Feature
Trading on humour
Interview
SG mines the mainland
Q&A: Stéphanie Clément de Givry
Entering calmer waters
Equity
Getting it together
Hybrids
The complex life
Reference Data
A whole new game
Loan Sales
Introduction
Islamic finance
Secondary thoughts
Secondary Market
Real Estate
Introduction
The plight of permanent capital
Permanent capital vehicles have been touted as a solution for alternative asset managers seeking stable long-term financing. However, the market has all but closed to new business, prompting deal sponsors to rethink the way these vehicles are structured…
Promulgating pro-cyclicality
Systemic Risk
Short Tempers
Equities Short
Trading by numbers
Quantitative Trading
Setting a template
China
Comeback for convertibles?
Taiwan
UK FSA’s risk assessment framework updated
Changes to the risk-based regulatory framework used by the Financial Services Authority in the UK has been issued today. The report was published by the regulator as a part of a scheduled series addressing the Advanced, Risk-Response Operating FrameWork …
Likely UK client categorisation proposals for Mifid set out
UK regulator Financial Services Authority (FSA) has outlined the upcoming client categorisation consultations and proposals that will need to be addressed before the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) is implemented next year.
India to implement Basel II by March 2007
Indian banks will be required to begin implementing Basel II by March 31, 2007 to align current banking practices with international standards, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced.
BIS releases principles for business continuity
Comment letters received from the Bank for International Settlements on high-level principles for business continuity have been published. The resulting overview for ‘High level principles for business continuity’ provides the revisions to the business…