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Don’t rush into regulating shadow banking sector, IIF warns
A new report from the IIF warns regulators to consider different approaches to shadow banking regulation
OECD: boost information sharing to fight tax crime
Tax evaders and criminals are slipping through the cracks, report warns
SEC names rating agency overseer
Credit rating agency oversight starts today
Member states call for delay to Solvency II
Fears that revised transposition timetable 'would create legal uncertainty' as Czech Republic pushes for 2015 implementation date
BNP Paribas gets ETFs under way in the US with dynamic roll commodities strategy
BNP Paribas has debuted its first ETF in the US, utilising the dynamic roll strategy to offer investors efficient commodity exposure
Volcker rule could hurt liquidity in FX spot market, participants warn
Foreign exchange swaps and forwards should be exempted from the Dodd-Frank ban on prop trading, or else liquidity in the spot market could suffer, industry participants say
FX Week China: CNH/CNY forward divergence threat has stabilised
A reversal of the spread between offshore deliverable forwards and onshore NDFs that caused pain for speculators last year is unlikely to recur, say economists
Emission trading scheme in Rio suffers setback
Signing of decree by Rio de Janeiro governor is delayed – causing some to suspect lobbying efforts by those opposed to the scheme may have worked
Update: EC Prips Regulation due for publication on July 3; latest draft shifts burden further towards structured product creators
Europe's laws on the key information document (Kid) and packaged retail investment products (Prips) are scheduled for implementation on July 3. The latest draft suggests more onerous responsibility for product providers
Axa enters corporate loan market with SocGen
Insurer targets French mid-caps to diversify investment portfolio
HKMA offers banks RMB repo facility
RMB repo facility established as part of continuing process to internationalise currency and deepen RMB markets
OpRisk Europe: Ring-fencing move will pose operational risks
The move to ring-fence UK retail banking operations will pose operational risks, Barclays’ group operational risk director tells conference
OpRisk Europe: Banks must be aware of HFT risks
Banks need to be conscious of the risks posed by their high-frequency trading business, says internal audit director at Barclays Bank
OpRisk Europe: Postpone Solvency II indefinitely, says Hansen
Former CRO of SEB Life calls for a moratorium on Solvency II implementation in order to enable insurers to focus on recovery
OpRisk Europe: FSA made a mistake with the AMA, panellist claims
The UK Financial Services Authority should have forced large, sophisticated banks to adopt the advanced measurement approach to operational risk, risk manager argues
Fallout from JP Morgan loss will hit energy markets: IEA
JP Morgan’s recent $2 billion trading loss could toughen a trio of Dodd-Frank Act rules, potentially hurting energy markets, the International Energy Agency says
US senator calls for VAR overhaul
Speaking to Risk after JP Morgan boss testifies on $2 billion loss, US Senate banking committee member Kay Hagan says risk modelling and reporting need overhaul
OpRisk Europe: Capitalise on op risk interest, conference told
A current focus on operational risk by senior management should be grasped by op risk teams to make key improvements
OpRisk Europe: Keep the risk team small, panel says
Smaller op risk teams mean that the message gets across better, conference is told
JP Morgan loss was bungled attempt to cut Basel III RWAs, says Dimon
Loss-making unit's RWAs would have tripled under Basel III, JP Morgan chief executive says - but attempting to cut capital burden made its hedges more complex
OpRisk Europe: FSA’s Sheen warns on data quality
Operational risk managers need to bear in mind that loss data has limitations, says the FSA’s Andrew Sheen
OpRisk Europe: Biggest operational risk posed by people, survey finds
Respondents to a survey at the OpRisk Europe conference overwhelmingly point to people as the biggest operational risk
OpRisk Europe: No race to the bottom on derivatives, says CFTC’s Chilton
CFTC due to release interpretive guidance note within a week, which aims to clarify extraterritorial application of its rules
Brent crude seen at $50/bbl by Q3 in worst-case scenario: Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse has released a research note today that highlights the potential for oil prices to fall to levels last seen during the 2008 crisis