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Almost 70% of insurers completed QIS 5
Participation rates double for QIS 5
Axa appoints Chow to lead North Asia sales
Axa IM said its assets under management reached approximately $713 billion as of the end of September 2010.
Pimco and Source partner for fixed-income ETFs in Europe
Source and Pimco are working together to list their first joint ETF early next year.
Basel Committee publishes final Basel III rules
The Basel Committee has finalised its Basel III package - but work in certain areas will continue into 2011
US E&P to shift from gas to liquids in 2011
Liquids-rich plays attract attention as the low natural gas price outlook continues
Goldman Sachs appoints Lubke as chief regulatory reform officer
Theo Lubke calls time on 15-year stint with New York Fed to join Goldman Sachs.
RBS agrees to help publish report of FSA investigation
RBS agrees to help publish report of FSA investigation
Corruption dubbed most pervasive op risk for 2011
Control Risks report highlights the impact of the UK Bribery Act on operational risk management
OECD to launch longevity risk project
Programme to include regulatory framework required to develop life tables for pension funds and insurance companies
King called for global bailout in March 2008: WikiLeak
Bank of England governor told US ambassador of need for nations to cooperate in order to recapitalise banking sector
South Korean export markets won’t slow
South Korean freight derivatives growth will not slow, despite the financial regulator’s institutional warning to Barclays and a caution to an individual at JP Morgan for breaking local banking rules by selling inappropriate currency derivatives that are…
Regulatory arbitrage worsening, says Lloyds head
Win Bischoff, chair of Lloyds Banking Group, warns of increasing divergence between regulators
Source and Deutsche Bank add to Six Swiss Exchange exchange-traded product listings
Source and Deutsche list ETPs on SIX
Deutsche Bank lists emerging markets ETFs in London
Deutsche Bank lists emerging markets ETFs in London
US mutual funds eye exchange-traded funds space
US mutual funds move into ETFs
RBS partners with Incapital to boost US retail operations
RBS partners with Incapital in bid to boost US retail operations
New entrants and bigger issuance boost US structured products market
New entrants and bigger issuance boost US market
SEC considers ‘trading bands' to prevent a repeat of the flash crash
SEC considers ‘trading bands' to prevent a repeat of the flash crash
Eurozone periphery sees CDS fall
Debt protection costs fall in peripheral Eurozone nations, but continue to rise in Germany.
Icap pilots bank-only block trading platform for manual users
Pilot comes at a time when news reports suggest a group of 10 banks plan to launch a bank-only FX trading platform
Sants details new regulator’s approach
UK FSA’s Hector Sants says primary objective of new banking regulator will be to resolve failed institutions without disrupting financial system; outlines new risk model
Barnier draws UK lawmakers’ fire over new European supervisory structure
UK parliamentarians cross-examine European Commissioner for internal market regulation Michel Barnier on how much power new European supervisory authorities will have over national regulators
Multi-pronged tack expected for US carbon cuts
Cap-and-trade to continue as part of portfolio of emission reduction tools for states and regions; scheme co-operation expected
CDS spreads on Germany approach six-month high
Risk perception of German debt continued a week-long rise, on fears of the country's exposure to fellow eurozone members with weaker finances.