Foreign exchange
UK banks respond to Cebs criticism
The British Bankers' Association says its members should be able to speed up disclosure and supervisory reporting, after European regulators criticised the delayed and obscure reports issued by many European banks.
Regulators review short-selling restrictions
Regulators from across the globe continue to review and adjust short-selling restrictions.
Investigating parameter risk for Solvency II and ICAS
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Steering solvency
Regulator Q&A
Product performance
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Launch of Indian Bullion Market Association
The Indian Bullion Market Association (IBMA), a national level body representing the Indian bullion trade and industry, was launched today in alliance with Mumbai-based National Spot Exchange (NSEL.)
Blossoming interest
Foreign exchange derivatives trading levels suffered declines this year as hedge funds and other players partly stepped back from the market. But the asset class remains liquid and is attracting a new breed of market participants. Hardeep Dhillon reports
Liquidity attracts investors to forex markets
Investors are increasingly turning to foreign exchange markets in search of liquidity and diversity, bankers say.
Obama administration favours a single banking regulator
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Single banking regulator plan for the US inches closer
Editor's blog
Dow Jones launches recovery play index
Dow Jones has launched a new index of US companies which are expected to benefit from measures implemented by the government to aid economic recovery. The Dow Jones US Economic Stimulus Index includes 50 of the largest and most liquid companies from six…
LCH.Clearnet to offer SwapClear to the buy side
London-based clearing house LCH.Clearnet discusses with Risk its plans to make the SwapClear over-the-counter interest rate swaps clearing platform available to buy-side clients in the fourth quarter of this year.
Sheikh Yamani: Saudi Arabia unlikely to embrace oil futures
In an interview this week, former Saudi oil minister Sheikh Yamani told Energy Risk that futures trading on exchanges had turned the global crude oil market into a "casino".
PPIP banks may be able to buy rivals' toxic assets
The US Treasury's behind-schedule Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) could face difficulty in attracting banks to participate in the scheme, while policymakers are considering whether to allow banks to buy each other's assets.
IASB proposes simplifying fair-value measurement
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has sought to simplify its standards on fair-value measurement, bringing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) further into line with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap).
FSA stress tests banks for four-year downturn
Banks in the UK must stress test their capital levels against a "worst-case" recession more severe than any since World War II, the Financial Services Authority revealed today.
EU overhaul of financial supervision raises questions
Ambitious plans laid out by the European Commission to revamp the supervisory framework of the European financial markets have raised concerns about the possible implications of creating new supervisory bodies.
Lilywhite joins Investec as head of structured solutions
Investec Capital Markets has increased its structured solutions team with the addition of Andrew Lillywhite, who has joined as London-based head of the team. Lillywhite will be responsible for developing the bank's treasury and structured product…
Markit and DTCC's OTC services merger could close by end of June
The merger of London-based Markit's and New-York-based Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) trade-processing services is expected to become official within six weeks.
FDIC taps insured banks for funds as reserves dwindle
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is to levy an additional five-basis-point special assessment charge on depository institutions at the end of the third quarter to boost its fast-dwindling deposit insurance fund (DIF).
CESR: Rating agencies still not following rules on structured products
The major credit rating agencies are broadly compliant with the code of conduct recommended by the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (Iosco), but are still failing to tighten the rules on structured product ratings, according to…