State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe)
Softer FX rules for China QFIs set to boost CNY competition
Freedom to circumvent local custodians a plus for pricing and best execution – State Street
Chinese exporters urged to ramp up US dollar hedges
Dealers join China’s Safe in sounding alarm at mounting unhedged FX exposures
New Chinese forex crackdown to hit corporate hedging
Despite new reserve requirement, dealers say ‘maturity’ in risk management is here to stay
Documentation concerns slow CNY forex derivatives growth
Foreign fund managers need clarity before market can take off, say banks
China M&A boom presents unique hedging headaches
Crackdown on ‘fake’ deals adds to risk in contingent hedges
Shanghai to be first CCP to clear forex options
New service to debut in August, but liquidity risk has stalled other CCPs
Asia metals dealer of the year: ANZ
ANZ grows metals business in challenging conditions
China looks to offshore ETFs
Looking beyond the border
China gives the go-ahead to forex options and cross-currency swaps
Hedging gains currency
Onshore forex options debut in China
Foreign exchange options debuted in mainland China today with a number of deals taking place. China now has an onshore market for forex forwards, forex options, forex swaps and cross-currency swap, offering market participants more hedging tools as the…
BoAML debuts cross-currency swap with corporate onshore in China
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has conducted what is believed to be the first currency swap in China with a corporate client after Safe gave the green light for such transactions to start trading on March 1.
China plans onshore renminbi cross-currency swap
Chinese corporates will now have access to onshore and offshore hedging markets
CSRC to ban QFII quota use for China derivatives; ETF providers hit
The CSRC plans to ban derivatives dealers from using QFII quotas to on-sell derivatives mirroring CSI 300 index futures contracts to offshore clients. The move looks set to challenge ETF fund managers when hedging China index-tracking funds.
Asian Financial Forum: China tests further easing of renminbi convertibility of capital account
China's State Council is advising the Shenzhen municipal government and local regulators about permitting renminbi conversion outside of currency restrictions
Asia Risk Congress 2010: Hong Kong finance official says government is pushing China to further ease controls on ‘dim sum' bonds
Asia Risk Congress 2010: Hong Kong finance official says government is pushing China to further ease controls on ‘dim sum’ bonds. Meanwhile, an open-ended renminbi bond fund by Income Partners is launched
Tiger or pussycat? The emergence of China's sovereign wealth fund
Ever since its launch in 2007, China Investment Corporation, China’s sovereign wealth fund, has attracted widespread fear and suspicion. But its potential to move markets may have been overplayed.
China bans pricing in offshore NDF market
Chinese officials have banned local banks from quoting prices in the offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDF) market in an effort to boost trading onshore, according to analysts.