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Jacky Mak leaves HKEX to take career break
Industry veteran and Swap Connect pioneer announced resignation at weekend
JSCC, DTCC government bond units see default funds surge
Member contributions hit multi-year highs in Q4
Inside the company that helped build China’s equity options market
Fintech firm Bachelier Technology on the challenges of creating a trading platform for China’s unique OTC derivatives market
Asia hours surge complicates FX options market-making
Late tariff announcements in US trigger hedging headaches during less-liquid Asia sessions
Op risk data: Crypto hack bites Bybit; fat-finger flurry at Citi
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High CNH rates curb appetite for Hong Kong’s new repo scheme
Dealers remain hopeful initiative is a prelude to full onshore repo market access
JP Morgan QIS notionals hit $100bn
Dealer sees 15% annual growth in ‘imperfect’ notional measure, eyes rates and FX for next phase
China programme trading rules to buoy futures market
Futures firms could adjust strategies to avoid HFT classification under new framework
Norinchukin’s repo retreat brings SFT exposures to four-year low
Japanese bank slashes gross SFT assets 54% in Q4, accelerating pullback from repo market to bolster capital
Japan Post Bank’s liquid deposits reach largest ever share
A decade since its privatisation, the bank has seen a shift in its deposit structure
JSCC plans to open JGB clearing to foreign investors
Clearing house aims to boost cleared market liquidity in Japanese government bonds
Citi rolls out revamped SDP in emerging markets
Unified API will boost electronic pricing and automation for restricted currencies, says bank
HSBC appoints Benihasim as global FX head
Hong Kong-based Benihasim replaces Richard Bibbey, who moved to London to run institutional sales
Hong Kong dealers make Honia transition push
Standard Chartered ramps up swaps quoting for Hibor alternative; calls for industry transition group
US Treasury clearing mandate poses riddle for Asian markets
Participants unclear on how far the rules will reach, or the role of inter-affiliate exemptions
Japanese banks’ bond strategies diverge amid interest rate shifts
MUFG increases JGB portfolio duration to four-year high, while SMFG and SMTG take opposite bet
Autocall curbs hit long-dated Nikkei and HSCEI options
Collapsing Asia structured products inventory saps market-makers of long-dated vol supply
Corporates turn to structured notes to juice cash returns
Dual currency notes find favour with treasurers under pressure to boost yields amid higher rates
Funds tap options on FX vol amid tariff disruptions
Dealers say vanillas, digitals and knockouts on realised vol increasingly used to navigate Trump news flow
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