Asia
Sustainable finance, Ibor transition and China bond investment take centre stage
Sustainable finance, moving to risk-free rates, and the further liberalisation of China’s capital markets will all remain a focus for Crédit Agricole CIB in Asia-Pacific
Margin rules lead to rise in Asian NDF clearing volumes
LCH and Eurex position themselves for NDF clearing uptick ahead of next UMR phase
New branch rules threaten Japanese banks’ EU plans
Draft CRR III may cause foreign banks to think twice before expanding in the EU
Tradeweb’s head of Asia reflects on the firm's year of connecting China’s investor community with global financial markets
James Sun, industry veteran and Tradeweb's head of Asia, talks about the firm's 2021 Asia-Pacific highlights, including the evolution of mainland China’s financial markets and how Bond Connect’s Southbound channel is streamlining Chinese investors’…
Evergrande stress boosts fledgling China CDS indexes
Interest surges in products seen as better gauges of credit risk for embattled property sector
Banks plan first yen Libor bond transitions
SG and Crédit Agricole Tona switches expected to be first bonds that ditch outgoing Japanese rate
CME delays Span 2 rollout till at least mid-2022
FCMs ask bourse to postpone long-planned switch to new VAR model to allow more time for testing
China regulation: the path clears slowly
Co-ordination among Chinese regulators has improved, but new data law shows continued tensions
Asia moves: Trio of senior hires at Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
China netting: industry raises concerns on cross-border trades
Filing requirement of new netting law could unfairly penalise trades from foreign banks
JP Morgan returns to HK warrants hit by China sanctions
US bank faces battle to rebuild client base on sanctioned securities, issuers say
The FRTB challenge: banks brace for further uncertainty
The widely anticipated implementation of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) hit another obstacle when the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision pushed back the roll-out by another year to January 2023. With different jurisdictions…
Barclays taps Credit Suisse for head of EQD sales, Asia
Stephane Goursat joins as UK lender boosts coverage of financial institutions
Three more issuers look to enter HK warrants market
Sources say Citic, KIS and Huatai preparing to launch warrants and CBBCs on HKEX
SOR liquidity drought complicates SGD benchmark shift
Asia Risk Congress: SMBC exec says exiting SOR trades is becoming harder as Sora liquidity surges
Eurex turns to Asia in euro swaps grab
Asia Risk Congress: German clearing house urges Asian firms to shift euro swaps clearing to EU
Lack of quants dims chance of structured product boom in China
Quants in high demand as banks explore new products, and local rules call for onshore specialists
Asia moves: HSBC appoints new Apac head, Barclays hires country CEO for China, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
EU’s Basel delay could cause problems for Japan
Asia Risk Congress: unaligned timetables creates difficulties for Japan's megabanks
LCH eyes SOR swap conversion
CCP will consult in Q1 on conversion methodology for switching SOR swaps to Sora
Sales of China’s snowball notes fall
Issuers point to tighter equity index basis and recent regulator warning over marketing of snowballs
Regulator says Covid has accelerated China’s reform agenda
CSRC vice-chair wants US firms to help develop onshore futures for risk management
Inflation scenarios: tail risks loom for US equities
Portfolios could lose more than one-third of their value if inflation stays high, suggests crowdsourced scenario exercise
Evergrande exposes China’s lack of credit hedges
Onshore credit derivatives market has been little help during property giant’s recent woes, sources say