Asia Risk
MAS consults on changes to corporate governance framework
New roles and responsibilities for directors proposed as part of Singapore regulator’s response to the financial crisis
Deutsche Bank launches 11 China A-share ETFs in Hong Kong
New ETFs will track the performance of China’s CSI 300 Index
Iron pricing overhaul expected to bolster swaps activity
Swap volumes set to rise as new agreements between steel miners and mills set to overturn current pricing system
Shanghai exchange launches China's first index futures
Investors in Chinese stocks have been given more flexibility, with the launch of the country's first stock futures and a rule-change allowing short-selling of cash shares.
Lee bows out at UBS in Hong Kong
Christopher Lee, head of risk management product (RMP) intermediaries at UBS in Hong Kong, has left the Swiss bank.
Building up bonds
Tax and structural changes in the South Korean government bond market last year will likely result in a significant rise in liquidity in this market this year, so facilitating the use of more sophisticated trading strategies.
Facing the challenge
The Chinese insurance sector has experienced an unprecedented level of growth in recent years, but as the premium inflows pile up, is its risk management approach adequate?
Out of their hands
Some regulators have suggested profits based on uncertain valuations of complex products should not be allowed to flow into earnings and be distributed in the form of dividends and bonuses – a move that potentially has massive implications for the…
A shift in focus
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission chief, Martin Wheatley, has devoted a lot of his staff’s time to revising Hong Kong’s investment products sales practices following large losses by retail investors. But that has not diverted attention from…