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Asia Risk 15: Piyush Gupta, DBS

DBS aims to become a regional powerhouse in Asia offering consumer, corporate and wholesale banking services. And getting its risk management architectural framework right is critical. Christopher Jeffery speaks with its chief executive, Piyush Gupta

Desperately seeking a benchmark

The market for exchange-traded funds in Asia has been slow to develop. A regional benchmark ETF is still lacking, while the promise of high-volume trading in products cross-listed from Europe and the US has yet to materialise. Richard Jory reports from…

Asia plays catch-up on CCPs

While European and US regulators blaze a trail in over-the-counter derivatives reform, Asian supervisors have been much more circumspect. Some are now exploring the use of central clearing but many are still wrestling with how best to implement it. Matt…

People power

Andrew Cherriman, head of operational risk management for wholesale banking at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, says his ability to rely on expert staff is the key to operating a sound risk management system across the bank’s many jurisdictions. He…

Gazprom hones in on LNG, carbon and Asia

Russian energy giant Gazprom has secured its foothold in Asia by opening a new office in Singapore, to focus on global liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping and trading, as well as portfolio development and carbon credit origination projects for Asian…

A natural progression?

The widescale demand for catastrophe bonds in Asia has been heralded for many years now. But outside Japan and to a lesser extent Taiwan, overall penetration of catastrophe insurance in Asia remains low. Is this all about to change?

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