Japan
Official support fails to help Japan LNG contract
Forward contract is latest effort to create market in LNG derivatives
Smart beta indexes gain currency with Asian investors
Despite some high-profile failures banks and index providers are bullish
JPX has 'no plans' to list Nikkei 400 futures overseas
Onshore derivative market is the focus for Osaka Securities Exchange
Eurex CEO slams European clearing mandate delay
Global nature of OTC derivative markets calls for a synchronised approach
Japan FSA: cross-border recognition process too slow
US and Europe must recognise third-country rules as equivalent sooner
LNG market participants shun Japanese forwards
Contract hit by lack of interest and fears over pricing methodology
JSCC to gain DCO status from US regulator before year-end
Japanese clearing house will soon be able to clear for US clients
Hedge funds pile into Japan dispersion trade
Rise in single stock uridashi issuance drives trade
Break in Nikkei/yen correlation drives hedge fund activity
Nikkei lag to recent yen depreciation attracts hedge funds back to Japan
House of the year, Asia: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products house of the year for Asia
Best in Japan: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products' best in Japan award
Japan slams European rules on bilateral swaps
Japanese firms will to look to use non-European counterparts
Japan FSA threshold for trade execution 'extremely high'
Only banks with ¥6tn in derivatives must trade swaps electronically
Martin Currie remains committed to Japan strategy
Careful analysis of company prospects drive investments in portfolio
PRDC notes back in fashion
Cross-gamma risks do not deter investors
Asia LNG swap market to be driven by smaller consumers
South Asia set to drive development of derivative market in the medium term
Japan PRDCs stage a comeback on yen depreciation
Revival in power reverse dual currency notes thanks to Abenomic policies
Rising interest rates pose challenge for Asia insurers
ALM benefits potentially outweighed by rise in lapses
Best ETF provider
WisdomTree wins the award for best ETF provider in the US
Fortunes improving for emerging markets ETPs, says BlackRock
Redemptions of equity ETPs fell to $1.8 billion in March
Australia inflation swap market moribund despite price rise expectations
Inflation swaps market has become illiquid with most activity on physical inflation-linked bonds
BNPP makes first big options trade on Nikkei 400 index
Hedging remains an issue until futures are launched in November
Largest hedge funds vulnerable to 2008 repeat
Biggest 30 would lose 4.6% in one month
Japan insurers look to hedge out legacy VA positions
Rise in equity markets makes it less costly for insurers to de-risk