Denmark
Cyprus presidency fears add urgency to CRD IV talks
Ecofin votes through new regulatory regime - and final amendments appear to give UK extra freedom - but work remains before Danish presidency ends on July 1
Nordic banks push for Fatca deal
Nordic banking associations open Fatca reciprocity talks
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2012
Andrew Tjaardstra reviews the major mandates from asset managers, pension funds, insurers and banks during the year 2011
More sovereigns edge towards two-way CSAs - and clearing
Towards two-way CSAs
Danish and Latvian debt offices weigh two-way collateral
The costs of transacting swaps with one-way CSAs mean more debt offices could join Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Sweden
Meeting the volatility challenge of guaranteed products
No guarantees
Denmark’s new retail risk labels 'too broad and inflexible'
Danish regulations that divide investments into three categories of risk are too broad and will stunt structured products activity, say market participants
Regulation not key driver for ERM within Nordics
ERM is being driven from within firms in the Nordic countries, according to survey results
LCR should include equity, says ACP’s Nouy
Basel III liquidity coverage ratio should admit equities with significant haircuts, says Danièle Nouy at the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel
Criticism of Basel III liquidity ratios continues
Rationalising ratios
Danish regulators push for more flexible Basel III liquidity rules
Shortage of high quality liquid assets prompts Danish regulators to push for changes to the liquidity coverage ratio within the European Union capital requirements directive
Garanti Invest: the risk-free arranger
Risk-free Garanti
Custody Risk European Awards 2010 - European Pension Fund Custodian of the Year: J.P. Morgan
European Pension Fund Custodian of the Year: J.P. Morgan
Inverted swap spreads see ATP outshoot liabilities by Dkr16.5 billion
Inverted swap spreads see ATP outshoot liabilities by Dkr16.5 billion
ATP hits out at resurgence of hybrids
Hybrid debt is in the firing line for offering equity risk but only bond yields
Capital levels for Sampension would have tripled under Solvency II without retreat from intentional guarantees
Longevity component of Solvency II drives Danish pension fund away from hard guarantees
Danish pension funds hit out at cross-subsidy regulation
PKA and Sampension say cross-subsidy regulation threatens Danish pension system
Sampension moves to intentional guarantees
Copenhagen fund agrees to move to intentional guarantees to avoid Solvency II charges
Nordic markets warm to central clearing
Regulators across the globe are intent on forcing over-the-counter derivatives through central clearing. How are supervisors in the Nordic region responding, and could the relative lack of liquidity in domestic markets hamper their efforts? By…
Product review: Nordea taps Chinese growth
Nordea Bank in Finland is offering a structured product with exposure to a relatively unusual underlying. The capital-protected, potential growth product is linked to a basket of 10 Chinese companies
Against the grain
Pension fund performance in 2008 was appalling, with funding levels plunging across the globe – but some schemes sidestepped a funding crisis by focusing on effective risk management.