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Special video report: regulatory strategies from chief risk officers
With regulatory changes and new markets impacting the energy and commodities markets, Lianna Brinded files this exclusive special video report showcasing the views of leading risk managers and quantitative analysts on how to tackle these challenges
DMOs to Basel Committee: leave our bonds out of your buffers
New rules mean banks will have to load-up on government debt, but one apparent beneficiary - debt management offices - are against the idea
New value in Korean bond/swap basis play?
Upheaval in the currency markets as a result of fears of protectionist action by a number of emerging market countries to defend their competitive positions has created a raft of threats and opportunities in the financial markets, including a new play on…
Deutsche Bank bolsters South-east Asia private wealth unit
Deutsche Bank's goal is to add more than 80 relationship managers across the region during the next two years, according to Ravi Raju, head of Deutsche Bank private wealth management Asia Pacific
Anglo Irish makes exchange offer to sub debt holders
Ailing Irish bank Anglo Irish unveiled terms for a widely anticipated exchange of its subordinated debt on October 21. But could senior bondholders also see some pain?
Boyle leaves equity derivatives team at Citadel
James Boyle leaves co-head of equity derivatives position at Citadel, to be replaced by Brad Kurtzman
Basel Committee stalls on key element of counter-cyclical plans
Market participants cast doubt on the collective strength of multiple measures to mitigate pro-cyclicality in Basel III.
FSA defends "risk sensitive" Solvency II data weightings
FSA says weighting of data in SCR calculation should be driven by economic environment - and is not pro-cyclical
Daiwa names Tony Wong head of FICC sales for Asia ex-Japan
Tony Wong's appointment follows a series of senior hires made by Daiwa’s FICC division earlier this year
Debate swirls over merits of CoCos and bail-in debt
Banks are anxious to find cost-effective capital structures that will be attractive to investors and acceptable to regulators.
SEC appoints Thomas Bayer as chief information officer
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appointed Thomas Bayer as chief information officer.
If everyone says we got QIS 5 wrong, then we must have got it right: van Hulle
European Commission rejects industry criticism over the calibration of QIS 5
ECB calls for more data to prevent crises
European Central Bank draws attention to information gaps, says broader and more flexible data will aid macroprudential supervision
EC's Barnier unveils new college approach to bank crisis resolution
European Commission proposals of extensive new powers at odds with Basel vision of colleges, and Cebs' new assessment of success of information-sharing initiatives
EU council reaches compromise agreement on AIFM
The European Council has finally reached agreement on its approach to the alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive, paving the way for an end to negotiations and a deal on non-EU managers.
Basel Committee sketches regulatory action plan
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision identifies eight issues it is working on as Basel III reform package heads into the political sphere
More discord over Basel III countercyclical buffers
Basel Committee’s Peter Praet acknowledges disagreement; Charles Goodhart warns lack of consensus will stop central banks acting to stem financial imbalances
Fitch hires Joao Garcia as head of quantitative analytics
Garcia replaces Brigo as leader of quant research team
ADB prices first offshore supranational renminbi bond in Hong Kong
The Asian Development Bank can swap the renminbi bond into floating interest rates, subject to market conditions
Icap appoints Iain Torrens as group finance director
Iain Torrens to move to Icap as group finance director
McCabe to head client structuring at Lloyds TSB
Phil McCabe moves from RBS to Lloyds TSB to lead structuring team
Standard Chartered snares Alan Koh as global head of energy sales
Morgan Stanley veteran Alan Koh has joined Standard Chartered as global head of energy in Singapore
ICFA talks Target2- Securities with the ECB
Jean-Michel Godeffroy, chairman of the T2S programme board at the European Central Bank, talks through the future of the settlement platform with Melanie White of ICFA Magazine
State Street launches new service to streamline processing of ETFs
State street launches ETF streamline service