Hong Kong
Asia providers on best behaviour for new regulatory regime
Retail investors in Hong Kong are slowly acclimatising to a new regulatory regime which will be fully implemented from January 2010. Concerns about the regulators zeal have meant that few or none are prepared to exploit any of the current loopholes…
Editorial: Banging on the door of the trustee
Wealthy investors in Hong Kong that lost money on Lehman Brothers Minibonds have resorted to hiring protesters to state their case to the trustee of the bonds
Video: Chairman of the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange
Barry Cheung, chairman at the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, speaks to Lianna Brinded about the liberalisation of China's renminbi and the positive effects it will have on energy and commodities.
RBC Capital Markets adds Glenn Anson to head central bank sales in Asia
RBC has hired 70 employees this year in a bid to build its presence in the Asia-Pacific region
Stricter regulation possible for Ucits hedge funds
French seeking to apply stricter rules to funds using complex investment strategies, claim Cesr support
HKMEx: China’s currency liberalisation to drive liquidity in energy and commodities
China's growth as a consumer in the energy and commodities global market could eventually sway price movements, says Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange’s Cheung
JP Morgan taking Autoquote to Japan and Europe
JP Morgan is expanding its automatic email pricing system to new markets and client bases outside of Asia.
Triple hire for Macquarie Private Wealth Asia
Macquarie hires three senior executives to boost its private wealth operation in Asia
Rise of algorithmic trading creates new risk issues
Proponents of algorithmic and off-exchange trading point to the benefits that reduced trading costs can have for investment performance and profits of major dealers. However, there are concerns about the emergence of unanticipated and uncontrollable new…
Credit Suisse names Abbasi as new Asia chief executive
Hans-Ulrich Doerig, chairman of Credit Suisse, said the appointment will further strengthen the bank's management team in the Asia Pacific, a key growth region for the Swiss banking group.
Index innovation of the year
FTSE has brought new investment ideas to market over the last 12 months through a series of partnerships that have paid off and is the winner of the Index Innovation Award for Asia
ETF Provider Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has benefitted from a concentration on ETFs based on local indexes in Asia, and is the Structured Products ETF Provider of the year for the region
Best in Hong Kong
Hang Seng Bank
Axa loses structured finance chief to Goldman Sachs
Pierre-Emmanuel Juillard quits Axa to become Asian financial institutions structuring head at Goldman Sachs.
Credit Suisse names James Hong to head Hong Kong private banking
Hong will provide client coverage and facilitate cross-divisional collaboration within the bank as the most senior representative in Hong Kong for Credit Suisse’s private banking business
Property derivatives fail to offer hedge options against price collapse
The development of a property derivatives market in Asia stalled during the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and has failed to regain any real momentum, presenting a gloomy outlook for the business. But some parties believe the introduction of retail…
A bullish time ahead for Asia
Asia’s rapid growth and buoyant consumer confidence continue, and the region is emerging from the financial crisis as an economic powerhouse. Operational risk managers and regulators alike must keep pace with this bullish market if they want to avoid…
Crédit Agricole moves Lainé to lead financial institutions group in Asia
Crédit Agricole CIB names Frédéric Lainé as head of financial institutions, considered a key strategic client segment for the bank. Graham Willams has been promoted to head fixed income for Asia ex-Japan.
Man’s $21bn quant fund sees no need for high frequency trading
AHL, the managed futures single manager of Man Investments, says it sees no need to participate in the high-frequency area to secure alpha from its trend-following strategy.
Equity Derivatives House of the Year, Asia
Credit Suisse
RMB-denominated OTC derivatives poised to take off in Hong Kong
The renminbi deliverable forwards market has hit at least $28 million during the first month of trading following an agreement in July between the the PBOC and HKMA that enabled Hong Kong to act as an offshore centre for the Chinese currency.
UBS names Bahurel head of equity derivatives sales in Asia
UBS will add Julien Bahurel as head of equity derivative sales in Asia by the end of this year
LCH.Clearnet in a raft of Asia deal talks
Clearing giant LCH.Clearnet strengthens its position in Asia as it looks to seal a number of clearing deals with a raft of exchanges and other market participants
Asia Risk 15: David Li, Bank of East Asia
Chairman and chief executive of Bank of East Asia, David Li Kwok-po, is a consummate relationship banker who has expanded the Hong Kong family bank’s footprint into mainland China. But he places high importance on quantitative risk management. By…