Taiwan
Interest rates house of the year: Societe Generale
Fast responses and an innovative take on the interest rate market forms the basis of Societe Generale's success in this year's interest rates house of the year category
Best in Taiwan: Barclays
Capitalising on the previous year's success, Barclays has added more firepower, products and innovation, making it this year's best in Taiwan
Tarf trouble in Taiwan: Sliding renminbi threatens heavy losses
Derivatives linked to the US dollar-renminbi exchange rate have been successful during the Chinese currency’s four-year rise. But now it is sliding, corporate users are looking at heavy losses and regional banks could face a big funding hit. Lukas Becker…
Rising interest rates pose challenge for Asia insurers
The prospect of interest rate rises is a double-edged sword for Asia’s insurers: persistent low rates have left them grasping for decent returns but any rise in rates could herald an increase in lapses. Effective asset liability management is more…
Taiwanese banks face funding hit on renminbi-linked Tarfs
Dealers fear Taiwanese banks' sales of structured forwards to uncollateralised corporates will create funding burden as renminbi hits 18-month lows
Taiwan OBU reform to ramp up demand for CNH products
Relaxation of Taiwan's overseas investment rules for the retail sector is set to give a fillip to both CNH product demand and onshore banks
Taiwan structured product issuance up 70% in 2013
Driven by stronger retail and corporate demand, the Taiwanese structured product market has seen a significant increase in activity
House of the Year, Taiwan – CTBC Bank
Asia Risk awards 2013 winner: CTBC Bank – House of the Year, Taiwan
Low yields force Asian insurers to reassess ALM strategies
With long-term bonds in short supply and falling interest rates putting pressure on earnings, Asian insurers are considering giving up on asset-liability matching in order to chase yield. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
Asian institutional investors wary of Basel III-compliant bonds' risk profile
Issuance of Basel III-compliant bonds in India likely to be followed in Australia and Malaysia but investors are cautious of potential dangers
Taiwan renminbi bond market unattractive to international investors
Low yields and lack of liquidity are keeping international investors away from the Taiwanese baodao market
Singapore set to be RMB gateway to Asean region
The recent doubling of the People’s Bank of China’s swap facility with Singapore highlights the increasing importance of the Asean region to the use of RMB – potentially giving the South-east Asian city-state an advantage over Hong Kong in the battle for…
Asia-based cat bond issuance unlikely
A catastrophe bond from an Asian-based issuer is unlikely in the near term due to the high cost relative to traditional reinsurance
Asic to consult on trade repositories in first quarter 2013
The Australian securities regulator is looking to consult on its trade repository plans at the end of the first quarter, with an eye to implementing the regime later in the year
Taiwan to become third offshore RMB clearing and settlement centre
Taipei is set to become a local hub for RMB settlement and trading, following Hong Kong and Macau. However, hurdles remain in the development of a liquid offshore RMB funding and interbank market
Free trade in Taiwan needed to prevent emergence of multiple offshore RMB curves
The creation of an offshore RMB market in Taiwan could result in a fracturing of liquidity and prevent the currency's further internationalisation
House of the Year, Taiwan – Chinatrust Commercial Bank
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: Chinatrust Commercial Bank – House of the Year, Taiwan
Mandate watch: BNY Mellon and Citi lead the way in China
BNY Mellon and Citi pick up two key mandates in the important Chinese market
Expansion of LNG supply to South-east Asia could boost swaps market
As a number of regasification plants start to come online, pricing agencies are looking to offer a region-specific benchmark with the potential to drive up use of LNG swaps
DTCC looking to ink agreements with other trade repositories in Asia
US firm takes steps to co-ordinate the reporting of OTC trades between different Asian locations
Taiwan FSC builds towards Basel III
The vice chairperson of Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission says Taiwan will be adopting Basel III but the regulator is still undecided on establishing a local central clearing house
Taiwan’s trade repository setting up reporting agreement with DTCC
Taiwan, home to Asia’s first trade repository, is looking to ink a reporting agreement with DTCC
House of the Year, Taiwan: Chinatrust Commercial Bank
Asia Risk awards 2011 winner: Chinatrust Commercial Bank – House of the Year, Taiwan