Systemic risk
Regulators are preparing to introduce a glut of new regulations to improve the resilience of the financial system. But this should go hand in hand with the use of policy tools to prevent asset price bubbles,...
New legislation means more study and rule-makings needed, creating operational risks for banks
This month, Scott O’Malia, a commissioner of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, puts his questions to James Newsome, member of the board of directors of the CME Group and a former CFTC chairman...
Banks are increasingly using their IT infrastructure to increase their competitive advantage. Learn how this can work in practice.
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As the US Congress moves to boost derivatives clearing requirements, an industry panel has called for regulators to investigate a move towards clearing and netting across US power markets and to clarify the legal uncertainty in the area
Banks will still face new constraints as the G-20 continues with plans to prevent them from posing a systemic threat.
The need to craft special treatment for banks that are too big or interconnected to fail has long been a concern for regulators, but of equal importance is the challenge of identifying which institutions should be subjected to such measures. How can financial...
Derivatives safe harbours are viewed as crucial to close-out netting. However, they are under siege from the US Congress, where legislators have tried to undo the protections given to market participants when a counterparty defaults. Mark Pengelly reports...
Banks lobby to avoid spinning off swaps desks under planned regulatory reform
Regulators should ban dividend payments or curb banker pay to conserve cash, instead of championing Cocos, says economist
The financial regulator, Matthew Elderfield, has warned Irish insurers that he will be more interventionist, rather than wait for a market failure to manifest itself and then cautiously weigh up the costs and benefits of a response.
This handy guide reviews the various steps banks are taking to improve their risk management techniques, looking at the benefits and pitfalls of each one.
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