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Preaching protection
Continuing a series of interviews with national regulators about structured products, we talk to Maria Jose Gomez Yubero, head of investor protection at the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores, about...
TOKYO - Japanese investment bank Nomura has announced a Yen709.4 billion ($7.3 billion) annual loss for 2008. The bank says the losses are a result of the financial turmoil and the cost of buying the European,...
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced an investigation into the sale of Lehman Brothers-backed structured products, the day after an early day motion (EDM) was tabled in the UK parliament...
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Stress-test success masks bigger problem with banks
The US government's bank stress tests appear to have been successful in stabilising financial markets, but some market observers believe they are obscuring broader systemic problems and could hamper efforts to deal with toxic assets.
UK Treasury releases investment bank insolvency report
The consequences of another Lehman Brothers-type collapse are the subject of a new UK government paper
SG CIB tries to fix variance swap flaws
In the wake of hefty losses for sellers of variance swaps as volatility spiked last year, Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SG CIB) is touting products that might make selling variance more palatable for investors.
Investors sue HSBC, BNY Mellon and Lehman over 'Minibonds'
HONG KONG & NEW YORK - A group of Hong Kong investors that bought 'minibonds' linked to Lehman Brothers has filed a class-action lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon, HSBC and bankruptcy-filed Lehman Brothers. Investors allege the minibonds were sold...
Contract counterattack
Efforts to recover the value of nearly 200,000 derivatives transactions conducted with Lehman Brothers have been frustrated by a provision of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association master agreement. But the bankrupt estate is fighting back...
Banks suffer from stricter ratings criteria
Banks may be the latest victims of a continuing drive by rating agencies to impose harsher tests on highly-rated structured finance products, analysts said.
Lyxor limits counterparty risk of ETN
Société Générale's Lyxor Asset Management unit is marketing a new exchange-traded note (ETN) that follows the price of gold, which it says will significantly reduce the problem of counterparty risk.
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