Asia
Regulators should set ‘guidelines’ for CCP margins – Kemp
Citi’s former clearing head says CCPs are still competing on margin
IFRS 9 product of the year: AxiomSL
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2020
SFC’s Alder looks to shake up liquidity rules post-Covid
Asia Risk 25: HK regulatory head says central banks must “never have to step in again” to bail out investors
Guiding Asean through Covid‑19 challenges
Chu Kok Wei, group head, treasury and markets at CIMB Group, explores how technological changes brought about by the Covid‑19 pandemic will impact traditional bricks-and-mortar banking, and how Asean banks are particularly well prepared for this…
Asic to weigh in on Libor transition conduct risk
Australia’s markets regulator will publish guidance on firms' conduct obligations in move to RFRs
Libor transition – Know your conversation and value impact
Ross Allen, managing director, and Ming Cheung, director of platforms and regulatory compliance at IHS Markit, explore some of the key issues with regard to upcoming changes to interbank offered rates, including Libor, and how the service provider’s…
Banks, regulators call for global climate risk standards
Carney and Winters warn private sector cannot move much further without lawmakers
TSE outage throws structured notes into tailspin
Trading shutdown on October 1 disrupted observation dates for some structured products
Basel’s Rogers: little evidence capital buffers have failed
Top regulator disputes idea banks are unable to run down buffers, urges better communication
Banks rent ready-made algos for FX trading
NatWest, XTX Markets and others develop new outsourcing model for tech
After FinCEN leak, banks want more help from regulators
OpRisk Europe: Suspicious activity reports are going into a “black hole”, banks complain
New HKEX warrant buyers surf vol in unfamiliar waters
While stock volatility is boosting inline warrant turnover, it’s driving bets more suited to wholesale products
Time to rethink Korean structured products
New battle lines are being drawn in Korea’s structured products market
Asia moves: Asifma appoints new board chair, HSBC names new head of wealth, and more
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Citi turns to fintech to boost FCM interest income
Clearing giant is optimising its treasury function to combat low rates and CCP fee hikes
Work needed on China financial reforms, says Liu Mingkang
Asia Risk 25: ex-head of China’s banking watchdog urges “rigorous” changes as country opens up to foreign investors
Hammer time? Clearers mull co-operation on default auctions
Some CCPs are mooting joint auctions to resolve large defaults – but critics deem them unworkable
Indexed for growth – The democratisation of thematic indexes
Simon Karaban, head of index services at Singapore Exchange, talks about environmental, social and governance indexes and how the emergence of exchange-traded funds and wealth platforms is democratising thematic indexes, making them more accessible to…
AML solution of the year: SAS
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2020
Non-EU corporates thwarted on Emir reporting relief
Esma suggests foreign-headquartered firms can’t benefit from intra-group exemption
Autocalamity: can hit product be reinvented?
Spreads on ‘worst-of’ bonds leap 50% as some dealers retreat and others pile on hedges
Malaysia Ibor trades vs SOFR in new sign of Asia transition
CIMB, Standard Chartered Malaysia strike second swap in region to use Ibor rate against US RFR
Hong Kong plots Honia-linked floater debut
Central bank hopes floating rate note sale will kick-start new debt market linked to risk-free rate
SocGen’s Marc Saffon appointed Japan head of markets
Saffon replaces Arnaud Lhoste who returns to Europe