Hong Kong
A flying start for offshore renminbi but equity structures in short supply
Offshore appreciation
Promontory hires Newman and Gould to lead greater China office
Frank Newman, former US Treasury deputy secretary, and Ronald Gould, ex-UK FSA senior adviser, join the consultancy's China operations
Special report: Foreign exchange
Asian currencies on the rise
Renminbi internationalisation poses potentially fatal risks
Restraining the risks
Editorial: Protecting privacy
Regulators have not produced a new code for private banking and wealth management. They have simply allowed new rules for retail products to creep into the wealth space
Structured Products: Asia Report
Structured Products: Asia Report
HSBC Global Asset Management appoints new Asia CIO
Bill Maldonado, who was a derivatives portfolio manager in the 1990s, is transferring from London to become chief investment officer for HSBC Global Asset Management in Asia
US still has no plans to give Asian sovereigns Dodd-Frank exemption, says Hong Kong regulator
Asian countries are concerned about the lack of Dodd-Frank Act CCP exemptions for sovereigns; proliferation of CCPs carries its own risks, say dealers
BNP Paribas names Hawley as Asia fixed-income head as Foch takes global role
BNP Paribas is relocating its head of fixed income for the Americas, Bob Hawley, to Asia to take over from incumbent Henri Foch, who will move to London as global deputy head of fixed income in London
Asia overtakes Europe as home to most millionaires, survey finds
Hong Kong sees world's fastest growth in population of wealthy individuals, according to BAML/Capgemini survey
JP Morgan bolsters Asia equity derivatives team with two new hires
JP Morgan has added to its equity derivatives group in Asia by raiding Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley
JP Morgan private bank recruits Lum to cater to China ultra-high-net-worth individuals
The US bank has continued its recruitment drive in the region, snaring Rebecca Lum from UBS to look after wealthy Chinese individuals offshore
BNY Mellon names Alan Harden as first CEO for Asia-Pacific
BNY Mellon Asset Management has hired Alan Harden from ING Investment Management as its first chief executive for the Asia-Pacific region.
Axa’s Mark Stamper talks about the insurer's risk overhaul in Asia
Chains of command
BoAML hires Peter Fung as head of Asia equity derivatives trading
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Peter Fung from Deutsche Bank as head of corporate equity and fund derivatives trading for the region as it seeks to broaden the bank's equity derivative franchise with corporate and institutional clients.
Lookback
Lookback
ETF Roundup
ETF Roundup
Asian investors broaden their exposure as they seek diversification from the US dollar
Asian investors broaden their exposure as they seek diversification from the US dollar
Risks lie ahead for China's internationalisation of renminbi, warn IMF, PBoC and HKEx officials
IMF Hong Kong representative, a former PBoC MPC member and HKEx chief warn of risks for China as the internationalisation of the renminbi starts to gather pace.
Former PBoC policy member warns of renminbi depreciation risk
Fan Gang, a former member of the monetary policy committee of the People’s Bank of China, warns investors of the risk the Chinese currency may not continue to appreciate against the US dollar at a forum in Hong Kong today.
Hong Kong seeks to create ‘fixing’ rate for offshore renminbi; move will bolster derivatives market
Hong Kong's efforts to create an offshore renminbi fixing rate are viewed as strategically important for the development of the offshore renminbi, with such a benchmark essential for the growth of CNH derivatives, say market experts