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European emissions trading on track
The EU emissions trading scheme is on track to start in January 2005, with the European Commission having approved 16 out of 25 of the EU member National Allocation Plans that lie at the heart of the scheme, said Peter Vis, acting head of the Industrial…
SEC finalises rules on hedge fund registration
The much anticipated SEC decision regarding US-domiciled hedge fund registration raised few eyebrows when it was announced late last month. It was clear, therefore, that hedge fund registration was only a matter of time, but what is less clear is the…
Insolvency: a survival guide
The collapse of Parmalat has forced European legislators to take a long, hard look at the laws governing insolvency. Moves are now afoot to bring these regimes more in line with a Chapter 11 style of bankruptcy legislation, as Oliver Holtaway discovers
Fannie under fire from Ofheo
Last month, US mortgage agency Fannie Mae came under fire from its regulator – the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (Ofheo) – for accounting and operational failures, about a year after sibling mortgage agency Freddie Mac became embroiled…
A solution to counterparty credit risk?
The race is on to find a solution to outstanding issues such as counterparty risk, double default and the treatment of illiquid assets on trading books before Basel II is enshrined in regulation.
Basel II: capital concerns
Basel II has forced banks, long the mainstay of lending to European corporates, to re-evaluate the amount of money they lend. However Alan McNee reports that far from leading to a huge drop in bank lending, Basel II may actually have the opposite effect.
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The Carrots and Sticks of Compliance
Compliance on the buy side might reward the early adopters while penalizing firms that fall afoul of industry best practices and institutional investors' expectations.
Email and IM Compliance: Have you got mail?
A lot has been discussed and written about the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) proposed rule 203(b)(3)-2 that requires hedge fund advisers to register with the Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. But another SEC proposal…
A catastrophe waiting to happen?
As climate change and geopolitical uncertainty ratchet up the risk of a single, catastrophic event, insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to offset that risk.
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Island shopping
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Slave to the rithm
algorithmic trading
Alternative investments: asset allocation in multimanagement
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The place to do business in the sun
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British Virgin Islands vs Malta
international financial centres
The objective advocate
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Searching for freedom
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Preparing for an end to deflation
Inflation-linked bonds
Standard Bank: A regional banking force with global reach
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The day of the hybrids
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