Taiwan
Taiwan further relaxes domestic equity derivative trading rules
Onshore regulator to broaden types of assets firms can trade
Taiwan allows local banks to access offshore NDF market
Latest relaxation of Taiwan's financial regulations gives local banks access to massive market
Taiwan compels life insurers to offer longer-dated products
September ban on variable life insurance products intended to lengthen asset portfolio
Taiwan to relax derivatives trading rules for life insurers
Regulator sees more advantages than risks in relaxing the rules
Tarf crackdown forces Taiwan banks to offer alternatives
Target redemption forwards with capped loss structure set for launch
Taiwan allows onshore trading of foreign derivatives
Authorities take further steps to bring $300bn of overseas traded securities onshore
Taiwan fixing could fragment offshore renminbi liquidity
CNT fixing will be a boon for Taiwan’s derivatives market
Interest rates house of the year: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products interest rates award for Asia
Best in Taiwan: Barclays
Barclays wins the Structured Products award for best in Taiwan
Tarf trouble in Taiwan: Sliding renminbi threatens heavy losses
Taiwan's regulator warns banks about structured hedges
Rising interest rates pose challenge for Asia insurers
ALM benefits potentially outweighed by rise in lapses
Taiwanese banks face funding hit on renminbi-linked Tarfs
Regulator warns banks on structured currency trades as renminbi hits 18-month lows
Taiwan OBU reform to ramp up demand for CNH products
Onshore banks also tipped to benefit from new approach
Taiwan structured product issuance up 70% in 2013
Driven by stronger retail and corporate demand, the Taiwanese structured product market has seen a significant increase in activity
House of the Year, Taiwan – CTBC Bank
Asia Risk awards 2013 winner: CTBC Bank – House of the Year, Taiwan
Best in Taiwan: Barclays
Best in Taiwan
Low yields force Asian insurers to reassess ALM strategies
With long-term bonds in short supply and falling interest rates putting pressure on earnings, Asian insurers are considering giving up on asset-liability matching in order to chase yield. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
Asian institutional investors wary of Basel III-compliant bonds' risk profile
Issuance of Basel III-compliant bonds in India likely to be followed in Australia and Malaysia but investors are cautious of potential dangers
Taiwan renminbi bond market unattractive to international investors
Low yields and lack of liquidity are keeping international investors away from the Taiwanese baodao market
Singapore set to be RMB gateway to Asean region
Trade lines
Asia-based cat bond issuance unlikely
A catastrophe bond from an Asian-based issuer is unlikely in the near term due to the high cost relative to traditional reinsurance
Asic to consult on trade repositories in first quarter 2013
The Australian securities regulator is looking to consult on its trade repository plans at the end of the first quarter, with an eye to implementing the regime later in the year
Free trade in Taiwan needed to prevent emergence of multiple offshore RMB curves
The creation of an offshore RMB market in Taiwan could result in a fracturing of liquidity and prevent the currency's further internationalisation