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New deputy enforcement head at SEC
New York office chief George Canellos moves to Washington, DC
Governments should support development of longevity risk market – IMF
Governments should support development of longevity risk market – IMF
Slow progress on Solvency II internal model validation threatens approval, FSA warns
Slow progress on Solvency II internal model validation threatens approval, FSA warns
Record Q1 for cat bonds as pension funds increase capacity
Record Q1 for cat bonds as pension funds increase capacity
Dutch regulator to begin Solvency II test on insurers
Dutch regulator to begin Solvency II test on insurers
RBS head of EMEA & LatAm equity derivatives and structured products sales departs
Andrea Sozzi Sabatini, head of equity derivatives and structured products sales for EMEA & Latin America, and also the chief sponsor for ETFs within the UK bank, has left after his position was put at risk of redundancy.
US Treasury’s FX exemption hangs in the balance
A year after the US Treasury's proposed regulatory exemption for FX swaps and forwards, the position has never been confirmed - and some believe it may be reconsidered
Nasdaq ventures into commodity futures indexing
Nasdaq’s new commodity index family aims to offer broadest exposure to the asset class and comes in five different roll versions
Sell VStoxx and buy Vix futures, says BarCap
The divergence between US and European volatility measures has grown in the first quarter of 2012, according to Barclays Capital
Another delay in Solvency II as EC proposes deferral of transposition date
Commission takes legal advice on Econ committee proposals
Nordic banks push for Fatca deal
Nordic banking associations open Fatca reciprocity talks
Risk management strategy low priority for many European energy buyers: survey
Most respondents think oil prices will rise – but few have risk management policies in place to cope with it
Significant longevity issue in China but third-party risk transfer ‘some way off’
China is greying quickly, but low penetration of pensions and life insurance mean little likelihood of a UK-style longevity swap market emerging
Asian institutional investors focus on quantitative risk management
Investors in Asian institutions are catching up with European and North American counterparts in demanding quantitative risk measures and risk numbers as part of their investment mandate, says risk head at AmInvestment Group in Malaysia
Europe's inflation investors sharpen their focus
Europe's inflation investors sharpen their focus
People: Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Doubt grows over Brazil's AMA deadline
Brazilian banks face tight schedule for op risk capital approval
Urwin takes top Asia-Pacific role at JP Morgan
Jeff Urwin adds regional responsibilities to existing global position
Bail-in regimes will reduce demand for bank debt - Risk.net poll
Over three-quarters of poll respondents believe new resolution plans will hurt market for bank bonds - at a time when issuance needs to increase
Haldane says macro-prudential tools needed to prevent earnings 'arms race'
Bank of England's Andrew Haldane describes the tools macro-prudential policy-makers need to prevent future crises
iShares picks MSCI index for frontier markets ETF
A new frontier markets index from MSCI has already been licensed by iShares for a regional ETF, reflecting increased optimism about emerging markets
Food, technology and ETF underlyings feature in latest US structured product filings
New product filings with the SEC show a preference for technology and ETF underlyings, and include a Bank of Montreal reverse convertible based on the stock of Whole Foods Market
To clear or not to clear? Corporates urged to weigh options
Despite hard-won exemptions, corporates should consider the pros and cons of clearing, according to panellists at an ACT event - but treasurers remain unconvinced
iShares launches dollar-denominated emerging markets corporate debt ETF
A new ETF from iShares gives investors dollar-denominated exposure to emerging markets corporate bonds