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Energy Derivatives House of the Year - JP Morgan
The Risk Awards 2007
Municipal Risk Manager of the Year - Florida Municipal Power Agency
The Risk Awards 2007
An environmental concern
Structured product providers are rushing to create environment-themed investments, with notes linked to biofuels, clean energy and the water industry emerging over the past few months. John Ferry reports
Hedge Fund of the Year - DE Shaw Group
The Risk Awards 2007
Insurance Risk Manager of the Year - Swiss Re
The Risk Awards 2007
Structured Products House of the Year - Barclays Capital
The Risk Awards 2007
Basel II unlikely to reduce securitization of corporate exposures according to S&P
A new Standard & Poor’s report ‘Assessment Of The Basel II Framework: Incentive To Securitize Corporate Exposures Remains’ has found that the introduction of Basel II is unlikely to translate into reduced securitization of corporate exposures.
A View on 2007: By Citgroup's Richard Burns
What will 2007 hold for structured products marketers? Continuing our series of thoughts on the subject Structured Products invited Richard Burns, Citigroup's London-based global head of equity derivative structured products & hybrid products, to provide…
A View on 2007: By Morrison & Foerster's Anna Pinedo
What will 2007 hold for structured products regulation? Continuing our series of thoughts on the year ahead Structured Products invited Anna Pinedo, partner at US law firm Morrison & Foerster in New York, to provide her thoughts on the subject.
A View on 2007: By Credit Suisse's Hans Georg Vetterlin
What will 2007 hold for structured products marketers? Continuing our series of thoughts on the subject Structured Products invited Hans Georg Vetterlin, Credit Suisse's Zurich-based head of structured derivatives incubation & advisory, to provide his…
PCAOB proposes new auditing standards
PCAOB proposes new auditing standard for the audits of registrants' internal control over financial reporting under SOX Section 404
SEB's Basel II credit risk model approved
SEB internal credit risk models approved by Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
CEIOPS publishes statement regarding insurance groups supervision
CEIOPS has published a statement clarifying the role of the lead supervisor for insurance groups supervision
A View on 2007: By DWS Scudder's Chris Warren
What will 2007 hold for structured products marketers? Continuing our series of thoughts on the subject Structured Products invited Chris Warren, DWS Scudder's head of structured products for the US in New York, to provide his thoughts on how the markets…
Editorial comment: Questioning report ‘findings’
Virginia-based Securities Litigation and Consulting Group (SLCG) has issued a report titled “Are Structured Products Suitable for Retail Investors?” The simple answer is ‘no’, according to the 18 page document. The economics consulting firm won’t win the…
BNP Paribas hires head of UK/Ireland/South Africa sales
BNP Paribas' Equity & Derivatives business (EQD) has hired Stephane Goursat as head of UK / Ireland / South Africa structured products sales.
Robeco and SAM team up for sustainability platform
Dutch asset manager Robeco and Switzerland-based Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) have launched a platform for sustainability investments. SAM is an asset manager focusing on sustainability investments, and is well known for constructing and licensing…
CESR issues consultation paper on the use of reference data standard codes in transaction reporting
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) issues CP on reference data codes for MiFID
SEC modifies compliance rules to Sarbanes-Oxley for overseas companies and postpones deadline for smaller companies compliance to SOX
The US SEC has announced that it will ease rules for overseas companies having to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
CESR publishes consultation paper on the passport under MiFID
CESR has published a consultation paper on the passport under MiFID that sets out proposals for a common approach to the notification procedures
HSBC joins its peers in objections to US Basel II
HSBC North America Holdings voices its opposition to the Basel II proposal
Agencies announce interim decision on impact of FAS 158 on regulatory capital
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Office of Thrift Supervision issue joint statement on FAS 159.
CEBS out with additional technical guidance on concentration risk under Pillar 2
CEBS has published additional technical guidance on application of the supervisory review process under the Capital Requirements Directive.
CEBS published recast version of financial reporting guidlines
CEBS has published a new release of the Guidelines on Financial Reporting.