Credit default swaps are designed to pay out when an issuer’s actions negatively impact the value of its debt: for example, defaulting on a bond or loan. Before contracts can pay out, a committee ...

The five Chinese global systemically important banks (G-Sibs) increased their combined Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital by a combined 167 billion yuan ($23.7 billion), as they gear up to meet ...

BNP Paribas added $117 million in uncleared single-name credit default swap (CDS) notional with Ucits funds in the second half of last year to become the largest European dealer serving the region’s ...

Societe Generale’s close collaboration between its global markets and quantitative research teams has been key to delivering ...

Structured product houses in Asia have faced some unique challenges in the past year. Distributors in two of the region’s biggest markets for retail structured products – South Korea and Japan – have ...

Acies, a Mumbai-headquartered consultancy, has a strong track record in helping insurance clients manage interest rate risks. Last year, the firm started working with its biggest insurer client yet – ...

Rising interest rates has been something of a double-edged sword for CIMB Niaga. On the one hand, heightened volatility ...

In 2023, CIMB managed to grow its net profit by 28.3% year on year, to reach 6.9 billion ringgit ($1.61 million). This ...

The stamp of approval the regulator has given CTBC ’s new FCN products is recognition of the sophisticated treasury management system the Taiwanese bank has developed over the years. It also ...

Nomura, Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment bank, has made ambitious strides in building out its equity derivatives and quantitative investment strategies (QIS) businesses within its home market ...