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Risk Europe: Changes to liquidity ratios likely, say regulators
Bank supervisors may look to recalibrate liquidity proposals under Basel III following industry comment.
Risk Europe: Industry should stop fighting Basel III and focus on transition
Senior Basel Committee member tells banks to get involved in negotiations over the phase-in period for Basel II reforms
Reuters to buy Point Carbon
Thomson Reuters to acquire carbon emissions information provider Point Carbon
World Cup infects structured products
How much can investors earn if their national football teams perform well at the Fifa Football World Cup? Buy a structured product based on the fortunes of your favourite team and find out, says Richard Jory, speaking at a lunch meeting held in London on…
Lynda Clemmons: weather derivatives will benefit from regulation changes
The former Enron derivatives pioneer believes forcing trades on exchanges will benefit niche players and smaller companies
Power companies to be hit by US financial reforms: expert
Senate financial reform bill could leave power companies facing major collateral problems
Risk Europe: EU supervision package could be delayed
Creation of new European supervisory authorities is hampered by disagreements between EU parliament and council
German short sell ban snares long euro FX derivatives
Long euro derivatives positions caught up in proposed legislation, while doubts remain over the exemption of market-makers
Banks starting to think local after crisis, BIS finds
Banks around the world are slowly shifting to rely on local retail funding, says the Bank for International Settlements
ETF role in Dow 'flash crash' under scrutiny
The role of ETFs in the US market “flash crash” on 6 May is under scrutiny following a preliminary report suggesting ETFs and index futures were linked to the event.
FSA seeks to enhance op risk frameworks
UK regulator moves forward with its work stream focusing on raising the bar for TSA firms
Six Swiss Exchange CEO: Markets need 'single set of eyes'
More data sharing needed to empower local regulators, says Six’s Katz
Markets give backing to WTI as oil benchmark
Strong Q2 trading volumes reassert WTI's place as global pricing benchmark
Risk Europe: Don't be blindsided by politicians, risk managers warned
Sovereign interventions are sacrificing market efficiency in order to deliver price stability, according to the former US Treasury attaché to the European Union
FX volatility creates headaches for bond investors
Investors shift allocations to US dollar products as euro sinks.
Brussels backs bank tax to fund new resolution network
European Commission calls for a network of resolution funds to bear cost of winding down firms; cost covered through levy on lenders
Irish regulator warns of post-crisis surpervisory scepticism
The financial regulator, Matthew Elderfield, has warned Irish insurers that he will be more interventionist, rather than wait for a market failure to manifest itself and then cautiously weigh up the costs and benefits of a response.
Risk management will face more challenges as crisis eases
New report suggests recovery might lead to difficult times for risk managers
CDS spreads tighten marginally across the eurozone
Eurozone sovereign debt insurance cheapens
Brough: Europe could ultimately benefit from euro collapse
Schroders’ Andy Brough believes an eventual collapse of the euro would not be the Doomsday event many fear and could be the best scenario for many nations on the Continent.
Credit Suisse: Oil range-bound for next three years
Crude oil prices will stay range-bound over the next three years, due to substantial Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) spare capacity, growing global demand and significant financial flows, says Credit Suisse’s head of global…
Financial regulatory overhaul to impact energy trading more than any other sector
The current overhaul of financial regulation will have a more profound effect on energy trading than any other sector, as ongoing challenges in energy trade confirmation will be exacerbated, says market expert
Risk Europe: ECB insists eurozone bonds decision was its own
Political pressure played no part in ECB decision to buy bonds, says board member
