Foreign exchange
Indian accounting rules shield corporates from forex losses
Despite sharp falls in the value of the rupee and large dollar-denominated loan exposures, Indian corporates are not feeling the effect on their balance sheets
Taiwan renminbi bond market unattractive to international investors
Low yields and lack of liquidity are keeping international investors away from the Taiwanese baodao market
Prime brokers shun forex agency desks over CFTC rules
Agency desks warn they could be driven out of the market as a result of business conduct rules
Lack of CSAs restricts forex hedging options for Australian institutions
Returns for hedging via long-term cross-currency swaps are attractive, but few are able to do so because of the lack of credit support annexes in place
ACI to develop new spot FX standards
Industry association plans to complete project by year-end to bring greater clarity to the definition of spot FX across currencies and geographies
Launch of renminbi clearing in Singapore could spur RMB commodity derivative market
Infrastructure to clear RMB trades in Singapore is now live
Thai sovereign entities to hedge out legacy yen exposures as baht strengthens
Recent mark-to-market gains on legacy yen-denominated loans make now a tempting time to hedge, according to Thai market players
Buy side struggling to pick forex platforms
Consolidation will shrink the number of competing platforms, but it is too early to pick winners, say panellists at FX Invest North America
Special report: FX
Forwards backwards
Renminbi liberalisation reduces demand for NDFs
The NDF of the line?
MAS warns on fragmented clearing and reporting
Asian financial markets have made progress in setting up CCPs and trade repositories, but greater harmonisation is needed across borders, Singaporean regulator warns
Singapore eyes regional hub status for offshore RMB
Addressing ACI Congress delegates, deputy prime minister and chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore talks up Singapore's ability to facilitate the growth of renminbi trading outside China
Euro's future unaffected by turmoil in Italy, say panellists
The results of Italy's election may have created uncertainty, but the eurozone's future remains intact, according to speakers at the FX Invest Europe conference
FSB comments on FX margin surprise industry
The FSB’s call for the Basel Committee and CPSS to set provisions on variation margin for FX derivatives appears to cross over with the Working Group on Margin Requirements, say observers
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
CME launches three-year CNH futures contract to meet dim sum bond hedging demand
CME to offer CNH futures from February 25; becomes second provider after HKEx launched CNH futures contract last September
Philippine central bank NDF curbs won’t stop peso appreciation
Attempts by the Philippine central bank to curb increases in the value of the local currency won't work, according to market observers
Growing popularity of renminbi heralds more structured products linked to the currency
The renminbi appreciation society
Opening up of China market will not deplete Hong Kong RMB liquidity
The renminbi deposit base in Hong Kong banks will not face depletion even as investors have more ways of remitting the currency back to mainland China, say speakers at the Asian Financial Forum
Free trade in Taiwan needed to prevent emergence of multiple offshore RMB curves
The creation of an offshore RMB market in Taiwan could result in a fracturing of liquidity and prevent the currency's further internationalisation
Margin for longer-dated uncleared FX would be unpopular, FSA official admits
While the idea behind a maturity threshold for forex collateral requirements makes sense to regulators, FSA speaker at FX Week Europe recognises the industry's opposition
Uncleared FX not necessarily more risky, says BoE’s Cross
Proposed rules could result in relatively vanilla forex products attracting disproportionate margin and capital requirements, says BoE FX division head