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$700bn Tarp might only take equity in healthy banks, hints US Treasury
As well as buying up mortgage-backed securities, the US Treasury’s $700 billion rescue facility - the Troubled Asset Relief Programme (Tarp) will be used to buy equity in a variety of financial institutions. However, Tarp will be "designed with…
FSF releases update on April recommendations
The Financial Stability Forum (FSF) – - on October 10 released a follow-up to its April white paper, Enhancing Market and Institutional Resilience.
David Peniket
David Peniket, president and COO of ICE Futures Europe, talks to Roderick Bruce about making bold decisions
Safe to come out?
As energy traders take stock after the unprecedented market turmoil of September, the Energy Risk team asks a range of key players what effects they expect the investment banking crisis to have on commodities trading and risk management
Turkey's political pipelines
Turkey's strategic position at the crossroads of East and West has put it at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war, with energy supply a key driver. Robert Amsterdam examines the energy policies being brought to bear in the region
ETRM evolution
As energy trading and risk management systems become increasingly sophisticated, Rana Basu of TradeCapture looks at what users need to consider as they progress from implementing and using the most basic to the most complex systems
"Several weeks" before first asset purchases, says Paulson
It will be several weeks before the US Treasury will make its first purchase under the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stabilisation Act (EESA), according to US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson.
US agrees $700 billion bail-out
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UK FSA recruiting credit risk head
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Focus on regional strategies brings value for investment managers
Following a strategy focused on a specific region gives managers a chance to concentrate on a specific universe of investment opportunities that can bring good returns for portfolios. Stephen Quigley and Jamie Wynn-Williams talk to managers running funds…
Profile: David Strachan
The FSA's head of financial stability would seem to have his work cut out for him. He talks to Alexander Campbell about new rules that should safeguard against future bank failures
Chaos theory - Why a little instability might be no bad thing for the future of the credit market
The recent history of the financial markets has been a story of cheap and widely available credit and advances in risk management techniques that have enabled investors to accurately price - in theory, at least - a book of risks. David Boorer of Northern…
A Proactive approach
Portfolio reconciliation
Clearing a path to lower op risk
Counterparty risk
Konrad von Habsburg
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Exclusive Interview: Jerry Del Missier
It's been a month that will go down as a seminal time in the history of the banking industry. Big investment banks have failed. Others have stepped in, sensing an unmissable opportunity to extend their franchise. Barclays Capital is one of them. Its…