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The transfer of assets from sell-side to buy-side firms is diversifying risk and reducing the likelihood of a systemic event, argues Bradley Ziff of technology provider Misys.

Fund firms would be better able to comply with rules on the reporting of OTC derivatives trades in Singapore if ambiguities were cleared up, argues a senior executive at the trade depository.

Electronic trading is getting a boost from the take-up of integrated platforms used for cross-asset transactions, which have soared in popularity in the past year or so.

Lee McCormack, client clearing business development manager for Nomura, discusses the implications of central clearing on the trading of OTC derivatives and what Asian investors need to know.

There are two weeks to submit views on rules in Hong Kong that would require mandatory reporting for OTC derivatives at both the fund and manager level.

Five years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, central clearing services are appearing for over-the-counter derivatives in Asia Pacific, but challenges remain.

The firm points to strong investor appetite, largely from the US, to buy Indian equities through over-the-counter American depositary receipts.

After being cleared to conduct over-the-counter equity derivatives, the securities firm seeks to target insurers initially. It sees room for growth in this area amid CSRC liberalisation.

The bank becomes the second after Citi to combine trading execution with settlement/clearing on a multi-asset class platform.

New capital requirements, sustained low interest rates and falling commissions from derivatives trading have compelled the agency brokerage to readjust.

Local brokers and global custodians are expanding securities financing services with more players forecast to enter the market in the first quarter after a raft of regulatory relaxations.