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Dramatic CDS increase for Irish financials
Cost of debt protection rockets for Irish banks on fears of haircuts
EU Prips consultation document accepts that one size does not fit all
The European Union has outlined its proposals on Packaged Retail Investment Products.
Volatility in defined benefit schemes trumps deficit worries
Market exposures to FTSE 100 defined benefit schemes could result in a £100bn spike over one year in their total deficit, reports PensionsFirst
Basel Committee doesn’t have the last word, vows Othmar Karas, MEP
European Parliament’s rapporteur for CRD IV suggests Basel III will hit European banks hardest and adjustments will be needed when the standards are transposed into European law
Malaysian Airlines cuts hedging programme
Malaysian Airlines (MAS) reduced its jet fuel hedging capacity amid uncertain price movements
Uneven day for Irish CDS spreads
Big CDS moves for Irish financials, but eurozone starts to stabilise
Swiss Re hits out at ‘counterproductive’ regulatory calibrations
Swiss Re argues current regulatory calibration proposals will slash policyholder returns
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