Asia Risk/News
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
Risk recycling issues stall China forex option market
Onshore corporates yet to take advantage of increased hedging options
Asset manager concern over Sifi label – Hong Kong SFC
Systemically important status seen as business threat by asset managers
Hong Kong increases bank capital levels on credit expansion fears
HKMA is first Asian regulator to implement Basel III counter-cyclical capital buffer
Taiwan-Japan stock connect to drive futures cross-listing
Taifex to launch risk management tools to support proposed link
Standard Chartered names DCM head, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
Indonesia export curbs help develop onshore derivative sector
ICDX aiming to take advantage of rule change to build local derivatives markets
Global banks look for profits in China ABS market
Regulatory change provides opportunity for international firms' structuring skills
India commodity exchange fights single CCP proposal
NCDEX finds itself in conflict with government clearing house proposals
China margin finance crackdown linked to equity option launch
CSRC looks for stock market stability ahead of country's first equity option launch