Asia Risk
UOB Bullion and Futures aims for global clearing role
Singapore broker sees opportunity in banking's changing competitive landscape
Lack of renminbi derivatives may foil currency's SDR entry
Scant liquidity seen as big hurdle to inclusion in special drawing rights basket
High securities borrowing costs limit China hedging options
Recent falls on China's stock markets highlight the need for hedging tools – but these remain limited
Asifma: OTC extraterritoriality to boost Asia's capital markets
Asifma CEO, Mark Austen, says the resultant Asia regulator co-operation will have long-term benefits
Korea insurers increase risk to counter falling interest rates
Loose monetary policy leaves firms with no option but to buy overseas assets
Philippines central bank to implement Basel III liquidity rules
Central bank governor says local banks ready for the LCR
Boon Chye replaces Bocker as SGX head, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
China brokers and securities houses look to the global market
Mainland firms are now looking beyond their borders
Aussie sovereign wealth fund readies for lower future returns
Future Fund takes a flexible approach to deal with ongoing deleveraging
Quant fund approaches need refining in China market
Rich pickings are available but market fundamentals differ from Europe and the US
Zurich Asia CEO calls for greater focus on cyber risk
Complacency still prevalent among companies in Asia
Managing data still biggest technology challenge for Asia banks
Data has been a problem for the past two decades for firms in the region
Nomura exec: client clearing scale insufficient outside Japan
Competition is set to intensify for Japan OTC clearing market as Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank starts client clearing
Smooth operator: Japan looks to ease into electronic trading
JFSA aims to avoid a repeat of Sef mandate liquidity fracture
Single pricing engines key to driving down business costs
Increasing role of technology is key trend in two decades since launch of Asia Risk
India to relax rules preventing corporates selling options
New guidelines expected for corporates that want to write options
Japan regulators further relax electronic trading mandate
JFSA initially to mandate only three tenors of IRS for platform trading
Hong Kong urged to speed up commodity pricing in RMB
HKEx must beware threat from Shanghai FTZ in RMB commodity trade
MF Global failure catalyst for Nanhua Futures overseas expansion
Chinese firm looking to join 12 global exchanges in bid to provide secure trading access to clients
'Contradictory' Basel III regulations causing market distortions
Implementation of regulation such as Basel III is causing unusual outcomes say market participants
Philippines 5% leverage ratio causes few ripples
BSP brings in one of the highest basic leverage ratios globally, but local firms are unconcerned
Lack of non-cleared margin rules in Asia sparks dealer concern
Requirements for non-cleared swaps delayed until September 2016 but firms in Asia may still not be ready
Eurex looks to provide third-party clearing services in Asia
German firm aiming to support regional clearing market with one central offering
India regulator mulls launch of offshore rupee market
RBI explores possibility of capital convertibility through offshore INR trading