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Past articles by Chris:

LCH cuts to the chase in SOR conversion plan

Proposal would skip interim stage in demise of Singapore’s outgoing rate → Read More

Banks begin China close-out netting work after Isda opinion

Rise in collateralised transactions will be next step, dealers say → Read More

Power-reverse to the future: falling yen revs up PRDCs again

Pressure on Japanese unit sparks revival in power-reverse dual currency notes → Read More

Isda set to draft China netting opinion

Banks could be in a position to turn on close-out netting in China by third quarter → Read More

Japan’s Tibor swap rate faces cessation

Administrator Refinitiv could end benchmark as soon as next week following withdrawal of contributors → Read More

China netting: industry raises concerns on cross-border trades

Filing requirement of new netting law could unfairly penalise trades from foreign banks, warns Isda → Read More

Evergrande exposes China’s lack of credit hedges

Onshore credit derivatives market has been little help during property giant’s recent woes, sources say → Read More

Mitsubishi to issue first FRN linked to Japan’s risk-free rate

Issuer to use a compounded in-arrears average of Tona with 10-day observation shift → Read More

CFTC’s Stump: new talks needed on offshore client clearing

Libor demise should spur rethink on US customer access to foreign clearing providers, says commissioner → Read More

Dealers split on role of Japan’s term rate

Isda AGM: Japanese corporates continue to eye “fragile” JPY term rate, despite concerns → Read More

Tighter RMB rates basis brings new hedging opportunities

Increasing alignment between CNH and CNY benchmarks opens door to more cross-currency hedging by foreign lenders → Read More

Isda poised to issue India netting opinion

Dealers say ability to apply close-out netting for capital calculations will boost derivatives market → Read More

HKEX to clear SOFR cross-currency swaps from early 2021

Legacy Libor cross-currency swaps could move to SOFR discounting at the same time → Read More

Tokyo Stock Exchange outage throws structured notes into tailspin

Trading shutdown at TSE on October 1 disrupted observation dates for some structured products → Read More

Malaysia Ibor trades vs SOFR in new sign of Asia transition

CIMB, Standard Chartered Malaysia strike second swap in region to use Ibor rate against US RFR → Read More

Hong Kong plots Honia-linked floater debut

Central bank hopes floating rate note sale will kick-start new debt market linked to risk-free rate → Read More

Asia risks falling behind on Libor transition, sources say

Regulators urged to take a more active role in steering buy-side firms to new benchmarks → Read More

Asia debt market suffers SOFR inertia

Issuers of floating rate notes stick with Libor in absence of term version of risk-free rate → Read More

Japanese dealers join calls for Libor extension

Local firms struggle to adapt to remote working as coronavirus throws benchmark transition plans off course → Read More

India exchange to debut rupee derivatives settled in US dollar

Launch of onshore futures and options unlikely to dent offshore volumes, though → Read More