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Fed releases NPR for US Basel II implementation
The Federal Reserve has released the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the delayed implementation of Basel II in the US. In this first draft, the Federal Reserve approved a proposal that bank regulators hope will ensure banks maintain prudent…
BNP Paribas launches Shield products
BNP Paribas has launched the BNP Paribas Shield products – a suite of three listed funds. All three funds offer investors a defined redemption price for each share bought. However, the return of each of these funds is linked to the final level of an…
Dealers move to tackle equity derivatives operational issues
Equity derivatives dealers are holding discussions on how to deal with operational issues facing their market, with 17 leading banks meeting at the London offices of UBS yesterday to discuss the matter. This was the first meeting of the Equity…
Fed governor urges comments for NPR
Susan Schmidt Bies, the governor of the US Federal Reserve, has stated the importance of companies’ comments on the NPR on US Basel II implementation, due to be released today. The final NPR is expected to be issued in the Federal Register after all the…
CESR calls for evidence on the consolidation of market transparency data
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) has called for evidence on the consolidation of market transparency data.
Isda issues follow-up to Novation Protocol
The Novation Protocol II differs from the original in being open-ended
Deutsche appoints managing director for Sharia subsidiary
Deutsche Bank has appointed Humayon Dar as managing director of its global Sharia advisory service Dar Al Istithmar (DI). Dar will be based in London and reports to the company board of directors.
FSA provides overview of approach to CRD
The FSA presented an overview of the authority’s approach to the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) at its CRD implementation conference. Hector Sants, managing director of wholesale and institutional markets, highlighted the biggest developments in…
More clarity offered on Mifid
The European Union has published draft implementation rules on its Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid), giving Europe's financial institutions greater clarity on how to comply with the directive. But some bankers have criticised the…
Banks get stressed
The UK's Financial Services Authority has called on banks to improve stress testing of possible disruptive events, while the Basel Committee declared last year that firms must supplement their value-at-risk models with stress tests. But some bankers…