Central banks
Promulgating pro-cyclicality
Collaboration between financial supervisors has never been higher. But as the regulation of banks and insurance companies becomes increasingly homogenised, fears are growing about the possibility that the new rules will increase the severity of a global…
NY Fed’s Geithner emphasises systemic risk in derivatives markets
Speaking in Hong Kong, New York Fed president Timothy Geithner has called for better regulation of hedge funds and the derivatives market.
BIS says derivatives trading remains buoyant
Growth in international derivatives trading on exchanges stabilised in the second quarter with an increase of 13% between April and June, following a surge of 24% in the previous quarter, according to the latest Bank for International Settlements (BIS)…
Managing the mortgage maze
Uk Mortgages
Hot property
Derivatives
Thomas Huertas
The director of the wholesale firms division and banking sector leader at the Financial Services Authority in London outlines the progress made in resolving the operational problems in credit derivatives processing. Interview by Nikki Marmery
Rate hikes force revised outlook for credit
With the US calling a halt to interest rate tightening but other central banks continuing to raise rates, market participants have had to reassess their views on credit
Playing a long game
Longevity
An appetite for acquisition
Insurance M&A
The forex wildfire
Foreign exchange
European reflections
European Roundtable
Collateral thinking
Allustra
Awakening giant?
Some circumstances endure long enough to become embedded in the unexamined assumptions of a generation. In the case of the Japanese economy, these assumptions could prove costly, argues David Rowe
Promulgating pro-cyclicality
Systemic Risk
Centralising the server
Yahoo! has been at the cutting edge of the internet revolution for the past 10 years, but its treasury risk management team has been relatively conservative in its use of derivatives. Jayne Jung talks to Yahoo! treasurer Gideon Yu
Comeback for convertibles?
Taiwan
Low volatility may not last, says BIS report
Low levels of asset price volatility owe much to structural changes in the market, but a slower economy could still push volatility up again, according to a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) report.
Improved structure of markets, liquidity and better communication responsible for low volatility
Financial market volatility is at an all-time low due to improvements in the functioning and structure of global financial markets, increased liquidity and better communication between central banks and firms, according to a report released today by the…