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Norway's central bank becomes only the second institution to exceed $1 billion in qualified foreign institutional investor quota, after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Norway's central bank becomes only the second institution to exceed $1 billion in qualified foreign institutional investor quota, after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Norway's central bank becomes only the second institution to exceed $1 billion in qualified foreign institutional investor quota, after the Hong Kong…

Hong Kong's central bank hopes that partnering Clearstream will help to reignite interest in its repurchase agreement settlement platform. To date very few deals have been closed.

Hong Kong’s central bank became the first foreign institution to surpass the $1 billion mark after China's foreign exchange regulator removed the cap eight months ago.

Hong Kong financial advisers are more concerned about the potential impact of changing rules than their peers in Singapore, pointing to a communication breakdown, finds a Skandia survey.

The change comes as Deutsche Bank combines its asset management arm with its private wealth business in a restructuring and rebranding exercise.

Currency interventions by the city's de-facto central bank to maintain the dollar peg led to a jump in call warrants betting on HKEx's stock. It could spell good news for market turnover.

The troubled private equity firm raises cash by selling a 10% stake to three investors, including GIC and the Kuwait Investment Authority.

Early use of offshore RMB-denominated bonds and other local securities as collateral for cross-border repurchase agreements holds promise that Asia’s repo market will develop.

A group representing 90% of the global foreign exchange market says proposals to impose margin requirements on FX swaps and forwards are counterintuitive.

A proposal by the HKMA that urges asset managers in Hong Kong to move back-office functions to Qianhai is over ambitious and won't work without incentives, say industry figures.

OTC derivatives trades that are not centrally cleared are likely to cost more than cleared transactions, due to pricing by bank counterparties, argues BNY Mellon.

The Hong Kong Investment Funds Association says the territory’s regulators should take their cue from Europe and the US before proceeding with new proposals.