Regulation/Foreign exchange
OTC trade repository plan faces hurdles
Financial authorities in the US and Europe have advocated the introduction of a central trade repository to gather data on the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market, but there is concern that multiple repositories could do more harm than good.
BIS shows first OTC derivatives market decline
The total outstanding notional of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives contracts fell 13.4% to $592 trillion at the end of December 2008, from $683.7 trillion at the end of June 2008, according to statistics released by the Bank for International…
The ups and downs of the Japanese yen
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Sponsored statement
Forex freefall
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Funding
Uncertain futures
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - India
After the dust settles
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Settlement risk
Hoax hedges
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Corporates
Still shackled
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Currency controls
Fit for forex
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Trading systems
Blossoming interest
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Cover story
No Indian summer
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Regulation
New FASB standards threaten off-balance-sheet vehicles
The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has completed new rules on off-balance-sheet holdings that will compel US companies to consolidate on balance sheet billions of dollars of assets previously kept in special-purpose entities (SPEs).
US Treasury outlines OTC regulation plan
The Obama Administration has proposed a regulatory framework for all over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives contracts.
Morgan Stanley fined over $120m mismark
The UK Financial Services Authority has fined Morgan Stanley £1.4 million for failing to supervise one of its prop traders, allowing him to mismark a portfolio of illiquid credit products by $120 million last year.
Cebs: Bank stress-testing results to remain secret
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Basel releases guidance on wire-transfer messages
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Regulator expands energy panel to examine carbon trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed 11 members to a newly expanded panel established to prepare the government for carbon trading.
Geithner calls for law change to force OTC derivatives clearing
The US Treasury called upon Congress yesterday to amend the Commodities Exchange Act (CEA) to compel the "clearing of all standardised over-the-counter derivatives through regulated central counterparties".
UK inflation will stay low for some time, BoE says
UK inflation will drop below the Bank of England's (BoE) 2% target later this year and remain there "for the medium term", the central bank said in its quarterly inflation report, published today.
Industry believes better regulation could have averted crisis
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UK Treasury: "vital" to expand resolution powers for investment banks
The UK government needs to update its approach to resolving failed investment banks in the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September last year, according to a Treasury report published today.
Ten US banks fail Geithner's stress tests
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FSA wants more effective risk governance
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FDIC's Bair calls for the creation of a Systemic Risk Council
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