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Central Bank of Ireland diverges from Basel III on AFS bonds
Irish bank capital numbers would filter out unrealised gains and losses on government bonds
Energy Risk Europe: Good times over for Europe's traders, says RWE's Krebber
Strain caused by regulation and renewables means European energy traders must adapt to survive, says RWE Supply & Trading CFO
Shadow banking crackdown raises transparency concerns for insurers
National regulators to bring existing rules in line with prescriptive FSB policy recommendations on securities lending
Energy Risk Europe: Commodity derivatives rules flawed, says SEB’s Iwarson
Derivatives regulation will impede attempts by banks to compete and do lasting damage to European market, says founder of SEB’s commodity business
Lack of Esma clarity delays progress on FX trade reporting
Questions raised by Isda concerning trade reporting workflows have not yet been answered, delaying preparations for the start of mandatory trade reporting early next year
Illiquidity premium taxes Asian regulators
Asian regulators are turning their attention to the illiquidity premium, but defining it within an Asian context will not be easy. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on some of the challenges
Hess CRO Jonathan Stein prepares for shake-up
As Hess turns into a leaner, upstream-focused oil company, chief risk officer Jonathan Stein tells Alexander Osipovich how enterprise risk management will assist in the firm’s transformation
An anatomy of financial and energy market bubbles
Despite differences in the detail, the mechanics that unfold during episodes of financial and energy market hype are the same. To avoid repeating the errors of the past, companies and individuals should bear them in mind, argues Vincent Kaminski
Big European companies reject third-party reporting for derivatives
Corporates fear they will still pay the penalty if mistakes are made by delegated reporting services
CFTC substituted compliance process not clear enough – Risk.net poll
The majority of respondents to a Risk.net poll say they do not understand how CFTC substituted compliance determinations will be made
Solvency II interim reporting requirements were 'too ambitious' - Eiopa
Insurers hail downscaling of regulator’s initial plans, but concerns about consistent application remain
Systemic risk definition for insurers flawed, says former IAIS counsellor
International policy-makers should offer clarity on risks posed by different activities, hears Insurance Risk Europe
Capital relief accounts for 70% of some CDS spreads, quants say
New research sheds light on implications of product's role as regulatory capital hedge
WGMR rules create funding complexity for dealers
How long will a client hold a 10-year swap? It could be 10 years – or it could be 10 days – and the answer has big implications for dealer funding requirements
Leverage rumpus: Banks protest impact of ratio revisions
Client clearing, repo markets, credit derivatives – the leverage ratio casts a shadow over them all. But the overarching complaint is that the ratio should remain a backstop, and it’s a point on which many regulators agree. Lukas Becker and Tom Newton…
Insurer global capital standard must be 'simple and pragmatic' says Ace risk chief
ComFrame must not be prescriptive if it is to enhance supervision of international groups
Insurers 'must act fast' to succeed in private placement loan market
Efficient committee structure central to investment strategy, Friends Life CIO tells conference
CFTC shutdown leaves Sefs lacking clarity
Sefs and their clients question scope of no-action letters, but US government shutdown means no-one is able to provide guidance
Lithuanian presidency proposes increase to volatility adjuster cap
Benefit could more than triple amid hopes of a deal on Omnibus II long-term guarantees package
CFTC relief welcomed but concerns remain as Sef rules begin
A string of no-action relief letters issued ahead of today's deadline have been welcomed, but some participants believe they still don't go far enough
Structured products sales to rise 8% in 2013, Esma predicts
In its report on EU market trends for the second quarter, Esma says sales of equity-linked retail structured products are up this year, while demand for interest rate-linked products has plummeted
Conditional approval of Solvency II internal models should be allowed, urges PRA official
Insurers' efforts to develop internal models should be recognised by supervisors
Energy trading firms unprepared for Emir and Remit, poll finds
Many energy market participants are worryingly unprepared for Emir and Remit, according to a recent poll by Energy Risk
Report urges US coal producers to step up trading activities
Deloitte calls on US coal producers to set up prop trading desks and engage in more international origination