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Yen threatened by Japan insurers unwinding dollar/yen hedging positions
While foreign hedge funds have been driving down the value of the yen, now Japan insurers may strengthen the trend
Growing popularity of renminbi heralds more structured products linked to the currency
The renminbi appreciation society
Undeveloped Asian capital markets continue to make hedging difficult
A lack of liquidity is still providing problems for corporates looking to hedge – even in Hong Kong
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
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
Foreign exchange house of the year
Foreign exchange house of the year
Hong Kong insurers hedge out their US dollar exposure
Insurers in Hong Kong are revising their long-term policy of not hedging out their US dollar exposures
Sponsored statement: Standard Chartered
Asia’s local capital markets stand on the verge of a boom
Investors seek alternative forex hedges for euro crisis
Australian dollar, renminbi and CE3 currencies touted as alternative macro hedges for European debt woes
Hong Kong regulator to allow foreign currency liquid assets to make up LCR shortfall
HKMA backs foreign currency option for local banks struggling to meet Basel III’s liquidity coverage ratio
Latest turnover figures tell positive story for FX, say committee members
Steady volume rises in US and UK indicative of healthy state of foreign exchange markets
Currency derivatives house of the year: Barclays Capital
Risk awards 2012
Standard CSA: the dollar dominance dispute
The dollar dominance dispute
Banks face heavy burden from sanctions in the Middle East
Sanctions side-effects
Supervision not regulation, says SEB's Hansen
Rather than rushing to increase regulation and potentially creating compliance costs and regulatory risks, authorities should be getting involved at the ground level to improve supervision, says Lars Hansen, Swedish insurer SEB Life’s chief risk officer
Video: Schroders HK chief bullish on development of offshore RMB bond market
Lieven Debruyne, chief executive of Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong), is eyeing up opportunities in the dim sum bond market
FX Invest Middle East: Volatility is tough and unsustainable, say managers
Delegates at FX Invest conference in Dubai discuss Japanese intervention, the value of emerging market currencies and their outlook on volatility
Disenchantment with equities boosts attractions of forex
Tapping the power of forex
Q&A: Kwame Okyere-Mensuo, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana
Kwame Okyere-Mensuo, technical adviser at Ghana’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, talks about the country’s pioneering import hedging programme, as well as the hedging of output from the Jubilee field
AMA and loss data collection on the rise at US banks
More US banks expected to employ AMA, while new stress-testing proposals increase interest in operational risk quantification among smaller banks
Central banks take aim at dollar-funding shortage
Co-ordinated action from five central banks eases the pressure on dollar funding for European banks, but euro/dollar cross-currency basis swap market remains under stress
CME delays dollar/renminbi futures due to settlement system issues
The US exchange operator hopes to create a transparent, liquid futures contract for renminbi, offering an alternative to the privately negotiated market. But the launch was delayed due to settlement system problems and some traders believe the exchange…