Asia Risk
Korean securities firms to compete with banks in OTC forex
Further liberalisation of Korea's capital markets gives securities firms a chance to expand
Mandatory clearing in Korea slated for June 2014
Korea confident of achieving recognition from Europe and is readying to apply for similar status from the US
Innovations to drive leadership in banking
Sponsored statement: J.P. Morgan
Embedding the Bank for International Settlements risk data aggregation and reporting principles across the organisation
Sponsored statement: Moody's Analytics
ASX looks to volatility-linked products to drive Australia Vix futures liquidity
Increasing the potential liquidity pool a major aim for Australia volatility futures market
SGX forex futures launch signals market evolution
SGX is launching a new suite of Asian currency futures as a complement to its large Asian equity futures products, cementing its place as a forex trading centre for Asian currencies
Rupiah volatility drives Indonesia derivatives uptake
The drive for derivatives
SGX proposes to remove unlimited liability for CCP clearing fund
Singapore CCP looks to strengthen its risk management approach
Hedge funds increase Asia quant investing risk capital by 50%
An improved Japan economy is ramping up quant investor activity across Asia
Japan FSA relaxed about spike in JGB liquidity swap trades
No regulatory focus on emerging Japan liquidity swaps market
Sefs cause two-tier market as Asia OTC liquidity splits
Divide and rule
Bank of England calls for greater transparency on CCP margin modelling
CCPs should have complete transparency on risk to prevent margin-related failures
Asia: manufacturing giant, derivatives minnow
Split infinitely
Asia Risk Congress: BIS points to Asia example as evidence new LCR not 'relaxed'
Asian regulators' partial recognition of Level 2B assets justifies revised Basel liquidity approach
Dalian iron ore futures contract trading volume falls away as question marks linger
Strong volumes on the first day of trading tailed off over the week although players deem it early days for determining the contract's success
London rubber-stamps deal for offshore RMB
UK capital city secures its role as the number one venue to trade RMB outside of Hong Kong with a series of agreements in October between London and Beijing
Asia Risk Congress: Asian dealers switch to London venues following Sef introduction
Sef rules are leading to regulatory arbitrage according to Asia industry players
Asia Risk Congress: Iosco's Singh calls for global regulatory institution
Global regulations need a worldwide regulatory body to monitor to them
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
Extraterritoriality and the rebalancing of the global economy
Border controls
Isda – understanding the impact of Emir/Dodd-Frank protocols on Asia
Europe and the US have launched a number of initiatives as part of their drive to regulate the OTC derivatives markets. Jacqueline Low from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association explains how the organisation has responded with a series of…
Singapore regulator joins in global benchmark manipulation probe
MAS joins the HKMA in looking to assist in global investigations of forex rate fixing