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Taking the macro view
Market uncertainty means insurers are increasingly looking to protect themselves with macro hedges, but defining the risk they face is not always straightforward. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
Certain forex options and exotics penalised by Basel 2.5, including emerging market currencies and double no-touches
Proposal for a transaction tax on futures and options could have a dramatic impact on Korea's derivatives market
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Indian corporates turn to forex options
A precipitous fall in the value of the rupee combined with a restrictive regulatory framework for forex hedging has prompted Indian corporates to pile into the options market
Rethinking client-money protection
A UK Supreme Court ruling on client money protection at Lehman Brothers could have far-reaching consequences – not just for futures customers of Lehman and MF Global, but on the way all clients view the protections they are granted by law. By Lukas...
Sponsored forum: Inflation
Policy-makers in Europe and the UK are pursuing a policy of austerity, but calls for measures to stimulate growth are getting louder. Meanwhile, new execution and clearing regulations are coming into force. How are inflation markets responding to these...
Managing Solvency II's equity capital charge
The capital charge imposed by Solvency II on equities could be costly for many life insurers. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on where efficiency improvements could be made
CPSS-Iosco lifts cloud on forex options clearing
CCPs do not have to guarantee settlement, CPSS-Iosco rules - but issue could still have some way to run
Dealers count cost of Santander's Brazilian real hedges
Santander protects the value of its growing Brazilian business with a huge hedging programme that leaves its counterparties long the real. That became a source of intense pain when the currency fell like a stone in late September. By Peter Madigan
Asian institutional investors take aggressive stance on volatility
The potential for another systemic meltdown is a clear and present danger given the precarious state of eurozone public finances plus global debt and credit imbalances. But Asian investors are not rushing to buy crash protection. Rather, with implied...
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