Hong Kong
Offshore RMB hedging costs soar as CNY/CNH basis hits record
Corporates continue to hedge despite price rises as renminbi set to weaken further
Netting questions linger in Asia margining rules
Hong Kong set to exempt non-netting trades from margin regime, following Australian position
Asia resolution rules risk conflict with G-Sib home regulators
Branches fear local regulators could ask banks for confidential home market information
Hong Kong house of the year: BNP Paribas
Renewed focus on investor education and warrants innovation powers bank to crown
Proposed margin rule to hurt global banks’ trades with China
Industry dislikes HKMA rule on initial margin for uncleared trades with non-netting countries
Central counterparties in crisis: the Hong Kong Futures Exchange in the crash of 1987
This Forum contribution shows the reader the lessons that can be learned from one of the few occasions in history when a CCP got into severe difficulty.
Video: Hong Kong SFC right to tackle dark pool 'shenanigans'
Liquidnet CEO Seth Merrin says December 1 rule change will aid market transparency
HKEx waits for regulator to approve cross-currency swaps clearing
Race to be the first CCP to launch the clearing "killer app" continues
China could restrict offshore program trading in Hong Kong
A cross-border co-operation agreement already exists between the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong
Equity derivatives house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2015: A hugely successful collaboration between the global equities derivatives team and the wealth management business in the region not only paved the way for UBS to outprice rivals through its risk-recycling…
Hong Kong house of the year: HSBC
HSBC came out top in Hong Kong, its home market this year, winning plaudits from the region’s hard-to-impress private banks for its strong performance during a choppy July and its backing for the Contineo platform
Asia house of the year: HSBC
An outstanding year in Hong Kong equity products and a continued dominance of CNH-linked products sees HSBC take the top spot in Structured Products Asia Awards 2015
AIFMD passport denial will impact Asian managers most
Hedge fund industry decries Esma's shutting of door on most offshore funds
'Rollercoaster day' in Hong Kong stresses dealers' exotic books
Autocallable knock-in levels under pressure but losses averted
No dealer hedging panic from Hong Kong market plunge
China fears, not Grexit, see Hong Kong market rattled more than peer indexes
Hong Kong urged to speed up commodity pricing in RMB
As HKEx positions itself to be at the heart of China's commodity trade, some say it should be pricing more contracts in RMB
Surge in Hong Kong warrants market gives banks hedging headache
Highest volumes since 2007 causes risk management challenge for dealers
Hong Kong CCP to be first to clear cross-currency swaps
Initial product suite will be RMB focused to suit the need of mainland banks
Axa's Asia CRO moves to US health insurer, Cigna; and other recent job moves
Mark Stamper's experience with Axa will come in useful as Cigna looks to diversify into savings products
HSBC: China A-shares market cap to reach $10 trillion by 2020
HSBC also believes full renminbi convertibility under the capital account will happen in 2015
Audit firms driving CVA uptake by Hong Kong and Singapore banks
Local banks have so far been reluctant to move beyond regulatory CVA requirements
Record low HSCEI skew as Hong Kong markets boom
Call option volumes trebled in April as bourse hits multi-year highets boom
Asia takes a flexible approach to LCR implementation
Regulators in Asia are taking a pragmatic approach using country-specific factors in implementing the LCR
China ETFs rocked and UBS shocked by Stock Connect
The launch of a market access scheme between Hong Kong and Shanghai last November had some odd consequences, sending the market for some China ETFs into a tailspin, and leaving UBS and others with paper losses