Asia Risk
Verdicchio joins Vulpes Investment Management
Bert Verdicchio has joined Vulpes Investment Management as chief risk officer
BoAML debuts cross-currency swap with corporate onshore in China
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has conducted what is believed to be the first currency swap in China with a corporate client after Safe gave the green light for such transactions to start trading on March 1.
BoAML snares Koder to run global corporate and investment banking for Asia
Appointment highlights that Bank of America Merrill Lynch views the Asia-Pacific region as one of the most compelling growth opportunities for its business, the US bank says.
StanChart to repurchase HK$1.48bn of Lehman ELNs; regulatory probe continues
Standard Chartered has reached a resolution with the SFC and HKMA to repurchase HK$1.48 billion of equity linked notes issued by Lehman Brothers but admitted no liability related to mis-selling the notes. Regulators said the bank should have performed…
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BNP Paribas awarded third-party clearing waiver by SFC; predicts tectonic shift in clearing practices
BNP Paribas Securities Services has secured a waiver from the SFC, which could mark a turning point for the outsourcing of clearing services in Hong Kong
Julius Baer names Peter Siber as its first chief risk officer for Asia and the Middle East
Julius Baer said the appointment of a chief risk officer for Asia and the Middle East reinforces the Swiss private bank's commitment to growth in the region.
Asia's wealthy maintain high concentration risk tolerance
Families in focus
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2011
Renminbi restraints
Leading private banks target family offices in Asia
Family fortunes
Industry in flux as electronic trading and risk control comes to the fore
Creative destruction
Revised Basel III liquidity rules force Asia into uncharted territory
Uncharted territory
Islamic finance
Faith and finance
Malaysia’s commodity murabaha push still has a way to go
Faith in funding
Islamic structured products gain credibility in Asia
Sharia surety
Long road for standardised Islamic derivatives documentation
A bespoke route
Volatile agricultural commodity prices drive hedging activities
Harvesting hedges
FX risk tools grow as intra-Asia trade and investment soars
Intra-regional surge
One-way collateral agreements with sovereign leave banks exposed
A call for collateral
Event risk modelling for equities
Event risk modelling for equities
Lehman administrators win CLN case in Korea
Seoul District Court dismisses efforts by Korea Investment & Securities to claim payment from Lehman Brothers International related to the Korean company's purchase of credit-linked notes in November 2006.
Lyxor to launch five sectoral ETFs in Singapore
Lyxor will cross-list five Asian equity sector-based ETFs in Singapore from February 28. These are believed to be the first Asian sectoral ETFs in the region