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Italian banks join op risk loss data sharing platform
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Aviation industry calls for inclusion in Copenhagen deal
Four of the world's leading airlines have today called for carbon dioxide emissions from international aviation to be included in any new global climate change deal agreed at the UN's Copenhagen Summit in December.
Budgets hit internal and external systems: encourage holistic approaches
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AAUs: hot commodity or just hot air?
A recent flurry of deals for government-level carbon credits has increased interest in the potential for the AAU market. Roderick Bruce investigates
Credit ratings newcomer hires ex-S&P president
Credit rating agency Rapid Ratings adds Kathleen Corbet to its board in a push to increase awareness of its rating system which measures financial health rather than creditworthiness
JP Morgan wins Risk's derivatives house of the year award
JP Morgan has won Risk magazine's derivatives house of the year award for the second successive year. In a 12-month period that saw the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, unprecedented volatility in the market and capital injections into…
Calls grow for scrapping of Basel II accord
Industry figures argue that the capital adequacy regime is not relevant in today's economic climate, and that regulators have already abandoned certain aspects of the accord on the quiet
Electronic OTC commodities platform launched
Agora-X has launched an electronic communications network (ECN) for the negotiation of over-the-counter (OTC) transactions in commodity and derivative contracts.
Iosco to tackle trading abuses
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (Iosco) will crack down on "trading abuses", according to technical committee chairman Christopher Cox.
Iosco launches task forces to support G-20 aims
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G-20 principles spell increased financial regulation
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G-20 backs derivatives reform
The Group of 20, which contains the world's leading developed and emerging economies, backed derivatives reform proposals in a summit hosted by US president George Bush in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 15.
CFTC petitioned to allow clearing of OTC agricultural contracts
Agora-X an electronic trading and negotiation platform for commodities, has petitioned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to allow the clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) contracts in major agricultural commodities.