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Dealers and issuers protest European ban on ‘naked’ CDS
Ban could harm government debt markets, according to UK DMO – dealers say any prohibition would backfire
With government budget deficits growing rapidly across Europe and in the US, sovereign debt issuance is facing ever more scrutiny. Robert Stheeman, chief executive of the UK’s Debt Management Office,...
The European Commission backed away from a ban on naked sovereign credit default swaps in September, instead proposing fresh disclosure requirements. The move was met with relief from dealers, but elements...
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Deutsches Risk Rankings 2010: Deutsche Bank top again
Deutsche Bank retained top spot in this year’s Deutsches Risk rankings – its sixth win in a row. Last year’s runner up, Commerzbank, held on to second place, while UniCredit – thanks to its dominance in equity derivatives – usurped DZ Bank in...
ETFs: simple, or simply confusing?
Exchange-traded funds first appeared 20 years ago as transparent, easy to understand alternatives to actively managed funds. But as they have developed some of this transparency and simplicity has been lost. The first Structured Products ETF survey asks...
EU regulators ready to act in concert?
The European Union is close to reaching agreement on a new supervisory framework, designed to reduce the room for national discretion. But Germany’s recent short-selling ban shows domestic supervisors are not afraid to go their own way to protect national...
New short-bond ETFs facilitate interest rate hedging and directional...
Deutsche Bank has listed short-bond ETFs on the London Stock Exchange as an interest rate hedge or for taking directional views on UK and US sovereign debt
EC proposes tough shorting rules but stalls on CDS ban
Shorting shares and bonds could be restricted or even banned under new EC proposals, but naked credit default swaps are safe for now.
EC accelerates consultation on beefed-up short-selling proposals
Under pressure from member states, the EC expects to adopt new short-selling rules by September.
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With the US set to unveil the largest set of financial regulation reforms of the past 30 years, Lianna Brinded reports from Houston, Texas, on how these changes will effect the energy and commodities industry.
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