Central banks/People
Electronic platforms: Riding out the storm
Electronic platforms
Out of the comfort zone
Operational stress
Defaults domino
Synthetic credit
Risk returns
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Fed opens $800 billion war chest to aid securitisation recovery
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has unveiled ambitious proposals to purchase up to $800 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and extend credit to holders of cash asset-backed securities (ABS) in an effort to prop up the securitisation…
US Treasury secretary Paulson speaks out on international regulatory overhaul
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G-20 principles spell increased financial regulation
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HSBC terminates swaps in Lehman Bros minibonds
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) says HSBC Institutional Trust Services, the trustee of Lehman Brothers' defaulted minibond notes programme, has terminated the swaps that back series 1 to 8 of the programme, to remove the risk of credit events…
Quant Congress Europe: Regulatory focus to switch to leverage
At the keynote address at the European Quant Congress in London today, Peter Praet, executive director in charge of financial stability at the National Bank of Belgium, said that the Basel II regulatory framework will be revised to look more closely at…
Investors' interest intensifies in hedge funds as countries compete for business
With vast sums looking for attractive investment opportunities, the Middle East is ripe for hedge fund development. While there are significant challenges still to overcome, liberalisation and the development of viable financial service centres are…
High five for distressed investors
There is a celebratory mood amongst distressed debt investors. Having spent several years scratching around for opportunities in a raging bull market, their cup now runneth over. We profile five leading funds in the distressed arena
Lawmakers take aim at CDS market
Regulators have been threatening the credit derivatives market with draconian new legislation in a bid to curb practices that supposedly exacerbated the current turmoil. But the lawmakers' belligerent comments are somewhat akin to closing the windows…
Joyce Chang
The head of emerging markets research at JPMorgan talks to Dalia Fahmy about how the sector is adapting to the upheaval in the the global markets
The great liquidity illusion ... and how regulators can make sure it never happens again
The root cause of the recent credit crisis was a misplaced belief that liquidity in the global financial markets was abundant, argues Anastasia Nesvetailova. This misconception enabled a localised crisis in the US subprime mortgage market to leach into…
Some of life's key lessons
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Mastering mismatches
Insurance
CFO replaced in compensation probe at AIG
AIG, the US insurance giant, has appointed David Herzog executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), replacing the acting CFO, Steven Bensinger, who will leave the company. The announcement followed a letter from the New York attorney…
Q & A: CESR chairman Eddy Wymeersch
Eddy Wymeersch, chairman of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), talks to Risk about the effects the financial crisis will have on regulators and central banks.
G-7 plan of action
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