Five years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, central clearing services are appearing for over-the-counter derivatives in Asia Pacific, but challenges remain.
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The firm points to strong investor appetite, largely from the US, to buy Indian equities through over-the-counter American depositary receipts.
After being cleared to conduct over-the-counter equity derivatives, the securities firm seeks to target insurers initially. It sees room for growth in this area amid CSRC liberalisation.
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Citi explores the key challenges and strategies available in the market for optimal collateral management with respect to costs arising from technology and human capital needs.
The bank becomes the second after Citi to combine trading execution with settlement/clearing on a multi-asset class platform.
New capital requirements, sustained low interest rates and falling commissions from derivatives trading have compelled the agency brokerage to readjust.
Local brokers and global custodians are expanding securities financing services with more players forecast to enter the market in the first quarter after a raft of regulatory relaxations.
Compliance officers at financial institutions outline how the cost of complying with a raft of regulatory reforms is dampening innovation and making it difficult to stay competitive.
Taking its cue from greater on-exchange activity in A-share ETFs, the bank has invested in a new market-making system for providing on-screen quotes to the retail segment.
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.
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.
