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Cheaper funding costs are driving Indonesian banks to the dollar bond market even though foreign currency lending is dropping.

Rating agency Moody's warned that India's current account deficit worsened rapidly and risks making the country vulnerable to international volatility

Issuers that tapped the CNH market without a rating three years ago will struggle to refinance as access to the offshore capital market becomes restrictive on mounting investor scrutiny, say experts.

—Eric Bensoussan European head of equities structuring at UBS in London, on how there is now enough liquidity to structure private banking structured products on the Vstoxx.

The Futures Industry Association, in cooperation with FIA Chicago, Futures Services and Information Technology Divisions, will hold its second annual NY Expo April 10-11 at the Hilton New York. Sessions will explore topics related to mandatory clearing, rising margin requirements, LSOC with excess, reporting requirements, Basel capital requirements, banking and collateral, customer protection rules, block trading, setting limits on give ups and bunched orders, allocation of bunched orders, risk management best practices for trading firms, execution brokers and clearing firms, and electronic trading of OTC derivatives.

The Swiss Futures and Options Association and the Futures Industry Association are pleased to announce the Global Forum for Derivatives Markets, September 25-27, 2013, at the InterContinental Hotel in Geneva. Also known as the Bürgenstock meeting, now in its fourth decade, the forum has a long history of attracting distinguished speakers and prominent names from the economic, academic and political worlds for high-­level debate and discussion. The conference has proven to be an ideal forum for encouraging closer cooperation among market participants and international regulators.

The Futures Industry Association and the Futures and Options Association are pleased to present the fifth International Derivatives Expo. Last year's event boasted more than 40 exhibits showcasing the latest in products and technology for the derivatives industry, plus 30+ sessions with high profile speakers, information-packed workshops, and endless networking opportunities.

FOW Events is delighted to present the 20th FOW Derivatives World Asia, which will be hosted in Hong Kong for the first time its history. At the event FOW will bring together the key decision makers and thought leaders in the Asian derivatives markets and beyond.

Expo showcases products, services and information for market professionals and participants. Hundreds of risk management products, trading tools, books and exchange and technology products are presented by more than 140 companies from around the world. Expo also offers a variety of sessions that allow participants to discuss industry trends, hear expert views on key issues, improve trading skills and learn about new products, systems and practices. Our program includes sessions for business, operations and technology professionals and traders.

In an industry starting to buckle beneath massive forces for change, we are teetering on the brink of a new era for capital markets, electronic trading technology and for the trader in particular. Whilst building TradeTech 2013 we spoke to over 200 market participants. We were asked to overhaul the agenda, create genuinely valuable content, look beyond the world of equities trading to more lucrative asset classes, and provide a forum for some serious soul searching by the markets as a whole.

Asset allocators are overweight equities and underweight bonds and cash, with high overweight positions in emerging markets, a survey shows

On February 13, EuroWeek held its 10th annual syndicated loans and leveraged finance industry dinner and announced the winners of the loan awards 2012.