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Regulators in Asia target shadow banking sector
Regulators in Asia are striving to strike balance between regulating the shadow banking sector and letting Asian financial intermediation develop
US should show more respect over Fatca – PBoC official
The unilateral approach taken by the US to combat tax evasion is not the right one, says senior figure at the People's Bank of China
Hong Kong regulator cautious about CoCos
The HKMA is unconvinced about banks issuing contingent convertible instruments, according to Arthur Yuen, deputy chief executive of the HKMA
Free trade in Taiwan needed to prevent emergence of multiple offshore RMB curves
The creation of an offshore RMB market in Taiwan could result in a fracturing of liquidity and prevent the currency's further internationalisation
Nomura to reboot Korea ELWs with Hong Kong product launch
Korean retail investors will be able to access Kospi 200 warrants without the barriers to entry that exist in the Korean market
RMB controls stifling iron ore swap market participation in China
Inability to convert RMB is preventing more participation from Chinese end-users in the iron ore swaps market, according to an onshore metals derivatives player
Dodd-Frank and its impact on Asia
States of confusion
Dealers working to keep Asian entities outside Dodd-Frank
As the CFTC prepares to finalise its rules on extraterritoriality, some firms in Asia are working to minimise the impact on non-US entities
Risk is crucial to a bank’s reputation – Nigel Williams, ANZ
Getting on top of ANZ's "super regional" strategy is the chief risk officer's main focus
Asia can ease collateral squeeze, says Clearstream chief
The global thirst for high grade collateral resulting from OTC clearing will require Asia playing a greater role in future, according to Jeffrey Tessler, chief executive of Clearstream
High yield bond funds are an emerging risk: SFC video interview
Investors increasing their exposure to high yield bond funds is an area of concern, according to Bénédicte Nolens, head of risk and strategy at the Securities and Futures Commission
Photogallery: Asia Risk Congress 2012
A selection of photos from the Asia Risk Congress on November 1
Asia Risk Congress: LCR drives expanding regional liquidity swap market
Insurers providing liquidity swaps to banks is a growing trend in Asia
Volumes of swaps trades between US and Asian firms recover
A recent Dodd-Frank-led decline in swap volumes between Asian and US counterparties has been reversed following CFTC intervention
Hong Kong insurers hedge out their US dollar exposure
Insurers in Hong Kong are revising their long-term policy of not hedging out their US dollar exposures
Fatca delay simply “smoke and mirrors”
Moves by US authorities to delay implementation of portions of Fatca provide little relief for institutions
House of the Year, Hong Kong – DBS
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: DBS – House of the Year, Hong Kong
Chan remains Asia structured products head at Deutsche following cuts to equities
Susan Chan remains in post at Deutsche Bank following job losses in Hong Kong and Japan as asset classes are consolidated into one structured products group
Asia financial institutions unhappy about scope of Fatca
Fatca is the latest US regulation to impact the Asian finance sector – and despite its extensive reach not all players in the region are ready for its imposition
SG opens door to Singapore retail investors as new financial adviser regime implemented
New rules governing the sale and distribution of structured products in Singapore are set to be put to the test with the first product issued since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
Demand for commodity-linked structured products ‘almost dead’
Panellists at the Structured Products Asia conference were downbeat over the prospects for commodity-linked structures
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Foreign exchange house of the year: HSBC
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Index innovation: Société Générale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012