Standard Chartered
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.
On the move
On the move
Product suitability top concern for Asia op risk managers
A suitable ploy
Asia Risk awards 2010: Currency derivatives House of the year
Asia Risk awards 2010: Currency derivatives House of the year
Asia Risk awards 2010: Energy/Commodities derivatives House of the year
Asia Risk awards 2010: Energy/Commodities derivatives House of the year
ADB prices first offshore supranational renminbi bond in Hong Kong
The Asian Development Bank can swap the renminbi bond into floating interest rates, subject to market conditions
Standard Chartered snares Alan Koh as global head of energy sales
Morgan Stanley veteran Alan Koh has joined Standard Chartered as global head of energy in Singapore
Singapore court dismisses investor claims against Standard Chartered over Lehman notes
A claim against Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore has been dismissed by a local court. The lawsuit was based on Lehman Brothers structured products bought from from American Express Bank, which Standard Chartered acquired in 2008.
End-users rush into hedging oil prices
End-users are ploughing into hedging their oil positions, as prices remain in a tight range, says Standard Chartered Bank’s head of energy and environmental research
Asia Risk institutional rankings 2010
Real returns
Best in China
Structured Products Asia Awards 2010
Best in India
Structured Products Asia Awards 2010
Bond investors bullish on sub-Saharan Africa
Debt investors are looking to sub-Saharan Africa, where strong demand for commodities is propelling high growth.
Barnes bows out of RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland suffers two senior departures in its foreign exchange business
RMB-denominated OTC derivatives poised to take off in Hong Kong
The renminbi deliverable forwards market has hit at least $28 million during the first month of trading following an agreement in July between the the PBOC and HKMA that enabled Hong Kong to act as an offshore centre for the Chinese currency.
Standard Chartered hires Arnold to head South-east Asia financial market sales
David Arnold joins Standard Chartered in Singapore from BNP Paribas in Hong Kong.
Standard Chartered names Oswald as global head of fixed-income research
The UK-based bank has named an emerging markets specialist with a strong quantitative pedigree to run global fixed-income research
Asia Risk 15: A steep learning curve for interest rate derivatives
Asia’s interest rate markets have matured significantly during the past 15 years and now offer a full array of onshore and offshore hedging and investment options to end-users. Georgina Lee reports
China's gold market liberalisation may boost derivatives take-up
China's new guidelines for developing the gold market could result in more gold derivatives in the country.