Hong Kong dollar
HKD de-peg bets gather steam
Options struck outside permitted band grew this year, with some dealers recycling flows via structured products
LCH, HKEX to clear swaps linked to Asia overnight rates
Clearing houses ready launch of SORA and Honia swaps, but timing is uncertain
Hong Kong eyes SOFR solution for term fixing
New ‘proxy’ Honia could help change discount rate from Hibor to OIS for local swaps, says HKEX
Korean crunch: how HSCEI fall hammered exotics desks
Dealers lose over $300 million in scramble to hedge autocallables
HKMA finds signs of forex manipulation at banks
Regulator finds two cases of traders attempting to manipulate benchmarks
Basel III counterparty credit risk approach unsuitable for low-volatility Asian currencies
Low volatility among some Asian currencies results in overly prudent risk analysis
Mandatory clearing in Hong Kong postponed until January
Banks will have a six-month grace period before they must finally start clearing by July 2014
HK insurers ramp up dollar hedging activities
Insurers in Hong Kong are revising their long-term policy of not hedging out their US dollar exposures
Hong Kong insurers hedge out their US dollar exposure
Insurers in Hong Kong are revising their long-term policy of not hedging out their US dollar exposures
Hong Kong regulator to allow foreign currency liquid assets to make up LCR shortfall
HKMA backs foreign currency option for local banks struggling to meet Basel III’s liquidity coverage ratio
Scoach brings after-hours trading to Hong Kong investors
Market participants in Hong Kong can now trade after hours on the Scoach platform in Germany, where issuers can also list Hong Kong dollar-denominated products
HKEx secondary market facility needs to withstand extreme offshore CNY liquidity crunch
HKEx says its proposed renminbi secondary market liquidity support mechanism for renminbi listed stocks is undergoing stress tests to ensure the facility is sizeable enough to support the healthy development of an offshore renminbi equities market in…
More offshore renminbi currency pairs to go electronic
Icap plans to launch electronic cash trading for offshore renminbi against yen, Hong Kong dollars and euros within weeks to support its renminbi/ US dollar initiative.