Japan
House of the year, Asia: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products house of the year for Asia
Best in Japan: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products' best in Japan award
Japan slams European rules on bilateral swaps
Japanese firms will to look to use non-European counterparts
Japan FSA threshold for trade execution 'extremely high'
Only banks with ¥6tn in derivatives must trade swaps electronically
Martin Currie remains committed to Japan strategy
Careful analysis of company prospects drive investments in portfolio
PRDC notes back in fashion
Cross-gamma risks do not deter investors
Asia LNG swap market to be driven by smaller consumers
South Asia set to drive development of derivative market in the medium term
Japan PRDCs stage a comeback on yen depreciation
Revival in power reverse dual currency notes thanks to Abenomic policies
Rising interest rates pose challenge for Asia insurers
ALM benefits potentially outweighed by rise in lapses
Best ETF provider
WisdomTree wins the award for best ETF provider in the US
Fortunes improving for emerging markets ETPs, says BlackRock
Redemptions of equity ETPs fell to $1.8 billion in March
Australia inflation swap market moribund despite price rise expectations
Inflation swaps market has become illiquid with most activity on physical inflation-linked bonds
BNPP makes first big options trade on Nikkei 400 index
Hedging remains an issue until futures are launched in November
Largest hedge funds vulnerable to 2008 repeat
Biggest 30 would lose 4.6% in one month
Japan insurers look to hedge out legacy VA positions
Rise in equity markets makes it less costly for insurers to de-risk
Variable annuity sales recover in Japan as insurers revise hedging strategies
Simplified product design and buoyant equity markets combine to revive Japan VA market
Japan FSA proposes two phases for mandatory clearing
Japan expands scope of clearing regime
Japan banks to sidestep Volcker private equity restrictions
Parallel fund structures given the go-ahead by the US
Cross-currency basis causes pricing headache for dealers in Japan
Yen and dollar funding discrepancies hit Nikkei options market
JSCC to be first Asian CCP to clear single-name CDSs
Second-quarter start date slated by the Japan-based clearing house
Nikkei 400 index tipped to become Japan equity derivative benchmark
Cash business likely to stay with Nikkei 225 but derivative trades may shift
Plunging Nikkei brings $40m vega losses to Japan dealers
Losses manageable now but if the Nikkei goes under 13,000, "there will be panic"
Equity derivatives house of the year: Morgan Stanley
Equity derivatives house of the year: Morgan Stanley
Japan dealers stop back-loading to CCPs due to de minimis uncertainty
CFTC rule potentially captures legacy trades novated to CCPs