Foreign exchange
HK insurers ramp up dollar hedging activities
Insurers in Hong Kong are revising their long-term policy of not hedging out their US dollar exposures
The final frontier: renminbi hedging and Africa
The final frontier
Structured products market in Greece stabilises ahead of debt sustainability talks
Investors in Greece appear calmer than in May and June, when fears of currency redenomination saw structured product sales surge
Foreign exchange house of the year
Foreign exchange house of the year
China dominates our thinking: David Puth, CLS chief executive
Interviewed at the Sibos conference in Osaka, David Puth talks about growth plans for Asia and the risk management implications of central clearing
Basel proposal to capitalise settlement risk ‘unnecessary’
In comment letters published last week, banks have taken issue with Basel Committee guidance that would capitalise post-execution exposure to settlement risk
Banks suspend dual-currency deposits in Japan
Returns on dual-currency and structured deposits will not be covered by state insurance scheme, Japanese FSA decides
GFI extends ForexMatch into Asian and African currencies
The interdealer broker is expanding the footprint of its forex derivatives platform by adding Asian and African currency pairs
Quant Congress Europe: Collateral choice will cause price fragmentation, says Piterbarg
Ability to choose eligible collateral within CSAs means unique prices for the most vanilla derivatives could become a thing of the past, says Vladimir Piterbarg
Banks struggle to build FX as liquidity slows
Falling levels of forex activity, particularly among institutional clients, have made it difficult for banks – particularly the newer entrants – to beef up their forex businesses,
Into Africa: Building a sub-Saharan OTC market
Building a sub-Saharan OTC market
Personal criminal liability works
Personal criminal liability works, like it or not
Best in Malaysia: CIMB
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Foreign exchange house of the year: HSBC
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Deutsche creates cross-asset platforms business under Amrolia
Deutsche Bank's Zar Amrolia runs a new business focused on electronic platforms across fixed income, while Kevin Rodgers has stepped up to become global head of FX
Forex options traders count the cost of stressed VAR
Costing stressed VAR
RMB is gaining traction with corporates, Deutsche survey finds
Smaller companies can realise savings of nearly 5% when dealing with Chinese businesses by transacting in renminbi, says Deutsche Bank
Stressed VAR will hit forex options, dealers warn
Certain forex options and exotics penalised by Basel 2.5, including emerging market currencies and double no-touches
CME ready to fight for market share in Europe, says Sammann
CME Group's European exchange, set to begin trading foreign exchange futures next year, will offer a competitive alternative to other exchanges, says the group's head of forex and rates
Basel settlement risk guidance puts new demands on forex market
Governance, replacement cost risk, liquidity risk, operational risk and legal risk are among the issues forex dealers must address, according to newly released Basel Committee guidance
CLS hires JP Morgan veteran as chief executive
David Puth will become the next chief executive of CLS, starting next week, the settlement risk utility announced today
Pressure mounts on Esma over clearing exemption
Responses to Esma's draft technical standard on Emir call for the agency to clarify its position on forex clearing - with some suggestion NDFs could be exempt
Indian corporates turn to forex options
Increasing their options
Renminbi liberalisation opens up hedging opportunities
Liberal measures