News
LBIE paid out $17.2 billion to date to creditors
Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE) has collected more than $48.6 billion of assets and cash up until March 14, and $17.2 billion has been distributed to creditors, according to a progress report by the administrators of LBIE, published on…
Hedge funds targeted by SEC large-trader reporting proposal
An SEC proposal targets high-frequency trading and fund managers in particular.
Institute of Operational Risk names new chairman
Ed Sankey takes over from Philip Martin as head of the Institute of Operational Risk (IOR).
Volcanic ash clogs up Europe jet fuel market
European jet fuel traders are hoping for heavy rain to clear the skies of volcanic ash, after a loss of demand for a day and a half looks set to impact on prices and logistics.
EU derivatives experts suggest threshold system for corporates
Legislators at the European Commission will today move a step closer to determining whether non-financial users of over-the-counter derivatives should be forced to clear trades through central counterparties (CCPs) – a possibility corporates have…
LCH.Clearnet CEO calls rival 'reckless' as Fannie, Freddie clearing battle heats up
Politicians love the idea of central clearing, but with competition for this new business increasing, so are concerns some venues might not be robust enough.
LCH.Clearnet considers revaluing $212 trillion swap portfolio
LCH.Clearnet could start using overnight indexed swap (OIS) rate curves rather than Libor to value its roughly $212 trillion swap portfolio, in response to changing market practice.
IMF weighs in to too-big-to-fail debate
Report looks at current proposals to deal with systemic risk and bank failures
Lehman takes aim at guarantee claims
Lehman Brothers Holding Inc (LBHI) confirmed yesterday in its bankruptcy disclosure statement that there are doubts over the validity of third-party and affiliate guarantee claims that cite a pledge by the holding company to take on its subsidiaries'…
Lee bows out at UBS in Hong Kong
Christopher Lee, head of risk management product (RMP) intermediaries at UBS in Hong Kong, has left the Swiss bank.
Senate Ag committee to take OTC derivatives transparency to new levels
New draft legislation on financial regulatory reform will require real-time reporting of derivatives trades to both regulators and the public, according to Blanche Lincoln, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, who is…
Ex-RBS Sempra boss heads to UBS
UBS has hired former RBS Sempra Commodities head Kaushik Amin amid speculation that it will restart its commodities trading business
Chinese CDM project approval drops
The Chinese government's approval rate for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects has dropped by over a third since December 2009, amid continued fears that Chinese CDM-generated Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) credits will not be allowed to be…
Liberal Democrats plan unilateral approach to bank pay reform
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has committed his party to punitive unilateral bank bonus regulations in the UK election race.