Tag: swaps

US and Singapore agree to share fintech information; Singapore, HK combine multiple QR codes into one label; Indonesia to lower the ceiling on import duty exemption.

The move will offer more efficient access to emerging markets as well as boosting capital, margin and operational efficiency, CME Group says.

Global body for securities regulators say local market participants may stop dealing with entities considered 'US persons' in swaps market as complex rules kick in. One treasurer says the shift has already begun.

Reproposed position limits seen as providing regulatory bulwark for corporates and improving market efficiency.

The latest regulatory news, including from China, Hong Kong, the United States, Thailand and Malaysia.

US financial institutions will be hardest hit by US regulatory change, but their counterparties and some end users – including corporates – are also likely to feel the impact.

The vote on Britain’s exit from the European Union looms, but treasurers shouldn’t worry about the impact of the decision on contracts already in place.

For use in Islamic hedging transactions, new FX forwards standards have been created that prevent the need for financial institutions to use up their balance sheet.

Moving onto Thomson Reuters’ FX platform lifted DFS’s operational standards up a notch.

FX instability will hurt the economic development of ASEAN, but a single currency has been discredited as a saviour.

China-based corporates can now buy options and swaps derivatives to manage renminbi exposure. Mengniu Dairy was one of the first companies to announce a trade.

As the Chinese currency frees itself from the yoke of state control, treasurers should start protecting against unforeseen volatility.