Asia Risk
HK insurers ramp up dollar hedging activities
Insurers in Hong Kong are revising their long-term policy of not hedging out their US dollar exposures
The final frontier: renminbi hedging and Africa
The final frontier
The impossibility of DVA replication
The impossibility of DVA replication
Basel III and Islamic finance: friend or foe?
Faith in the system
Dodd-Frank and its impact on Asia
States of confusion
Australian banks well placed to meet new Apra liquidity reporting standard
Tougher liquidity reporting standards imposed by the Australian regulator won't be a problem for the country's four main banks
On the move
On the move
Dealers working to keep Asian entities outside Dodd-Frank
As the CFTC prepares to finalise its rules on extraterritoriality, some firms in Asia are working to minimise the impact on non-US entities
Risk is crucial to a bank’s reputation – Nigel Williams, ANZ
Getting on top of ANZ's "super regional" strategy is the chief risk officer's main focus
Asia can ease collateral squeeze, says Clearstream chief
The global thirst for high grade collateral resulting from OTC clearing will require Asia playing a greater role in future, according to Jeffrey Tessler, chief executive of Clearstream
Foreign commodity exporters to China seek RMB settlement after US fiscal cliff fears
Foreign commodity firms operating in China are settling via RMB in order to circumvent a potential weakening of the dollar
High yield bond funds are an emerging risk: SFC video interview
Investors increasing their exposure to high yield bond funds is an area of concern, according to Bénédicte Nolens, head of risk and strategy at the Securities and Futures Commission
CCP competition poses counterparty risk: CIMB video interview
Speaking at the Asia Risk Congress, CIMB head of rates, funding and structuring Chu Kok Wei sets out his concerns over the move to central clearing in the region
Photogallery: Asia Risk Awards 2012
Free-to-view photographs from the Asia Risk Awards 2012
Automation shapes banks’ structured product strategies
The race for automation
China dominates our thinking: David Puth, CLS chief executive
Interviewed at the Sibos conference in Osaka, David Puth talks about growth plans for Asia and the risk management implications of central clearing
Photogallery: Asia Risk Congress 2012
A selection of photos from the Asia Risk Congress on November 1
HKMA’s tight control over default data inputs reduces RWA significance
Hong Kong doesn't give local banks any latitude over the data inputs to their risk models, says one risk manager from the Special Administrative Region
Asia Risk Congress: Clarity needed on close-out netting
Panellists at Asia Risk Congress say there needs to be clarity on close-out netting in certain countries before establishing CCPs
Asia Risk Congress: LCR drives expanding regional liquidity swap market
Insurers providing liquidity swaps to banks is a growing trend in Asia
Asia Risk Congress: Collateral requirements will hit derivatives trading volumes
Panellists at Asia Risk Congress say collateral management rules will reduce activity in areas such as structured products
Asia Risk Congress: Local trade repositories are necessary, says HKMA’s Lee
The benefits of local trade repositories outweigh the possible disadvantages of multiple reporting requirements, says executive director of HKMA’s financial infrastructure unit
IMF: CCP structure increases systemic risk
The likely increase in the number of central counterparties will create more 'pockets of risk', says senior economist
Volumes of swaps trades between US and Asian firms recover
A recent Dodd-Frank-led decline in swap volumes between Asian and US counterparties has been reversed following CFTC intervention