Matt Cameron
Risk South Africa: regulators may resist proposed Basel liquidity ratios, warns Bezuidenhout
South African regulators could resist the implementation of new liquidity ratios if the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision does not relax its current proposal, warns André Bezuidenhout, head of the financial stability department at the South African Reserve Bank. Speaking at the Risk South...
Ucit hedge funds proceed with caution
A number of hedge fund managers have launched Ucits III-compliant funds in an attempt to attract stickier institutional money. But success is far from guaranteed, with one high-profile fund recently...
Security interest collateral agreements should be used for segregation, says Isda
Collateral that is intended to be segregated should be governed by a security interest form of collateral agreement, according to a paper published by three industry associations. The independent amount...
Daiwa appoints head of structuring for Asia
Japanese investment bank Daiwa Capital Markets has appointed Edouard Hoepffner as head of structuring for Asia excluding Japan, a newly created position. Hoepffner, who will be based in Hong Kong, will...
Corrigan: Goldman Sachs consulted Eurostat on Greece currency swaps
Goldman Sachs did consult European statistics agency Eurostat on currency swaps traded with the Greek government, which allowed the sovereign to reduce the size of its reported debt, Gerald Corrigan...
Brevan restructures Ucits as fund proves a hard sell
Brevan Howard Asset Management has decided to restructure its Absolute Return Bond Plus Fund, a Ucits III-compliant investment, because it failed to attract enough investor interest. The move serves...
Bar dealers from owning CCPs, says European Parliament report
Derivatives dealers should not be allowed to own stakes in central counterparties (CCPs) or their risk management systems, and CCPs should not be allowed to compete with each other, according to advice...
Senators at odds over derivatives end-user exemptions
The debate on end-user exemptions from derivatives legislation heated up yesterday, as one senator condemned the derivatives bill passed in the House of Representatives on December 11 – the Derivatives...
Isda pursues information missing from TriOptima rates repository
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has canvassed external legal counsel from the Group of 20 (G-20) countries on their individual data privacy laws, which may have prevented full disclosure...
Commodity rankings 2010: Metals
HSBC topped the precious metals categories of this year’s commodity rankings, swapping places with runner-up and last year’s winner UBS in a gold-dominated 12 months. Société Générale maintained its...
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