HSBC
Banks continue to ramp up in offshore RMB
Top-tier banks are continuing to invest in their offshore renminbi trading capabilities, despite the recent dip in Chinese growth and the challenge of persuading clients to use the new currency and boost liquidity
Capitalising on the bank asset sale
Capitalising on the bank asset sale
Alternative Fund Administration Survey 2012
External factors in an exceptional year
People moves
The latest people moves in the securities services industry
Sponsored roundtable: The Custody Risk Luxembourg fund industry roundtable 2011
Sponsored roundtable: The Custody Risk Luxembourg fund industry roundtable 2011
People: Mianné and Valet ring the changes at SG CIB
New deputy chief risk officer - and new business line, to be headed by Sindzingre - at SG CIB; clearing musical chairs as Huszar leaves Morgan Stanley, Allen leaves BAML for Deutsche, and Page becomes latest to leave RBS; Langley and McGrath promoted at…
Stress test struggle: separating liquidity and market risks
Stress test struggle
People: Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Insurers stress liquidity and lapse risk amid concern over interest rate spike
When surrender is an option
Slater to join Standard Chartered as group head of operational risk
Peter Slater leaving CLS to take up op risk role at Standard Chartered
HSBC offers four-year digital structure as financial underlyings prove popular
Leveraged return notes and reverse convertibles remain popular in the latest US public issuance, but HSBC is offering a digital structure with a long tenor and products linked to financials
HSBC offers a product cocktail in the US as RBS adds a digital
HSBC provided a broad selection of structures in its product filings with the SEC on April 5, while Royal Bank of Scotland launched a digital structure and Morgan Stanley offered principal protection
Credible capital: regulators prepare to tackle RWA divergence
Credible capital
Regulators look out for clearing dodges
Out of the clear?
HSBC offers autocallables linked to Russell 2000 and S&P 500
Autocallables continue to be popular in the US, with four new products registered with the SEC
Basel 2.5 caused €200 billion jump in RWAs
European banks saw their RWAs leap at the turn of the year, as new trading book rules collided with the EBA's call to achieve a 9% capital minimum
Bank of Montreal wakes up to coffee company-linked product
Bank of Montreal has filed a coffee company-linked product with the SEC, and UBS has registered another seven reverse convertibles
On the move
On the move
US investors get longer tenors, protection and bonuses
JP Morgan and HSBC have filed principal-protected notes with lengthy terms with the SEC, while UBS has registered three five-year autocallables linked to ETFs
Risk Annual Summit: CVA rethink needed, says HSBC risk specialist
Market risk hedges should be recognised when calculating CVA capital charge, says HSBC market risk modelling head
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2012
Andrew Tjaardstra reviews the major mandates from asset managers, pension funds, insurers and banks during the year 2011
Custody Risk spring 2012
Welcome to the spring 2012 issue of Custody Risk
People profile: John van Verre
Managing change