Asia Risk
Iosco secretary-general slams US and Europe as 'regulatory sharks'
Global securities regulator says both entities need to take a longer-term view
G-Sifis must improve their use of risk data – SFC
Hong Kong securities regulator wants systemically important banks to improve their ERM
Third time lucky for India's interest rate futures market, traders hope
Launch of exchange-traded interest rate futures offers hedging alternatives
China readies physical ETF market for offshore investment
Getting physical
Dealers reassess Korea ELS market as equity risk builds up
Equity-linked underlyings moving to Euro Stoxx 50
CBOE to extend US Vix trading to Asia hours
Extension may lead to greater range of Asia-specific volatility products
Lack of hedging options for RQFII ETF market-makers
Difficulty in accessing onshore market means liquidity providers are having trouble hedging China A-share exposure
Shanghai Clearing House becomes fifth in Asia to start OTC clearing
First CNY interest rate swaps cleared in China
Nepal central bank cautious on Basel III counter-cyclical buffer
Central bank to study need for counter-cyclical buffer in a developing economy
Basel III likely to create further consolidation in Kazakh banking sector
The Kazakhstan central bank's intention to begin implementing Basel III from 2015 is likely to speed up the banking sector's current consolidation phase
Oil majors step up commodity derivatives market making in Asia as banks cut back
Handicapped by tighter regulations, banks have ceded derivative market-making share to oil majors such as BP and Shell
Clarification needed on CCP close-out netting in India
Current netting statutes only apply to clearing members and not the CCP itself
China metal repo business included in Deutsche Bank commodity cuts
Former commodity heavyweight has also closed its successful metals financing business as part of global restructuring
Japan dealers stop back-loading to CCPs due to de minimis uncertainty
CFTC rule potentially captures legacy trades novated to CCPs
SGX becomes first Asian firm to be designated a derivatives clearing organisation
CFTC ruling comes a week after it granted qualified substituted compliance to three Asian regulatory regimes
Australia to receive go-ahead for CFTC substituted compliance
Australian market will broadly be able to follow domestic rules to comply with Dodd-Frank
SMX purchase gives Ice two-year Asia advantage over rivals
Atlanta-based derivatives exchange Ice's decision to scoop up SMX gives the firm on-the-ground presence for clearing and trading in Asia
Japan and Korea investors regain appetite for European equity-linked structures
European underlyings make up 70% of non-Japan uridashi issuance in 2013
Asian index providers face hurdles meeting European equivalence regime
Index providers the latest part of the financial system to have European equivalency problems
Australia dealers face Sef time zone issues
CFTC rule poses clearing challenges for dealers whose markets close before clearing operations in London open
Supply glut heats up Vietnam coffee derivatives market
Overproduction and resulting lower prices could spur development of nascent sector
Asia Risk Congress 2013 – photogallery
Asia Risk Congress 2013 – photogallery
India private sector banks start signing CSAs
Rising costs and flexible collateral approaches overcome India resistance to CSAs
