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US regulators scorned over "prescriptive" proposal

The financial services industry's reaction to a new proposed statement from US regulators on complex structured finance activities was "somewhere between terrified and scornful", according to one industry association executive. Another industry…

Calming supervisory fears

The region's banks have identified the supervisory review process as the main cause for concern when it comes to Basel II. Low Kwok Mun of the Monetary Authority of Singapore talks about the Singaporean regulator’s approach to implementing Basel II.

Rating reform

The winds of change that have been forecast to sweep through the credit rating industry are growing stronger, fanned by a set of proposals released by an influential group of finance and treasury bodies, as Saskia Scholtes reports.

US puts trust in Canadian finance

Canadian income trusts have been trading at all-time highs. Now that the Canadiangovernment is allowing bigger players onto the market, interest from US energyfirms in such vehicles is growing. By Catherine Lacoursiere

Houston happenings

Regulatory pressures, asset valuation and price reporting were just a few of the topic areas covered at Energy Risk’s USA conference in Houstonlast month. Here Paul Lyon rounds up some of the conference highlights

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Tracking key risk indicators is emerging as a central aspect of best practice for operational risk management. Defining these indicators and establishing benchmarks for them, however, is a complex task. David Rowe discusses an industry initiative that…

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