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Magnus Bocker CEO of SGX

SGX Proposes Rule Changes to Enhance Risk Controls in Derivatives Market

Magnus Bocker CEO of SGXSingapore Exchange (SGX) is consulting the public on proposed rule changes as part of enhancements in risk controls in the SGX Derivatives Trading market. SGX is introducing exchange-hosted pre-trade risk checks on available customer credit for incoming orders before they >>

Professor Jayanth R. Varma of the Indian Institute of Management

Hong Kong Clearing House Risk Management Reforms

Professor Jayanth R. Varma of the Indian Institute of ManagementThis article appeared in Issue 1 of the Asia Etrader Magazine. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong completed an industry consultation for reforming its 3 clearing houses, the HKFE Clearing Corporation (HKCC), the SEHK Options Clearing >>

Ashley Alder, HK SFC CEO

SFC Supports HKEx Move to Implement Risk Management Reform Measures For Its Clearing Houses

Ashley Alder, HK SFC CEOThe Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes consultation conclusions (Note 1) announced by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx) March 11 to implement risk management reform measures for its clearing houses. The SFC is of the view that the reform >>

HK SFC Sets up Centralised Unit on Risk Management Headed By Benedicte Nolens

HK SFC Sets up Centralised Unit on Risk Management Headed By Benedicte Nolens

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today announced the establishment of a centralised unit overseeing risk management and strategy planning. The setting up of the Risk and Strategy Unit is in line with the SFC’s statutory objectives of reducing systemic risks and maintaining financial >>

HKEx Welcomes Government Appointments to HKEx Risk Management Committee

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the Government's appointments of the Executive Director (Monetary Management) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Executive Director (Supervision of Markets) of the Securities and Futures Commission, and the Chairman of the Hong Kong >>

HKEx Consults Market on the Proposals to Reform HKEx Clearing Houses Risk Management Measures

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published a consultation paper July 9 to seek views on its proposals to reform the risk management framework of HKEx’s clearing houses, which is crucial to the long term stability and competitiveness of Hong Kong. The recent global financial >>

HKEx Welcomes Government Appointments to Risk Management Committee

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the Government’s appointments of Chan Ngai-hang and Michael Liu and the re-appointment of Edmond Lau as members of HKEx’s Risk Management Committee (RMC). The two-year appointments, which were made under the Securities and Futures >>

Singapore Exchange Introduces Pre-trade Risk Controls

Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be introducing pre-trade risk controls to strengthen the marketplace with increased opportunities for direct access to the exchange network. The risk controls will be implemented in the SGX derivatives market by the third quarter of 2011. Mr Gan Seow Ann, President >>

Sophis VALUE Powered by Options IT Expands Service to Asia

Sophis, a leading provider of cross-asset, front-to-back portfolio and risk management solutions, today announced that it has expanded its Options IT-hosted VALUE portfolio and risk management solution to buy-side firms in the Asia Pacific region. In June Sophis announced it had selected >>

Algos Gone Wild on the OSE

Algos Gone Wild on the OSE

On June 1st during the first few minutes of the morning session at the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) a prop desk at Deutsche Securities sent several orders to sell the Nikkei 225 and the mini Nikkei 225 futures. These orders were "repeatedly sent to the exchange" by "an internal trading systems >>