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SGX AsiaClear sets sight on becoming Asia's CCP for rates and FX swaps
SGX president Muthukrishnan Ramaswami says the new interbank OTC clearing service for SGD and USD interest rate swaps will target Asian banks as a start, and soon global investment banks that trade with Asian counterparties. Asian local currencies non…
Volatility drops as BoJ intervention proves successful
But market may begin testing the Bank of Japan's resolve if more measures are not taken
EU bailout vehicle nets top credit rating
European Financial Stability Facility secures triple A rating
Middleware at fault for Barclays clearing break
Middleware at fault for Barclays clearing break
JP Morgan taking Autoquote to Japan and Europe
JP Morgan is expanding its automatic email pricing system to new markets and client bases outside of Asia.
Analyst forecast exaggerated patterns for indexes at S&P seminar
Futures prices to align more closely with underlying commodity fundamentals, driven by supply, demand, and news, say experts
Credit Suisse launches ETFs on the London Stock Exchange
Credit Suisse has cross-listed its Ucits III ETFs in London as well as adding ETFs which are new to the European market
Goldman Sachs: end-users hedge oil prices now for 2011
Crude will be "the bottleneck in the system, rather than refining" says the investment bank
Low natural gas prices push producers to oil
US producers move to oil plays, 2011 natural gas hedging programmes not expected to support current production levels
Isda members to qualify as swap dealers, says Gensler
All 209 Isda primary members could qualify as swap dealers under the Dodd-Frank Act, says CFTC chairman.
Policy errors pose biggest risk to investors, says State Street's Cunningham
Federal Reserve measures to boost economic growth pose the biggest risk to continued growth and to rational markets, says William Cunningham, global head of fixed income research at State Street.
IBM acquires operational risk software vendor OpenPages
Partnership on GRC software leads to deal, and new opportunities, says OpenPages' Gordon Burnes
Trading positions – October 2010
Trading positions - October 2010
EC looks to tackle unilateral approach to short selling
The EC’s new short-selling rules should reduce unco-ordinated action by national regulators, say dealers
Trade in gold ETCs to rise by 60% this year, says Deutsche Bank
Gold exchange-traded commodities are set to grow in popularity despite the current lack of interest in commodities as an asset class
US financials a better bet than corporates, say investors
US corporate restructuring and balance sheet improvements have drawn investor focus to corporate credit. But technical factors make financials look attractive.
Time running out for UK energy supply security
Energy policy framework clarity is absolutely crucial to the future of investment in the UK energy sector, industry tells Minister for Energy
Basel III: Banks fret about return on equity
Investors could shun bank equity if higher capital levels cause returns to slip
EC finalises OTC rules, leaves key technical items to Esma
Corporate hedgers claim a victory, but details on clearing eligibility and thresholds to be tackled by new authority.
Solvency II: op risk standard approach capital too high under QIS5, says UK insurer
Questions remain on the calibration of capital requirements for operational risk under Solvency II's standard formula.
Pimco’s Andrew Balls talks about the European sovereign debt crisis
Balls says support packages "might just provide the opportunity for conservative investors to get out"
New clearing rules may make CDS prohibitively expensive, traders warn
Buy-side market participants are expecting increased operational costs when new regulation on central clearing of CDS contracts is implemented
Goodhart attacks new European supervisory structure
Academic labels three new watchdogs “a waste and a mistake”; former financial secretary Lord Myners scornful of Basel III
Triple hire for Macquarie Private Wealth Asia
Macquarie hires three senior executives to boost its private wealth operation in Asia