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RWAs too easily manipulated, finds Risk.net poll
Sixty-nine per cent of respondents urge regulatory action on risk-weighted assets
Video: Reliance Capital's Lav Chaturvedi on risk management in India and the dangers of reg arb
Lav Chaturvedi, chief risk officer at Reliance Capital, speaks about the challenges facing the derivatives industry in India, including the introduction of a credit default swaps market, and the dangers of regulatory arbitrage in the current regulatory…
iStoxx seeks to catch interest in global indexes
The banking division of Natixis is to create a series of structured products and funds based on Stoxx's index basket, which combines European, US and Japanese equity baskets
Forex options clearing complicated by guaranteed settlement requirements
CPSS-Iosco guaranteed settlement requirements make foreign exchange options clearing more difficult, say participants
EBA will open bank books, Enria pledges
New regulatory authority needs to provide transparency, rein in Sifis, to be a success, says EBA chair Enria
Italian CDS spreads endure wild ride
Morgan Stanley strategist urges decisive policy response
ETFs linked to agricultural commodities surge as supply tightens
Exchange-traded funds linked to some agricultural commodities such as wheat have seen the strongest investment inflows over the first part of the year, with soft commodities presenting low or stretched inventory levels leading the trend
ECB and World Bank call for exemptions from US derivatives rules
World Bank believes imposition of national regulations on multilateral development institutions is unprecedented intrusion on the internal operations of international organisations
Collateral transformation needs to be carefully planned by clearing members, says Isda’s O’Connor
In an exclusive video interview, Isda chairman Stephen O’Connor says there is a finite capacity for clearing members to provide collateral transformation services to their clients
UBS appoints Rainer Ruecker as head of public distribution trading
Rainer Ruecker has joined UBS to lead the bank's new public distribution trading team.
Former CME employee charged with data theft
A former employee of CME Group has been arrested and charged with stealing data from the firm
Regulator strengthens enforcement authority
CFTC finalises new Dodd-Frank anti-manipulation rule but energy experts continue to question its value
OECD calls for a permanent risk body
With the increased global threat of risk in the financial and other systems, the OECD calls for a permanent risk body within its organisation
FERC requirements “burdensome & potentially misleading”
A move to boost the electricity market’s transparency through additional data reporting has drawn criticism and raised questions about the FERC’s focus. Pauline McCallion reports
Global economic ripple effect spreads to US power
Growing US coal exports and increased investor activity are linking traditionally domestic markets such as power to global economic events. Pauline McCallion finds out about this trend
Trading positions - July 2011
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Icap names new chief operating officer
Mark Price to join interdealer broker in October 2011 with responsibility for risk and compliance
Inconsistent regulations delaying AMA rollouts globally, banks say
Pillar II is causing banks to face challenges from host regulators
People: Citi shakes up structuring group
Citi shakes up structuring group
Further liquidity fragmentation in foreign exchange predicted
Market-damaging behaviour should be controlled, but separation or elimination of high-frequency trading would be damaging to the market’s equilibrium, ClientKnowledge argues in research published today
BoE’s Haldane highlights increasing risks from high-frequency trading
Bank of England executive director of financial stability Andrew Haldane outlines policy measures to reduce systemic threat posed by high-frequency trading
Basel and Dodd-Frank create arbitrage potential, say analysts
Removal of credit ratings under Dodd-Frank will create arbitrage opportunities – and is already being exploited by some US banks, research claims