SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Market Infrastructure

Basel III Pushes Up Costs at 50% of Hedge Funds: AIMA

By Samuel Riding | 21/01/2016

Survey finds 25% of alternative investment fund managers have seen costs rise more than 10 percent.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Adds Margin Requirements on Forex Derivatives

By Samuel Riding | 20/01/2016

Margins of 2 percent on complex derivatives, 5 percent on put options with tenor of more than 12 months.

Market Infrastructure

HKMA Tells Banks to Prepare for New Risk Framework

By Samuel Riding | 20/01/2016

Letter to authorised institutions says regulator intends to follow Basel Committee timeline.

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Set to Finalise OTC Reporting Regime

By Samuel Riding | 19/01/2016

Consultation on commodity and equity derivatives represents final phase of OTC reporting regime introduced in 2013.

Securities / Derivatives

China Confirms Offshore RRR Move

By Samuel Riding | 19/01/2016

Central bank to lift RRR from 25 February as part of efforts to manage RMB liquidity.

Market Infrastructure

Reports of CSRC Chief’s Resignation Premature

By Samuel Riding | 19/01/2016

Regulator says in social media posting that Xiao Gang has not offered to resign despite circuit breaker failure.

Securities / Derivatives

PBOC to Hike Offshore RMB Reserve Requirements

By Samuel Riding | 18/01/2016

Central bank aims to stem speculation of further depreciation in its currency: sources.

Market Infrastructure

India Pauses Commodity Futures Contract Issuance

By Samuel Riding | 18/01/2016

Securities regulator prohibits new contracts in effort to cool speculation, ease volatility in agricultural commodities prices.

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong Confirms CCyB Hike

By Samuel Riding | 15/01/2016

Buffer to be raised to 1.25 percent from 1 January 2017 amid credit, property market concerns.