Hong Kong
Investors sue HSBC, BNY Mellon and Lehman over 'Minibonds'
Losses and Lawsuits
Regulatory wrangling
Structured products
Swap stabilisers
Editor's letter
Trimming the tenor
The Hong Kong market is undergoing a massive shift in the type of products that are distributed as investors opt for simple, short-dated, capital-protected investments because of uncertainty about long-term trends. Hang Seng Bank is even offering…
Reaching out
Q&A
Losing lustre
Structured products
HKMA issues further AML guidance
Daily news headlines
Defining the boundaries
Him Chuan Lim, Basel II programme director at DBS Bank in Singapore, talks to Ellen Davis about operational risk's complex relationship with both credit risk and market risk
Hong Kong issues guidelines on disclosure
HK clarifies on banking disclosure rules
Derivatives and structured products up 53% in 2005, says Hong Kong’s SFC
Investments in derivatives and structured products by fund managers in Hong Kong grew 53% in 2005 to HK$29.5 billion ($3.8 billion) from HK$19.2 billion in 2004, according to the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) ‘Fund Management Activities…
Hong Kong’s SFC tightens sponsor regulations
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released its new eligibility criteria for sponsors and compliance advisers, aimed at assessing the overall suitability of corporate finance advisory firms to act in these roles. The regulations go…
Hong Kong’s SFC to strengthen enforcement
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the securities industry watchdog, will continue to place emphasis on enforcement and investor education in the coming year, said SFC chairman Martin Wheatley.
Hong Kong’s SFC to strengthen enforcement
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the securities industry watchdog, will continue to place emphasis on enforcement and investor education in the coming year, said SFC chairman Martin Wheatley.
Perspectives - Ellen Davis
10-year anniversary
HKEx targets derivatives growth
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has scheduled a number of new initiatives for 2005 to combat flagging investor interest in derivatives. It also plans to expand and promote its distribution of market data to a wider user base in the Far East.
Accounting standards: Causing waves
The scheduled adoption of IAS 39 may not be causing the same waves in Asia as it is in Europe, but corporate treasurers in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore are eyeing the 1 January deadline with increasing nervousness.
BarCap hires head of Asia-Pacific credit derivatives
UK investment bank Barclays Capital has hired Eric Slighton as managing director, head of Asia-Pacific credit derivatives.
Merrill boosts equity teams in Asia-Pacific
US investment bank Merrill Lynch has made four new equity derivatives-related hires in Japan, two in Hong Kong and two in Australia.
SG enters HK retail hedge fund market
SG is looking to dispel some of the myths surrounding the dangers of hedge funds with the launch of its first hedge fund product aimed at Hong Kong’s retail investors.