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Moody’s lowers Greece's credit rating
Greece's credit rating moved from B1 to Ba1 while spreads rise across eurozone periphery
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Cat risk – Solvency II standard formula is up to double industry view of nat cat risk
Standard formula is up to double industry view of nat cat risk
Solvency II DTA rules “unimaginable” – CRO Forum
Solvency II DTA rules “unimaginable” – CRO Forum
German finance ministry to lower guarantee rates below actuaries’ projections
German finance ministry to lower guarantee rates below actuaries’ projections
Credit Suisse looks to enter Dutch longevity market
Credit Suisse looks to Dutch longevity
Factor Advisors puts spread-trading ETFs on the menu
Factor Advisors has launched a series of ETFs which offers investors a streamlined and cost-effective approach to spread trading.
More hedge funds using ETFs as diversification tool
Exchange-traded funds provide a straightforward way to diversify a portfolio across markets and asset classes for hedge funds, says Sonia Schulenburg, head of The Maya Fund.
HKEx to launch renminbi secondary market facility to support IPOs
The exchange says the new offshore renminbi secondary market liquidity pool will not introduce additional counterparty or forex risk, thanks to a back-to-back arrangement with interested partner banks and brokers
RBS promotes Eichel to head of US credit
RBS promotes Eichel to head of US credit
Mizuho adds to London high yield team
Mizuho adds to London high yield team
Aviva announces new global aggregate portfolio head
Aviva announces new global aggregate portfolio head
SWIP to open US office
SWIP to open US office
FSA report reveals shape of future FCA enforcement
Retail Conduct Risk Report foreshadows stance on consumer protection expected from the upcoming UK Financial Conduct Authority
Index roundup
Index roundup
ETF roundup
ETF roundup
Insitutional investors muscle in on retail market in Korea
Korea's structured product market continues to grow as institutional investors move across to equity derivatives
People: Wheatley to head new UK regulator
Martin Wheatley will head the Consumer Protection and Markets Authority when it replaces the Financial Services Authority next year
S&P tracks Israel energy and telecoms
S&P tracks Israel energy and telecoms
Korean retail market boosted by influx of institutional money
Korean retail market boosted by influx of institutional money
Deutsche and Barclays suspend ETNs
Deutsche and Barclays suspend ETNs
Equity structuring resurfaces as Japanese investors hunt for yield
Japan has emerged as a fertile market for equity funds and now a structured equity fund has also caught the eye of Japanese investors hungry for yield in a low-interest environment.
Canada pressed to develop inflation market
Current issuance of inflation-linked bonds is too meagre to meet demand from domestic and international investors, say market participants
EBA to launch new stress tests
European Banking Authority unveils timeline for second round of EU-wide stress tests with launch set for Friday; first executive director and internal committee named