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Eurozone collapse remains top threat for insurance industry – Swiss Re chief economist
Policy mistakes could still kill economic recovery, Insurance Risk Europe conference hears
Options platforms will miss Sef application deadline
Digital Vega and SurfacExchange do not expect to meet the CFTC's October 2 deadline to register as Sefs
Onset of hub-based Asian LNG pricing likely to be slow
LNG importers hoping for quick move to flexible pricing mechanisms will be disappointed, say market participants
Cross-border stricter-rule-applies approach causing confusion
Global regulators have agreed to cooperate when implementing new derivatives rules on a cross-border basis, but market participants are unsure as to how this will work in practice
State regulators turn fire on NAIC over principle-based reserving
New York commissioner publicly breaks ranks claiming new system will be ineffective
Futures reporting delay 'will not take place', says EC's Pearson
Industry had been banking on one-year postponement - Esma now looking for solution to reporting impasse, according to senior EC official
Asia Commodity Derivatives House of the Year: Deutsche Bank
Despite cutbacks in Europe and the US, Deutsche Bank’s Asia commodities franchise continues to impress
Officials blindsided by CFTC's Sef footnote 88, says Ferber
Senior MEP says officials from US and Europe only recognised dangers of Sef rules footnote in recent weeks
RBS too big in UK inflation swap market, says RBS market risk chief
Global head of market risk at RBS says he is "way outside" his risk appetite
US non-bank Sifi process 'flawed' and 'unsupportable' say designating body members
Prudential Financial designation raises concerns assessment criteria not fit for purpose
Danske Commodities chief reflects on altered energy landscape
While Europe’s traditional energy firms have been suffering, Danske Commodities saw a 75% leap in profits for 2012. Chief executive Torben Nordal Clausen speaks to Gillian Carr
WGMR 8% collateral haircut unlikely to apply to variation margin
Regulators suggest WGMR haircut will not apply to variation margin, reducing the threat to the viability of the standard CSA
Sef execution agreement requirement angers buy side
Buy-side firms complain about the documentation burden ahead of the October 2 Sef deadline
UK insurers recoupon interest rate swaps in bid to enhance yield
Unwinding in-the-money swaps to release cash for investments and collateral management
Renewables expected to drive demand for weather derivatives
Weather risk management firms predict renewables and thinner energy market liquidity will drive growth
Commodity trading houses face questions over systemic risk
The rapid growth of commodity trading houses has led critics to question whether these firms have become a source of systemic risk. But trading houses strongly reject such arguments, and suggest they are little more than paper tigers. Alexander Osipovich…
Acting as a clearing member will be uneconomical – Isda panel
New proposed rules on CCP default fund capital and the leverage ratio will together make acting as a clearing member uneconomical, says industry panel
JP Morgan fined $920m over 'woefully deficient' London Whale controls
UK and US authorities fine bank over $6.2 billion trading losses in July 2012
First substituted compliance determinations by year-end, says Gensler
CFTC chairman confident that first entity-level determinations will be complete by December 21, but is less certain about transaction-level requirements
Non-US clients shun US bank foreign branches
Non-US customers are refusing to trade with foreign branches of US banks ahead of an October 9 clearing deadline. Uncertainty over whether these entities are ‘bona fide’ foreign branches has added to the problems
Vix challenged by new volatility index
A fix for the Vix?
Asian insurers 'must strengthen data security' in face of new laws and technology
Data security legislation and new technologies require more sophisticated security measures, say CROs.
Peak oil enthusiasts might be giving up too soon
Proponents of peak oil should not capitulate too soon, as the days of oil – like those of horses – are numbered, writes Vincent Kaminski
The road to issuance and dispute resolution for structured products in Singapore
While its private bankers have regained an appetite for structured products, Singapore's less rich retail investors have been getting used to a new regulatory and dispute resolution scheme put in place by the MAS