Tag: basel

India on verge of tax bilateral agreements with Japan, US, and UK; China's central bank calls for securitisation development; Margin requirements for non-cleared OTC deals published

Hong Kong enables Islamic bonds to be issued; China's banking regulator pushes for Basel III standards; Myanmar's FX policy gets thumbs up from Standard Chartered

European bank capital reserve requirement exemptions on trade finance were hard won, but a senior banker at HSBC is doubtful whether the Bank of England will apply the Basel III friendlier rules.

Derivatives regulation is pulling end-users to exchanges. CT analyses newly-available tools and the costs incurred moving onto an exchange.

New European proposals to introduce mandatory margining for forward FX trades will eliminate a risk that does not actually exist.

The face of the over-the-counter derivatives has altered forever. Keith Noyes, APAC director for ISDA, explains what new regulation means for a treasurer's working capital.

IOSCO and the Basel Committee have proposed collateral-tasty requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives trades. They are hopeful regulators across the globe will adopt the same standards to reduce regulatory arbitrage.

On June 21 Moody's downgraded the credit ratings of 15 global banks by a number of notches. The markets appeared uninterested but the impact on corporate treasury trade finance will hurt. We ask Olivier Hubert, treasury consultant at AlterCFO, to explain what that pain will be.

Global trade finance volumes are falling at a worrying level. Government-backed export credit agency financing is taking the slack but it can't do it all.

Damian Glendinning, group treasurer of Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo discusses Basel III, the lessons learnt from the financial crisis and being a party pooper.