Asia Risk/News
No commodity futures extension to Hong Kong Stock Connect
China will instead look to build futures trading onshore via the Shanghai free trade zone
Record low HSCEI skew as Hong Kong markets boom
Call option volumes trebled in April as bourse hits multi-year highets boom
Taiwan mandates CVA implementation for all listed banks
Banks will have to account for CVA, but are not expected to price it into OTC deals
ABA hits out at minimum capital floor proposals
Australian banks say minimum floor will reduce risk sensitivity of the Basel framework
Consumers exceeding bank credit lines slows oil hedging
Many have large unrealised losses from trades in second half of 2014
Banks in India face CVA fees double European levels
The RBI's use of a conservative standard CVA approach is overly prudent, say dealers
China banks ready for tougher leverage ratio rules
State-owned and private banks already above 4% standard regulators are introducing
High KRX clearing fees driving won swaps offshore: Bank of Korea
Central bank says dealers are moving trades offshore to avoid KRX's high cost
India to become netting friendly on bankruptcy law reform
Different treatment of public and private banks stymied netting – but this could now change
China rate cut boosts offshore structured product market
High-net-worth investors pile into dollar and commodity structures as PBoC loosens
Japan equity derivatives trading stalls on Nikkei 15-year high
Abenomics had driven a surge in Japan equity derivatives activity, but now cash investors dominate
Aussie super funds seek alternatives for diversification
Low returns from traditional investments are driving Australia's pension industry to look more at alternative assets
Gradual rollout for China's payment system
As yet no details of how Cips will include existing offshore infrastructure
Vontobel structured products platform adds four private banks
Competition intensifies in battle for Asia structured products market
Iron ore depreciation boosts options market
Options now account for 60% of total open interest on SGX's iron ore derivatives
SG hires Asia strategists in credit and rates, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
China grants first cross-border OTC derivatives licence to Citic
Securities house becomes first onshore firm licensed to trade with offshore dealers
Fears of multi-billion dollar China ETF CGT bill misplaced
Tax treaties likely to save ETF providers from a swingeing retrospective bill
Variation margin calls drove China copper smelter insolvent
Ill-considered futures trade claims first victim of tighter post-Qingdao financing climate
RBI says India corporates need to increase forex hedging
Potential US rate rise puts rupee depreciation back on the table
Australian miners embrace options to hedge currency fall
Miners facing falling commodity prices and a depreciating Australian dollar
Malaysia close to becoming a clean netting jurisdiction
Banks will save hundreds of millions of dollars in risk-weighted assets
Trading error spooks China ETF options traders
Abnormally low premiums cause exchange to shut down, but market participants are unclear about the reason for the error
Australia corporates revisit FX hedging after dollar slide
Currency risk management is now a major focus for Aussie firms