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Three challenges to Solvency II implementation – Bernardino video interview
Three challenges to Solvency II implementation
Rising interest rates expose continental insurers to lapse risk
Rising interest rates expose continental insurers to lapse risk
Corporate bonds, not sovereigns, now the safe haven – L&G
Corporate bonds new safe haven – L&G
First offshore renminbi swaption accomplished in Hong Kong
The first offshore renminbi OTC swap option was carried out this week between BNP Paribas and HSBC in Hong Kong, brokered by Icap.
CME’s CCP to clear Middle East products and reduce 'black swans'
Clearport courts emerging market derivative exchange products in a bid to reduce systemic risk in commodity markets
UK wants to be global hub for green finance
The UK is hoping to re-fire momentum for international climate change agreements at Cancun to help it become the global centre for green finance
Irish bank CDS spreads keep rising
CDS spreads increases for Irish financials, but stabilise for eurozone peripherals
The top 10 operational risks to watch in 2011
Batten down the hatches
Dodd-Frank slows down full implementation of Basel II
Contradictions in the US regulations slowing down exit from Basel II parallel run
Neglecting financial stability was Bank’s biggest mistake: FSA’s Sants
UK Financial Services Authority chief and future Bank of England deputy Hector Sants says neglect of financial stability was Bank's gravest policy error
Lord Turner: FSA break-up unnecessary
Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner supports Twin Peaks approach “in theory” but argues benefits could have been achieved without breaking up regulator
Ghost brokers busted by UK Fraud Bureau
UK trio charged with insurance and tax fraud as well as money laundering
Two former Madoff employees arrested and charged with fraud
Madoff employees charged with creating false documents and trades, and misleading investors
IRS drops lawsuit against UBS on US tax evasion
UBS evades prosecution for tax evasion as US IRS drops charges
Hong Kong's SFC hands lifetime ban to jailed asset manager
Hong Kong managing director of Crown Asset Management banned from industry for life
Former Société Générale trader found guilty of HFT code theft
Samarth Agrawal on trial in Manhattan for theft of proprietary computer code from French bank
South Korea regulator to investigate potential 'unfair selling' by Deutsche
Deutsche Bank under scrutiny by the Financial Supervisory Service for alleged unfair selling
Buckingham settles with SEC over charges of information misuse
Capital management firms settle with SEC over failing to prevent misuse of non-public information
Irish CDS up as bailout fails to reassure
CDS spreads on Ireland's sovereign and bank debt remain at elevated levels
Regulatory reform may not be enough to prevent second crisis
A new study warns reform might only be enough to mitigate, not prevent, damage from a new crisis
BarCap's El-Asmar takes on Asia-Pacific distribution as Burke switches to investor solutions
Philippe El-Asmar is taking on a new role at Barclays Capital in Hong Kong, while Kevin Burke is moving to London to fill his shoes.
Karetsos moves to Vanguard for ERM
Global co-head of op risk departs Goldman Sachs for ERM role at Vanguard
UK FSA’s new standardised approach paper not just for TSA firms
New paper from the UK FSA sets out guidelines for TSA operational risk frameworks
FSA defends mobile-taping proposals, continues plans to enforce recording
UK regulator denies planned regulation is unenforceable or prohibitively expensive