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Costs could deter hedge funds from learning Lehman lessons
Cutting counterparty risk has a price tag that might prevent smaller funds from changing their ways, experts fear
Chinese banks push non-resident accounts in reaction to HK remninbi challenge
Move by financial institutions on the mainland may blunt efforts by Hong Kong banks to establish the special administrative region as a pre-eminent centre for offshore renminbi trading
Axa loses structured finance chief to Goldman Sachs
Axa loses structured finance head to Goldmans
Swiss hedge fund laws under scrutiny ahead of EU rules
Swiss laws under scrutiny ahead of AIFM
BoA hires Michael Benz to head Merrill Lynch Asia Wealth Management
The wealth of Asia Pacific high net worth individuals (HNWI) stood at $9.7 trillion at the end of 2009, up 30.9% from a year earlier and above the $9.5 trillion held by Europe’s HNWIs, according to the Merrill Lynch CapGemini 2010 World Wealth Report
Aegon UK strengthens its risk management capability
UK arm of insurer appoints two directors to join its risk team
Emerging markets analyst joins Insparo Asset Management
Emerging markets analyst joins Insparo AM
Relations with Beijing to impact Taiwan emissions trading plans
Taiwan's plans for a cap-and-trade carbon trading system have potential but relations with China will impact its progress, according to analysts
Green light for new European insurance and pension supervisor
Deal reached on replacement for Ceiops
ECB’s González-Páramo highlights flaws in collateral framework
European Central Bank executive board member José Manuel González-Páramo acknowledges risks in central bank’s willingness to accept broad range of collateral
Russian / CIS exchanges to launch more derivatives contracts
Chiefs at Russia’s RTS Stock Exchange, the Ukrainian Exchange and Kazakhstan’s Regional Financial Centre (RFCA) reveal that they are looking into launching more exchange-traded funds (ETF), indexes and other derivatives contracts across commodities and…
CFTC retail FX rules fail to curb offshore trading
New US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission rules will hasten flow of retail foreign exchange business abroad
NAIC opts for macroeconomic based approach for CMBS
US insurance regulators turn their focus to CMBS
IIF: banks must do better on disclosing pay practices
Regulatory requirements in the US and Europe mean banks now have tougher pay standards to comply with
European banks more worried about OFAC than local regulators
European banks more worried about OFAC than local regulators
Deutsche hires high yield professionals for European trading business
Deutsche adds two to European high yield team