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BIS releases paper on low inflation environment
Bank for International Settlements challenges conventional thinking on inflation
Middle East gets new consultancy tool
Consultancy launched Middle East product for Basel
OCC makes interim change to bank examination schedule
US amends bank examination timetable
Key Indian banks implement Basel II ahead of time
The State Bank of India gets ready to preempt Basel II
New Zealand looks afresh at capital adequacy to control lending
NZ re-considers Basel II timing
CheckFree hires Cappell
OpRisk solutions provider brings in new senior VP
Deloitte: big changes in life insurance firms thanks to ICAS
Deloitte issues insurance report
UBS launches credit-linked notes in Hong Kong
UBS has launched its first credit-linked notes targeting retail investors in Hong Kong. Retail-Aimed Callable Investment Notes Global Series 1 & 2 are credit linked to a first-to- default basket of financial institutions: Bear Stearns, Deutsche Bank,…
Indian Central Bank: migration to Basel II by next spring
India's central bank gives deadlines for Basel compliance
Basel Committee: co-ordination is working well
Basel Committee sees good progress on implementation
Calls for delay to Section 404 deadline
US Senate asks for extension for Section 404
Australian regulator welcomes government insurance initiative
APRA may gain new licensing powers
Scholar questions Basel II’s effect on bank supervision
Academic questions Basel II's effect on bank supervision.
Dexia partners with AEMS to offer brokers a Mifid solution.
New AEMS/Dexia platform to have a smart order router and an analysis and reporting tool
Broken joints
Moody's Investors Service's determination to change its rating approach, and its subsequent decision to revise its controversial joint default analysis methodology, has left the agency's reputation in tatters.
Banks warn to stress test
CHICAGO – At last week's FX Invest congress in Chicago, Barclays Capital, Citi and Morgan Stanley warned of the pressures being placed on back-office systems by rising FX volumes.
A flawed structure
Rising default rates in the US subprime mortgage market have caused serious difficulties for lenders, with some filing for bankruptcy. Regulators have demanded a tightening of underwriting standards, but bankers say other factors were also at play.
European Commission releases retail Green Paper
The European Commission has set out its vision for future EU policy on retail financial services in a Green Paper.
DIB offers sharia-compliant water note
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has launched a four-year sharia-compliant Principal Protected Water Note, which offers participation in a basket of 10 stocks linked to the water industry, including activities such as purification, desalination and waste…
JP Morgan hires structured products marketers for EMEA
JP Morgan has hired Gareth Davies and Mark Dyson as managing director and vice president respectively for its structured solutions group for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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