Infrastructure
RBS teams up with Trader Vic to launch multi-asset index
Victor Sperandeo, chief executive officer of Enhanced Alpha Management and the Royal Bank of Scotland have partnered to launch a new long short strategy index designed to deliver absolute returns. The Trader Vic Index (TVI) is a managed futures index…
Risk Derivatives Summit : EC backs multiple CCPs
Multiple central counterparties for clearing derivatives trades might be less efficient, but stability concerns make a single counterparty too risky to allow, a European Commission (EC) specialist said today.
Q&A: Osfi chief champions Canada's regulatory framework
Julie Dickson, superintendent at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Osfi) in Canada, talks exclusively to Risk about how Canada's regulatory framework has helped institutions weather the financial crisis, and shares her views on…
Obama reform plans show no progress on OTC derivatives clearing
The Obama administration's much-hyped regulatory reform proposals disappointed over-the-counter derivatives dealers and end users yesterday by again failing to provide new details on how OTC markets with mandatory central clearing would operate.
Joint clearing venture for NYSE Euronext and DTCC
NYSE Euronext and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will join forces to clear US fixed-income derivatives.
Deutsche Börse introduces real-time information trading product
Deutsche Börse Market Data and Analytics has introduced a product that provides fundamental data for electricity trading and real-time data for the European power market.
Q&A: Basel Committee's Walter outlines Basel II reform agenda
In an exclusive interview with Risk , Stefan Walter, secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, discusses everything from capital to cyclicality while outlining the reform agenda for Basel II.
Isda aims to improve collateral management processes
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s collateral committee has revealed a set of goals for improvements to collateral management processes.
US securitisation regulation will force 5% retention
US regulators will require originators and sponsors of securitisations to retain 5% of securitised exposures and increase transparency of transactions, according to a leaked draft of a US Treasury report on improving the regulatory system, due to be…
S&P: Market confidence in UK RMBS makes slow return
There has been some improvement in worst-case expectations for defaults on UK residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in the second quarter, according to research by Standard & Poor's Fixed Income Risk Management Services.
Point Carbon launches US power trading product
Point Carbon, an energy and environmental market analyst, has launched its first power trading analytics tool for the North American market.
CME to list new EUA and CER contracts
The CME Group will list four new In Delivery Month European Union Allowance (EUA) and Certified Emission Reduction (CER) futures and options contracts as part of its Green Exchange venture.
World Bank: recession will be deeper than expected
The worldwide recession will be far more severe than originally thought, with the global economy set to shrink 3% this year, warned World Bank president Robert Zoellick yesterday.
Isda chief addresses House on OTC derivatives
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Deposits turn to rates and inflation in US
Rates and inflation-linked certificates of deposit are being launched by US providers as sales of the government-backed investments continue to be robust. Wells Fargo, HSBC and JP Morgan are all offering structures which expose investors to changes in…
Industry opposes mandatory clearing
Compulsory central clearing is not a one-stop solution to the problems of the derivatives markets, and could end up crippling the industry, warned speakers at an industry event in London on Tuesday.
Essent Trading CEO resigns
Paymon Aliabadi, managing director and chief executive of Essent Trading, has resigned.
SuperDerivatives partners with Athena
Derivatives technology provider SuperDerivatives has partnered with Canadian natural gas company Athena Energy Marketing (AEM) in an effort to increase market transparency.
Australian emissions trading scheme will stunt LNG growth says opposition
The Australian LNG industry has expressed concern about the effect the Rudd Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) will have on growth, following its proposed introduction in July 2011.
HSBC launches new range of structured plans
HSBC Life has launched a new range of structured plans for the UK pensions market, which promises to give 100% capital protection and lock in the highest value achieved during the lifetime of the plan whilst exposed to global equity markets. The HSBC…
OMG commits to new clearing and reporting targets
The Operations Management Group (OMG) on June 2 outlined its latest targets to improve the operational infrastructure of the over-the-counter derivatives industry.
Credit market won't be fazed by GM bankruptcy, say analysts
Despite its size, the largest industrial bankruptcy in US corporate history is unlikely to have much of an effect on the credit derivatives markets, suggest analysts.
Industry prepares for OTC regulation debate
The US Government has initiated what is set to be a lengthy and complex debate over proposals for the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives, finds Pauline McCallion
Steel industry looks to iron ore swaps
Steel producers remain sceptical of the benefits of hedging with futures contracts. Now interest in iron-ore derivatives could offer another way for steel players to hedge risk, finds Katie Holliday