Central banks
Basel II unlikely to cause marked cut in lending to emerging markets, says Bank of England
LONDON - The proposed Basel II bank accord seems unlikely to cause a marked contraction in lending to borrowers in emerging markets, even low quality borrowers, the Bank of England said today.
Law firms staff up
People news
Who is left to manage risk?
New Frontiers
The pension threat to credit quality
Pension deficits
Protected: yes Effective: maybe
Covered bonds
Tied up in red tape
Spain focus
Looking forward to ABS
Securitisation
Tracking data
Corporate actions
Looking for critical mass
Profile
Greenspan says international rules reflect cultural differences
BASEL II UPDATE
Op risk modelling for extremes
SMALL SAMPLE MODELLING
Credit and credibility
Credit risk modellers have made giant strides, but they still have to convince regulators that they can make the world a safer place. By Matthew Crabbe
What’s next for the exchanges?
Derivatives exchanges are wrestling with consolidation, new products and technology. John Ferry asks Rudolf Ferscha, chief executive of Eurex, Hugh Freedberg, chief executive of Euronext.Liffe and Nickolas Neubauer, chairman of the CBOT, to peer into the…
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Battling for position
Wealth management
Coupon clamp-down on Italian retail products
The Banca d’Italia is considering a plan to cap coupon payments on structured investment products targeted at retail investors, according to market sources. Coupons would be limited to no more than double the one-year Euribor rate, which currently stands…
Potential for instability over-hyped, says Ferguson
The potential for the new risk management instruments and techniques to produce instability has been overestimated, Federal Reserve vice-chairman Roger Ferguson told delegates at a conference in New York, sponsored by the American Institute of Certified…
Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and UBS Warburg dominate FX derivatives in FX Week awards
Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and UBS Warburg led the FX forwards and FX options categories in FX Week’s awards again this year, confirming their dominance in derivatives.
A question of priorities
Japan's banks are aware of the need to prepare for Basel II, but it is just one of a number of urgent issues that need to be resolved in the Japanese banking sector.
Banding together for SME credit risk analytics
Germany's banking associations are taking a leading role in getting the country's fragmented banking sector ready to comply with the Basel II capital Accord. Germany's savings banks association, in particular, says it has internal ratings-based systems…
BIS opens representative office in Mexico
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has opened a representative office in Mexico City to serve as a centre for its activities in the Americas.