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Futures exchanges seek clarity on China licensing regime
Hazy details on landmark Futures and Derivatives Law breeds legal uncertainty, unnerving operators
Non-deliverable CNY swaps defy doubters
Swap Connect’s launch has helped rather than hindered the instrument, say dealers
China CDS users slow to embrace new credit event panel
Decisions from Nafmii determinations committee yet to be switched on in agreements
Foreign funds are bulls in China’s onshore commodity futures
Growing participation from overseas investors is boosting liquidity in what’s already a boom market
Guangfa’s NSFR drops to just above regulatory minimum
Eight of 12 Chinese banks see decline in funding metric in Q1
Six Chinese banks set market risk records in Q1
Market RWAs spike 63% overall in first disclosures after rules update
Execs can game sentiment engines, but can they fool LLMs?
Quants are firing up large language models to cut through corporate blather
Softer FX rules for China QFIs set to boost CNY competition
Freedom to circumvent local custodians a plus for pricing and best execution – State Street
Bank of Communications moves early to meet TLAC requirements
China Construction Bank becomes last China G-Sib to release TLAC plans
Dealers bullish on upcoming offshore CGB futures relaunch
Better contracts and deeper foreign interest in China bonds set to spur uptake, but launch date unclear
Beware war exclusions in cyber insurance, risk managers told
Risk Live: Experts say policy wording is tightening up following rise in ransomware attacks
RMB vol returns as hedge funds take barrier trade profits
Unwinds of exotic positions saw vol jump 72% after surprise PBoC move last week
China stock sell-off will test securities firms’ risk managers
Regulatory measures to support stock market could add to risks facing securities sector
Asia moves: senior hires at Millennium, Citi, SMBC and more
Latest job news from across the industry
Deposit insurance could transform outlook for China TLAC
Issuance needs drop dramatically if regulators allow maximum inclusion of deposit insurance fund
How China’s equities intervention caused a quant fund quake
Popular leveraged market-neutral trade crumbled after government stepped in to support major indexes in February
Citrix Bleed hacks flag IT asset inventory shortfalls
To know what needs urgent patching, global banks first need to know what software they have
Market seeks details of PBoC plan to open onshore repo trading
Traders welcome the move but want clarity on legal and collateral issues
Bank of China issuance not ‘sufficient’ to cover TLAC needs
Announced issuance still only a fraction of total bail-in debt needs for Chinese G-Sibs
China snowball knock-ins fuel futures sell-off
Market participants say issuer re-hedging has helped drive Chinese equity indexes lower
China set to firm up extraterritorial grip on OTC derivatives
CSRC expected to approve new KYC and market abuse rules despite concerns over foreign impact