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Across Europe insurers are reporting uneven progress in their preparations to meet the Orsa requirements, with many firms struggling to adapt their practices to the new regime. Ellen Davis reports
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Corporate risk manager of the year: Rolls-Royce
Corporate derivatives users had nothing to do with the financial crisis, but – much to their dismay – quickly found themselves caught up in post-crisis attempts to rebuild the over-the-counter market. They had to respond equally rapidly or live with...
National interests threaten reform agenda
Towards the end of the classic 1933 version of King Kong, a huge ape is brought into the heart of New York, breaks his chains and escapes into the city streets, swatting aside cars, police, pedestrians and even an elevated train. This could be an allegory...
How the CCP location debate helped split the EU
The European Central Bank’s insistence that all euro clearing take place within the eurozone was at the heart of December’s row between the UK and the rest of the European Union. David Cameron was feted by some for his defence of London’s financial...
Iran to remain biggest short-term risk to oil prices in 2012: analysts
The developing situation in Iran will continue to be the biggest short-term driver of oil prices, as the EU prepares to potentially join the US in sanctions on Iranian crude and the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains a threat, say oil analysts...
Conservatives take CCPs to heart after UK/EU split
David Cameron's demand for the UK to be exempt from an ECB policy on clearing houses helped prompt last month's split with the EU - and is earning applause from eurosceptic Conservatives
Banks face heavy burden from sanctions in the Middle East
Ever-increasing sanctions are creating operational challenges not only for sanctioned entities but the industry as a whole
Bonus certificates lose their shine
Volatility revisited equity markets in August and September, which meant Germany’s much-loved bonus certificates hit barriers, creating much inconvenience to retail investors. Bonuses have been adapted to cope but are less popular than discount certificates,...
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