Viren Vaghela
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Deutsche Bank restructure quadruples Japan profits
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Derivatives House of the Year, Japan – Deutsche Bank
Allen & Overy dominates derivative transaction business
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Derivatives Law Firm of the Year – Allen & Overy
CIMB Niaga retains Indonesia derivative house award
Asia Risk Awards 2014: House of the Year, Indonesia – CIMB Niaga
Credit Suisse prospers despite low volatility environment
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Equity Derivatives House of the Year – Credit Suisse
Citi cements its position as leading Asia clearing bank
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Clearing Bank of the Year – Citi
HSBC's Asia house of the year win made in China
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Derivatives House of the Year, Asia ex-Japan – HSBC
Deutsche's prime brokerage boosts India, China business
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Prime Broker of the Year – Deutsche Bank
Icap adapts to low volatility and regulatory challenges
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Interdealer Broker of the Year – Icap
Break in Nikkei/yen correlation drives hedge fund activity
Nikkei lag to recent yen depreciation attracts hedge funds back to Japan using forex contingent options
'Umbrella revolution' drives 33% spike in Hong Kong vol
Volatility spikes five points after pro-democracy protestors brought central Hong Kong to a standstill
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan to set up booking hubs in Asia
Baml and Citi likely to be in the second wave of US banks setting up Asia subsidiary hubs
Goldman Sachs bought $24 billion CDS portfolio from UBS
UBS in Australia sold off its CDS portfolio in fixed income scale-back, source reveals; deal was part of efforts to meet impending capital requirements
European banks stop clearing Korean won swaps at KRX
Uncertainty over whether Esma will recognise KRX’s OTC clearing house; industry players say the exchange has to improve its risk management
Taiwan fixing could fragment offshore renminbi liquidity
Latest CNH fixing will be a boon for Taiwan’s derivatives market, but concerns have emerged over the potential silo-isation of the renminbi market
Japan slams European rules on bilateral swaps
European rules on bilateral margining leave Japanese firms with no option but to find alternative counterparts
Risk management and China's index market: video
A flurry of equity index launches in China will give rise to derivatives using these indexes as underlying, in turn benefiting domestic companies in search of hedging tools to risk-manage their portfolios
Divergent nexus rules threaten reporting chaos in Asia
Asia is pioneering how cross-border trades should be reported when they touch one jurisdiction but are booked elsewhere. However, Australia's rules are diverging from those in Hong Kong and Singapore, causing a headache for foreign banks that value…
Asic reporting definition 'unworkable' say foreign banks
Australian regulator's latest guidance may cause fragmentation of rules across the region with no likelihood of a regional reporting standard now emerging
Buy-side cost concerns prompt MAS trade reporting exemption
Buy-side firms pushed back on July 1 reporting deadline due to high costs and lack of readiness
Japan FSA threshold for trade execution 'extremely high'
A proposed ¥6 billion threshold for Japanese banks to trade swaps electronically from September 2015 will only capture the "10 or 20" largest dealers, providing relief to many smaller financial institutions
Regional clearing houses push for third-country equivalence
Clearing houses across Asia have been working to meet global standards for CCPs in order to make themselves eligible for non-domestic trade flow. This article looks at how three clearing houses – in China, India and Korea – have upgraded their…
Korea derivatives road map gets lukewarm reception
FSC to introduce exchange-traded derivatives, volatility futures and index futures as part of a plan to boost investor participation in derivatives – but market participants are not convinced
KRX adds 16 foreign branches for mandated won IRS clearing
Korea Exchange signs up 16 foreign bank branches for its IRS clearing service prior to June 30 deadline from its local regulator, while CFTC expected to announce no-action relief for KRX
CCIL cleared forex forward volumes double following mandate
European banks start clearing in India despite no EU equivalency ruling