Japan
Markit eyes Japan with Asia CDS pricing
New Asia-based activity, particularly in Japan, drives additions to existing service.
Mandatory CCP a worry in Japan
Mandatory CCP worries
Asia Risk awards 2010: Derivatives house of the year, Japan
Asia Risk awards 2010: Derivatives house of the year, Japan
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
Advanced economies risk slipping into Japan-style 'lost decade'
Lessons from the lost decade
JP Morgan taking Autoquote to Japan and Europe
JP Morgan is expanding its automatic email pricing system to new markets and client bases outside of Asia.
Société Générale adds three to strengthen flow derivatives and cash equities
Société Générale reinforces Asian cash equity and derivatives businesses with new appointments
House of the Year, Asia
Structured Products Asia Awards 2010
Rise in deals signals growing confidence in metals markets, say analysts
The number of global mining and metals deals is expected to soar as part of a trend that signals strong growth in the global metals market, according to analysts
Mizuho provides a model model for AMA in Japan
Japan’s regulator points to Mizuho Financial Group’s operational risk management model as an example for banks in the country to follow. Shigehiko Mori, the group’s head of operational risk, talks about how the model works and his plans for continued…
Equity Derivatives House of the Year, Asia
Credit Suisse
Technology provider of the year, Asia – Numerix
For its continued expansion in China and South Korea as well as its established business in Japan, Numerix is the Structured Products Technology Provider of the Year for Asia
West must not repeat Japan’s fiscal mistakes, says Nomura economist
Nomura chief economist Richard Koo warns the US and European economies face double-dip recession and a prolonged period of economic stagnation if stimulus is cut too soon.
Tocom relaxes market rules to ease foreign trade
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange has eased rules for foreign commodity brokers wanting to trade on its platform in a move that is expected to boost volumes, Katie Holliday reports
FVC Custom Indexes
US and UK benchmark indexes declined sharply in June but recovered their losses in July, while the FVC’s global protected index recorded a rise in June
HSBC on global hiring spree
HSBC has made a series of hires across foreign exchange trading and sales in Asia and Europe, it confirmed today (August 17).
Morgan Stanley hires new Japan e-trading head
Takayuki Saito will become Japan head of Morgan Stanley electronic trading, which offers an algorithmic trading suite and various direct market access (DMA) strategies.
Asia Risk 15: Kenji Fujii, Mizuho Securities
Japanese financial institutions have faced severe tests during the past 15 years including rogue trading scandals, huge non-performing loans and a need to adopt aggressive regulatory rules. Kenji Fujii maps out these challenges and indicates how they…
Asia Risk 15: Noboru Terada, GPIF
Noboru Terada presided over Japan’s $1.35 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund in the mid-1990s, where he overhauled the fund’s governance structure and portfolio management approach. He speaks to Joti Mangat about Japan’s pension industry
Asia Risk 15: Interdealer brokers in quest for deeper liquidity
Interdealer brokers have continued to build ever-deeper pools of liquidity in Asian markets as they have forged profitable businesses from Asia’s fragmented economies. While moves to electronic platforms are gaining momentum, relationships are still…
Asia Risk 15: Exchanges have profited from derivatives but face new threats
Asian exchanges have undergone a radical transformation during the past decade as systems were overhauled, new derivatives instruments traded and new ventures formed. Yet perhaps their biggest challenge awaits them. Jill Wong reports
FTSE and CNBC launch Asia-Pacific blue-chip stock index
Index provider FTSE and news group CNBC have partnered in a venture to bring a blue-chip regional benchmark index that includes Japan to the Asia-Pacific market
RBS lands BAML structured products sales team
RBS hires four Bank of America Merrill Lynch sales staffers in Hong Kong, including Abhinav Gorawara
RBC: Japanese limits on margin trading will weigh on Aussie/yen cross in August
Japanese plans to limit leverage on margin trading to a maximum of 50 times collateral in August could affect Australian dollar/yen cross rates.