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Asian buy side faces non-cleared margin currency penalty
Global banks charge premium for accepting local securities instead of major currencies
Asia clearing surge raises concerns over eligible collateral
Scarcity of high-quality liquid assets gives rise to liquidity risk worries, say banks
Asian privacy laws obstruct FRTB data pooling efforts
Bank scepticism and regulatory hurdles likely to inhibit cross-border information sharing
SGX mothballs US dollar swap clearing
Insufficient demand causes service to cease – however exchange says it may reintroduce it later
'Systemic risk' created by margining into non-netting jurisdictions, says StanChart
Local regulators are considering exempting banks from posting margin where there is no netting certainty
Asia takes a flexible approach to LCR implementation
Regulators in Asia are adopting a practical stance in implementing the LCR to the relief of banks
Indonesian corporate hedging to pick up following election
Importers will increase hedging activity amid greater rupiah volatility
Rupiah volatility drives Indonesia derivatives uptake
The drive for derivatives
Basel III and Islamic finance: friend or foe?
Faith in the system
Risk Manager of the Year – Gilbert Kohnke, OCBC
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: Gilbert Kohnke, OCBC - Risk Manager of the Year
Singapore banks lukewarm on covered bonds
Banks in Singapore are unlikely to issue covered bonds in large amounts even if the local regulator’s consultation on the issue is successful
On the move
On the move
Regulatory pressure prompts Bank of Singapore to name new compliance chief
OCBC subsidiary splits risk and compliance roles
SGX hires new regulatory and risk management chiefs
Singapore Exchange names Richard Teng as deputy chief regulatory officer and Sonia Zhang as head of risk management
Despite hurdles, clearers map out forex ambitions
Clearing a way for forex
Despite hurdles, clearers map out forex ambitions
Clearing hurdles
SOR headache for Singapore banks as rates enter negative territory; MAS defends stance
Profits at banks in Singapore issuing mortgages and loans based on SOR may be severely dented as the rate turned negative for the first time last week and is predicted to remain this way in the medium term
Treasury risk management
Treasury tightrope
Asian regulators get tough on liquidity ring-fencing
Ring-fencing liquidity
Islamic structured products gain credibility in Asia
Sharia surety
OCBC Malaysia’s risk chief lauds obligor risk system
Obligated to risk
Asian traders lukewarm to renminbi despite US dollar-depeg
Asian exporters and importers are waiting to see more investment and hedging instruments for offshore renminbi before adopting the currency for trading
Funding fears
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