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Elevated status: insurance CROs overshadowing investment peers
Europe’s risk-based capital approach is adding clout to the role of the CRO
Mifid II to result in massive transaction reports increase
New reporting rules bring technology challenges for managers
US regulators crack down on complex annuities sales
State watchdogs issue warnings as insurers turn to proprietary index products
Questions remain about China banks' TLAC exemption
China is one of only two Asian countries with G-Sibs – but unlike Japan its banks can sidestep TLAC
Asian emissions markets seen as step in right direction
China and South Korea emissions schemes show promise, say industry groups
Why insurance regulators are split on sovereign risk
North-south divide as some say Eiopa approach is wrong
Finding the behavioural roots of financial failure
Common psychological traps at the root of risk
Life firms look to build on mortgage lending success
Dutch approach could be copied elsewhere in Europe
Flood of oil ETF investors reshaping market, analysts say
'Massive' inflows cushioned oil price drop in early 2015, but could easily reverse
PRA's Pillar 2A consultation may point way ahead for AMA
PRA capital methodology will change rules for modelling
Currency-hedged ETF surge prompts hedging concerns
Eurozone QE programme prompts wave of investor interest
InfraHedge assets rise as other MAPs stagnate
State Street says managed accounts rise due to stripped-back, cut-price service
Insurers strive to model cyber crime
Firms are battling against a lack of data with which to model policies
Deutsche Bank fine a reminder to firms to play nice
FCA focuses on punishing non-compliance
Vietnam moves to set up bond and equity index futures markets
A new decree sets out legal framework for establishing futures market
Bitcoin Comes of Age as New Technology Questions Follow
Derivatives venues, underlying ledger technology in focus.
Could TLAC kill the structured notes business?
FSB proposals exclude structured notes from banks’ bail-in debt buffers
The Lincoln assassination: the strange tale of the swaps push-out
Insiders tell the story of the 'zombie' bill everyone hated, but no-one could kill
Thai structured product market hampered by regulatory barriers
Tax and local underwriting issues dog structurers
Banks and clients rebuild relationships post-SNB move
Pricing difficulties since SNB currency floor removal cause friction
The hidden risks in dormant Basel III bond rule
Growing sovereign bond portfolios face new risks and mixed messages
'Get used to it': central banks advise on liquidity risk
Central bankers fear buy side has not yet woken up to bond imbalance
Insurers count cost as supervisors embrace RRPs
Recovery plans catching on as domestic regulatory tool
SSM: banks fret over giant supervisor's first steps
New watchdog a great idea in theory, banks say - but early months have been difficult