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CVA desks to keep buying sovereign CDSs – even if they never pay out
Even if CDS contracts are not triggered in Greek restructuring, Basel III's CVA charge ensures the market will live on - but episode raises fresh questions about design of capital framework, dealers say...
Industry insiders have warned a UK Treasury Select Committee hearing that the FSA has shown a distinct lack of interest in dialogue over the FCA
As investors shy away from equities, the creators of structured products are trying to replicate exposure to different markets using foreign exchange and attract a wider pool of investors who want to invest...
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Lloyds and RBS CDS spreads steady despite downgrade
The decision by Moody’s to downgrade Lloyds and RBS fails to spark surge in CDS spreads, while other European banks finish more or less unchanged on the week despite continuing woes in the eurozone
Profile: Daniel Gros on political risk and Europe's debt crisis
What began as a debt crisis for Greece has become something more political and existential, as Europe asks whether national deficits are a purely national problem – or whether a shared currency demands otherwise. Daniel Gros, director of the Centre...
Eurozone debt crisis: facing up to the risks of political uncertainty
The eurozone debt crisis requires a political solution, but markets are losing faith in politicians’ ability to provide it. By Alex Monro
The gathering storm
The skies are once again darkening over the world economy. A recent string of grim economic data is raising the spectre of global recession. As world leaders fight to save the eurozone – itself on the brink of recession – in the wake of the sovereign...
Risk.net poll – UK Treasury is right over ECB lawsuit
Respondents to a Risk.net poll support the UK Treasury’s decision to sue the ECB over its proposal to require CCPs clearing euro-denominated contracts to be legally incorporated in the eurozone
Australia’s international connections cause risk management and regulatory...
Australia’s connections with the broader global economy are stronger than at any point in its history and these ties have helped the country to enjoy strong growth and economic prosperity. But this higher level of interconnectedness raises economic...
Risk interdealer rankings 2011: Dealers
Dealers enjoyed a bright start to the year but endured a slow second quarter and a savage start to the third as political wrangling over European and US debt contributed to a surge in volatility and risk aversion. For the third year in a row, Deutsche...
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