Editor’s letter
Cross-border OTC reforms: No path forward
Without working European rules, a system of equivalence testing will fall flat
Asia: manufacturing giant, derivatives minnow
Split infinitely
The economic view
Insurers are using the delays to Solvency II to improve their economic capital models
Extraterritoriality and the rebalancing of the global economy
Border controls
A plea for certainty in regulation
Clear and unambiguous rules have the potential to satisfy advocates of sterner regulation, as well as regulated firms
The huge and mounting cost of PPI
Reaping the whirlwind
Regulators pine for the simple life
Prudential regulation is too complicated, the Basel Committee has conceded - but that does not mean it will embrace an all-powerful leverage ratio. By Duncan Wood
Bank physical commodity trading is desirable, not essential
The role of banks in physical commodities is poorly understood, but it is not indispensable
Emerging markets investors put Europe on the menu
Editor's letter
Software risk is only part of the stability problem
Authors of their own destruction
We need an agreement on Omnibus II if Solvency II is to be kept on track
Optimism as trilogue discussions recommence, but a long way to go before an agreement is reached
Resolution planning leaves banks facing subsidiary dilemma
Time management
The downgrade trigger trap
Trigger trap
Risk is back on the agenda as credit fears ease
Editor's letter
The furore over physical commodity trading
Despite the agitation over their role, there are valid reasons why banks are involved in physical commodities
The IAIS’s systemic risk proposals are contentious, but a global capital standard will be even more so
The IAIS’s systemic risk proposals are contentious, but a global capital standard will be even more so
Hedge funds need to tackle insider trading perception
Avoiding greater fools
Growing AML raises privacy concerns: editorial
The challenge of AML continues to evolve, but banks need to beware of overreaching
Singapore in a bind over substituted compliance
Banks in city-state fail to register with CFTC, sparking confusion
What's the difference between issuers and borrowers?
Look beyond loans
Physical flows will foster changes to energy benchmarks
Growth in WCS derivatives volumes highlights continuous evolution of the energy derivatives market
Top 100 survey emphasises role of regulation: editorial
Fines are driving up op risk losses, and the pace of prosecutions is not slackening