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Ombudsman rejects Meteor structured product complaint
A couple invested in a Lehman Brothers-backed structured product will not be able to claim £165,000 back after the UK Financial Ombudsman Service rules it was not mis-sold by Meteor
Actuarial resource constraints hold back growth in central and eastern Europe
Lack of data and market fragmentation also challenging, say insurers
Bank of England still undecided over stress test scenarios
Fixed scenarios "could be procyclical"
More firms expect technology spending increase in 2014
Rising expectations
CFTC extends no-action relief to sole Asian Sef
Australia-based Yieldbroker can continue to service US clients while CFTC considers its Sef application.
'Patchy' liquidity in FX a concern for the future
Concentration in the number of liquidity providers and the reliability of HFT market-making raises concerns for senior industry officials
PRA protects clearing from leverage ratio hammer-blow
Banks say leverage exposure "could be halved" after PRA acts to safeguard business
RBS review heralds tighter focus on small business lending
The news of a regulator-ordered review of RBS's lending shows that the FCA plans to tighten up oversight of treatment of small businesses as well as retail customers
One-third of UK consumers see ‘low value’ in financial advisers, index shows
Financial advisers in the UK received a score of 73 out of 100 in a Vanguard survey designed to measure the value financial advisers deliver to their clients
Nigerian CSD: derivatives, CCP and securities lending in 2014
At Nigeria's third Capital Market Committee retreat this week, the head of the country's central securities depository reports on progress liberalising the market - and dealing with unclaimed dividends
Global capital standard may require ‘adjustments’ to national supervisory regimes
European regulators prepared to reopen Solvency II to comply with future international quantitative standard
BoE's Carney: liquidity support for CCPs is a 'last-resort option'
BoE governor insists clearing houses must have enough liquidity to cope with default of two big member firms
BBB limits in matching adjustment scrapped in Omnibus II deal
Ceiling on BBB-rated bonds and forced sale on downgrade removed from final Omnibus II compromise text
Twitter structured products less popular than those linked to Facebook
Social media stocks vie for popularity as underlyings
Bank funding options increased under revised Australian securitisation framework
Increased funding options welcomed in the face of a potential spike in Australia consumer credit growth
Industry in discussions to change FX benchmark calculation, says ECB official
Senior market participants have suggested widening the time window in which benchmark exchange rates are set in foreign exchange, following allegations of manipulation
Photo gallery: Qualitative European FoHF Awards 2013
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Iosco outlines concerns over Esma assessment of Asian CCPs
Ashley Alder says European cross-border CCP regulation is not relevant to Asian markets
Standard Chartered to offer client clearing for non-US persons
UK bank looks to offer clearing option outside US regulatory requirements
Photo gallery: Long-term performance awards and platform awards 2013
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Photo gallery: One-year performance European FoHF awards 2013
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Insurers boost allocation to private equity
Blackrock survey finds more than half of firms likely to increase investment in asset class
SwapClear to restart compression in leverage boon for banks
Banks hope for leverage exposure relief after interest rate swap clearer fixes clash with CFTC rules
'Zero-loyalty environment' blamed for financial malpractice
Lack of leadership and job insecurity are behind widespread wrongdoing in the financial sector, seminar hears