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SunGard acquires risk management solution from ICE
Pennsylvania-based software company SunGard has acquired the ICE Risk commodity trading solution from IntercontinentalExchange (ICE.)
FSA warns firms to address swine flu
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EC issues remuneration principles for risk takers
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SunGard launches Aligne
Pennsylvania-based software firm SunGard has introduced a software solution suite to help energy companies improve and speed up decision making through streamlining and integrating information across different business operations.
Pandemic risk: UK expects swine flu cases
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PPIP participants possibly exempt from compensation limits
Asset managers that participate in the Public Private Investment Program (PPIP) with the US Treasury will probably be exempt from executive compensation limits imposed on private entities that have accepted government bail-out funds, Treasury secretary…
G20 fires starting gun on global systemic risk regime
A declaration by the Group of 20 leading economies (G20) fleshed out plans for a global regime of systemic risk regulation, “covering regulated banks, shadow banks and private pools of capital to limit the build-up of systemic risk”.
UK firms face greater business continuity risk
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European utility CEOs aim for carbon-neutral power by 2050
Sixty European electricity company CEOs have handed over a declaration to EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs in which they pledge to supply carbon-neutral power by 2050.
G-20 ministers agree expansion of international financial organisations
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IIF submits policy letter to G-20; launches MMG
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World Bank predicts global recession and credit squeeze for poor countries
The world economy will shrink overall this year for the first time since the Second World War, the World Bank has predicted, adding that rich nations' stimulus programmes may leave poorer countries struggling for financing.
Agora-X launches OTC platform for energy and metals
Agora-X, an electronic trading platform, has launched a new platform for the negotiation, execution and clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) trades in energy and metal contracts.
UK's Darling proposes EU super-regulator for micro-prudential supervision
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OECD urges governments to tackle disaster risk
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BSI releases industry IT resilience standards
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