China
Foreign exchange house of the year: BNP Paribas
French bank helps corporates hedge in the wake of China devaluation
China to create own version of forex code
New committee to write Chinese version of code for onshore banks
China leverage clampdown to hit two-tier structured products
Product issuers look to derivatives to boost returns, but options are limited
HKEx: real-time settlement key to cross-currency swap clearing
JSCC and KRX also said to be working on cross-currency swap clearing offerings
Building credit: China's CDS market faces headwinds
Regulatory fragmentation threatens take-up of planned new credit instruments
Opened interest: foreign firms eye China's rate swap market
However regulatory and operational challenges set to slow growth
Lack of sellers could hold back Chinese CDS market
Demand for credit protection increases, but traders say sellers will be hard to find
China opens up onshore swap market but hurdles remain
Foreign investors can now hedge CNY bonds but dealers expect limited uptake
Base metals house of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas’s expansion into China’s base metal markets demonstrates commitment to the global commodities business
Emerging market benchmarks under threat from EU law
Heightened regulatory scrutiny discourages banks from participating in third-country benchmarks
Regulator consent to make or break BCBS 239 compliance in Asia
Local data laws clash with Basel’s risk data aggregation rules
Corporates face 'disaster' on renminbi Tarfs, say traders
Some companies "may run out of cash"; regulators said to be looking at new restrictions
Proposed margin rule to hurt global banks’ trades with China
Industry dislikes HKMA rule on initial margin for uncleared trades with non-netting countries
HSBC drives custody growth with China mandate wins
Securities lending also sees uptick as BNY Mellon and State Street announce new clients
Taiwan clamps down on Tarfs over financial stability fears
FSC chairman says the regulator's focus is not "the domestic banking sector's profitability"
FDIC margin rule hands pricing advantage to EU banks in Asia
European and US regulators differ in their treatment of inter-affiliate trades
Global banks support 5% threshold for margining uncleared swaps
A lack of netting statutes and low volumes make requirements excessive for emerging markets
RMB fall forces Chinese corporates to rethink hedges
Exporters dump forwards; others hedge for the first time
China’s futures clampdown hits Hong Kong warrants
Volumes of derivatives linked to China A-shares fall 83%
Asia commodity finance house of the year: SG CIB
French bank steps up presence in reserve-based lending in Asia
Asia metals dealer of the year: ANZ
ANZ grows metals business in challenging conditions
Chinese clampdown on HFT may hinder new oil contract
Foreign firms may avoid Shanghai crude futures, some participants warn
Riskology: Did markets overreact to China sell-offs?
Analysis shows markets can be overly sensitive to single-factor events
Chinese corporate hedging costs soar after PBoC forex clampdown
New rule leads to 400bp price hikes as companies hedge renminbi fall