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Basel DVA capital deduction could cost banks billions
Billions of dollars in capital could be excluded under Basel proposals on derivatives DVA - with US banks hardest hit
RBS being sued in the US by Highland Capital for $100 million
Derivatives accounting proposals abandoned to relief of dealers - but move deals a blow to hopes of convergence between US standards and IASB
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Banks rail against FASB netting proposals
Dealers say gross figures over-inflate balance sheet and misrepresent risk
FASB softening stance in bid for convergence, say analysts
US standard-setter tilting towards IFRS on accounting for financial instruments
Accounting change prompts rethink of US leverage ratios
Proposal for convergence on derivatives netting could force an adjustment of US bank leverage ratios, says regulator
Structured products house of the year: BNP Paribas
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US public pension deficits driving muni yields
It is common knowledge that US public schemes are in a precarious situation, but the scale of their funding deficit is less so because of the favourable accounting rules that allow liabilities to be discounted using the growth of a scheme’s asset portfolio....
Financial crisis whets appetite for LDI by German pension funds
German corporate pension plans turn their attention to interest rate and inflation hedging
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The inflation derivatives market in the US has recently seen a surge in activity, with high-profile trades from North American insurer Fairfax and US investment manager Pimco. Is this the catalyst for further growth? In a forum convened by Risk and sponsored...
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