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The deal deluge
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Flying high
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Nybot in Nymex sights
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UK’s FSA reforms ORIAG as ORSG
The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) has reformed its Operational Risk Implementation Advisory Group (ORIAG) as the Operational Risk Standing Group (ORSG), after deciding to disband ORIAG in the fourth quarter of 2003. The group is being chaired…
UK’s FSA takes issue with misselling and market timing
The investment management industry in the UK is under fire from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on a number of fronts at the moment. First, the market-timing abuses that have grabbed headlines in the US also seem to have occurred in the UK,…
FATF, EU prepare for busy 2004
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international anti-money laundering body, is preparing to publish a document designed to help regulators and supervisors implement the organisation’s 40 Recommendations for anti-money laundering (AML) and Eight…
HSBC signs up for Norkom risk software
HSBC has bought the Alchemist risk management system from Dublin-based software company Norkom Technologies.
UKFSA issues fraud paper
The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) published a discussion paper in mid-December entitled DP26: Developing our policy on fraud and dishonesty.
Comit Gruppe pulls its Sword from the scabbard
Comit Gruppe, the Swiss-based financial software vendor, has begun its first marketing and sales push for its operational risk product, Sword. Although Sword has been around for several years -- the product has 750 live users at about three asset…
Risk at the margin
Rankings 2004
LNG drive gears up
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Joint Forum hires new chairman
Gay Huey Evans, director of markets at the UK’s Financial Services Authority, has been chosen to take over the role of chairman of the Joint Forum, a group of experts set up to deal with issues common to the banking, securities and insurance sectors…
Lost in translation
Many credit market participants agree that a single European financial services market would be good for all concerned. But there is widespread doubt over whether the EU is the right architect for the project. Oliver Holtaway reports
Laying down the law
The debate surrounding the publication of market reform proposals by a group of leading bondholders – the so-called Group of 26 – is hotting up. Issuers have reacted negatively to what has in effect amounted to a series of ultimatums. Laurence Neville…
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Jersey's rule changes are the platform for hedge fund growth
The hedge fund industry in Jersey and the island's financial regulators have overhauled the existing rules to make business there more efficient and competitive. The benefits are already accruing...
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