China
Growth in China snowball lookalikes sparks questions
New products include tweaks to sidestep restrictions, but some believe they don’t go far enough
Market RWAs climb to new highs at top Chinese banks
Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank set records for second successive quarter
Tomorrow’s Quants: what it takes to be a next-gen modeller
Employers increasingly prize mix of hard and soft skills, Risk.net survey reveals
Chinese banks drive global G-Sib liquidity coverage ratio to two-year low
The average G-Sib LCR falls to 136% as top Chinese dealers reverse 2024 gains
China margin negotiations wait on new collateral document
With 2026 deadline looming, banks await key Nafmii document to begin contract negotiations
Global banks ‘hassled’ by China’s mystery data rules
Some firms left in the dark as new guidance on exporting data overseas is distributed bilaterally
Hang Seng impaired loans surge past $7bn ahead of HSBC buyout
Residential mortgage impairments up 73% as CRE bad loans double
Market awaits GMRA green light after China repo relaxation
Icma reviewing new PBoC rules and “potential implications” for GMRA eligibility onshore
Collateral manager of the year: CCDC
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RMB house of the year: HSBC
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Natixis bolsters Apac market-making presence with new hires
Additions include head of Apac linear G10 rates and FX trading, and China markets head
Trade tensions lift China G-Sibs’ CVA charges 10% in Q2
Top Chinese banks’ RWAs rebound for first time since Basel III overhaul
Derivatives house of the year, China: Shenwan Hongyuan Securities
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Market RWAs climb at top Chinese banks as risk sensitivities spike
China Construction Bank records biggest rise on record in Q2
Political turmoil rattles Turkish lira carry trade
Echoes of March crackdown that sparked market rout leave traders on alert
The investors who aren’t fretting over Trump’s stat sulk
Some see dismissal of statistics agency chief as an assault on US institutional integrity; for others it offers a chance to throw off outdated methods
Hong Kong watchdog taps GenAI to monitor shadow banking risk
News headlines, social media and bank earnings calls all followed using in-house tools
Chinese corporates shunned hedging during tariff upheaval
High hedging costs and increasingly stable spot rate meant exporters opted not to add FX hedges as RMB rose
Numerix strikes Hundsun deal as China pushes domestic tech
Homegrown tech initiative – ‘Xinchuang’ – a new challenge for foreign vendors
Global OTC derivatives jump €72trn in 2024
Europe, UK, Canada and China hit record highs, while US banks pull back
Amundi’s in-house expert keeping watch on Putin, Trump and Xi
Geopolitics expert Anna Rosenberg believes data and probability are key to forecasting market-moving events