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Global capital standard raises calibration and consistency questions
International efforts to develop a global capital standard are gathering pace, but the plans are controversial, raising fears that the competitiveness of international insurance groups could be damaged. There are also questions over how any global…
Depositories ponder size of capital requirements for AIFMD liability
Capital punishment
Huntington banks on the lure of low-risk investment
Huntington National Bank was founded in Ohio, where it remains headquartered to this day. Yakob Peterseil talks to Dave Fitzsimmons, Pittsburgh-based managing director of the equity derivatives group, about being a big bank with a long tradition
Fed set to raise bar for US stress tests
As US regulators prepare to introduce new stress-testing requirements for medium-sized banks, the Fed warns that the largest are still struggling to meet existing standards – and the intent of future stress tests is likely to be dramatically different
Optimism as Omnibus II trilogues recommence next week
Over the summer, Omnibus II discussions picked up speed at the EU Council. Draft papers reveal a more generous volatility balancer and extended transitional measures are in the pipeline. Industry representatives believe an agreement is within reach…
Custodians see global assets rise an average of 9.6%
Safety remains the key concern of custodians keeping nearly $110 trillion in assets in Custody Risk's 2013 Global Custody Survey
Hedge funds tread carefully around Detroit bankruptcy
Unsettling bankruptcy opportunities
Insurers grapple with model complexity pressures
Insurers’ risk and investment models are becoming more sophisticated – but will greater complexity limit their usefulness? Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
New derivatives rules push global banks to form subsidiaries
Structural issues
Basel III capital charges to dent bank M&A activity
Capital controls
Replacement costs add to OTC pricing upheaval
Down the rabbit hole
Detroit swaps spark fight between dealers and insurers
Detroit spinners
The CCP price: users fear modelling mishaps
The CCP price
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ETF house of the year: Commerzbank
ETF house of the year
Index innovation of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
Index innovation of the year
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House of the year, Asia
Equity derivatives house of the year: HSBC
Equity derivatives house of the year
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Foreign exchange house of the year
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Commodities house of the year