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Hub hubbub

New rules coming into force in many jurisdictions in Asia are challenging the ability of global financial institutions to operate a hub-and-spoke business model for their derivatives businesses. By Jacqueline Low, Jing Gu and Keith Noyes

Asia comes of age

Dealers are increasingly offering exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to retail investors to give them access to asset classes and instruments traditionally not available to them. At the same time, regional exchanges are trying to bolster their ETF business. Is…

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Sell suits

A number of lawsuits have emerged across the globe, with disgruntled corporates alleging they were sold unsuitable derivatives products and were unaware of the risks involved. Will changes to bank selling practices emerge as a result? By Christopher…

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KO-ed in Korea

Derivatives litigation has reached a new level in South Korea, where early court rulings on corporate currency options positions went against financial institutions and threatened the legal enforceability of derivatives contracts in the country. A change…

KRX trading systems to merge

The Seoul-based Korea Exchange (KRX) will integrate its futures and options trading systems from June this year, the Korean Financial Supervisory Commission said.

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