China
House of the year: Citi
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in China: Standard Chartered
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in India: ICICI Bank
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Commodities house of the year: Commerzbank
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Equity derivatives house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Critical mass reached in iron ore swaps market as traders boost liquidity
Falling iron ore prices are ramping up market liquidity to the extent that hedge funds are entering the market as a China proxy
Central banks turn to RMB assets
The international brigade
Index roundup
Index roundup
ETF roundup
ETF roundup
RMB is gaining traction with corporates, Deutsche survey finds
Smaller companies can realise savings of nearly 5% when dealing with Chinese businesses by transacting in renminbi, says Deutsche Bank
Regulatory change will enable China insurers to reduce their asset-liability mismatch
China insurers now allowed to invest in hybrid, convertible bonds and infrastructure asset and real estate
Renminbi liberalisation opens up hedging opportunities
Liberal measures
Growth in wealth products leaves China non-state banks exposed to liquidity risk
Smaller banks’ use of wealth management products to drive deposit bases poses liquidity and credit risk to broader sector
Garantum autocall linked to emerging markets
Taking Brics to Sweden
Offshore renminbi bond market to take off in 2012
A maturing market combined with deregulation is sustaining demand for offshore renminbi bonds in the face of slowing RMB appreciation
ANZ launches China-centric commodity index
Australian bank unveils commodity index in bid to better reflect China market influence
China ETFs look offshore
Looking across borders
Commodities see biggest falls since Lehman Brothers collapse
Global commodity markets could be signalling a severe downturn as indexes tracking the sector show the sharpest falls since late 2008
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
China abandons early adoption plan for Basel III
China Banking Regulatory Commission drops plans to implement Basel Committee timetable early because of eurozone and domestic growth fears
China’s QFII expansion heralds next step in liberalisation of market
The foreign legion
Eurozone crisis to have limited impact on southeast Asia – Asean Risk 2012
Resilience in regional markets will insulate Asian nations from any European slowdown, say economists during Asean Risk 2012 roundtable
Banks must prepare for more Fatca-style legislation, experts warn
The likelihood of Fatca-style legislation from other jurisdictions means banks must be prepared
Mongolia: First steppes
First steppes