to loans extended to counterparties in…
Risk Middle East Rankings 2010: Dealers adjust to new pricing realities
Globally, big derivatives dealers are making wholesale changes to their pricing practices, and the Middle East is no exception. Clients are also becoming more sophisticated, according to Risk’s first ranking of dealers in the region. Research by Ana…
Standard Chartered wraps up Korea Air ticket receivables securitisation deal
The ¥40 billion Korean Air Lines securitisation is the largest asset-backed security deal in Asia so far this year.