Central banks
Called to account
Dealers have criticised fair value accounting on illiquid assets as exacerbating the subprime crisis. A growing number of banks and industry bodies have called for a suspension of mark-to-market accounting for illiquid instruments. Are the accounting…
CDS clearing house tops regulators' to-do list in drive to tackle counterparty risk
The New York Fed is keen to establish a central clearing house for CDS, with CCorp poised to launch such a service. But will the recently merged Creditex-ICE throw its hat into the ring?
LDI and beyond
Pension Risk Management
Learning from pressure
Practitioner profile
Chinese banks seek global standards
Risk management
Capital protected
Structured products
The victor emerges
Special Report: Regulator profile
STP for OTC
Straight-through processing
BIS chief points to central banks and warns of inflation risk
As the Bank for International Settlements released its annual report today, general manager Malcolm Knight warned that central banks faced a difficult struggle to deal with rising inflation.
Small US banks free to pursue Basel II standardised approaches
The Federal Reserve has announced it will permit smaller US financial institutions to implement the standardised approach for Basel II compliance, acknowledging misgivings raised by banks over previous proposals.
Careless talk
Editor's blog
Basel Committee consults on liquidity risk management and supervision
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Evidence of risk tolerance returning, says BIS
After the turmoil of the past year, there are tentative signs that investor appetite for risk is coming back, according to the findings of the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) latest Quarterly Review.
City expert panel mooted for Bank of England
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