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Education and simplicity key to Netherlands market recovery
Investors in the Netherlands are still wary of structured products. A return to simple products and boost in educational efforts is needed to overcome this, according to bankers at Structured Products' conference for the Benelux region in Amsterdam
Options exercise process subject to operational risks, say experts
Manual processes in exercising or abandoning listed options positions are being handled by ops teams
Canada ponders best route to derivatives clearing
Dealers and regulators are in separate discussions on over-the-counter derivatives clearing.
Watch funding gaps, BIS warns Europe
European banks still have significant dollar funding gaps, leaving them vulnerable to foreign exchange shifts
Exclusive video: Power companies to be hit by US financial reforms
Senate financial reform bill could leave power companies facing major collateral problems
Korea opens up licensing
The move by the Financial Services Commission will bring some additional clarity to the tricky business of obtaining licences in the country
Hong Kong and Malaysia to offer common bond settlement system
The move to accept securities issued in both countries is the first serious effort to develop common settlement since Asean +3 governments called for such a move in 2003
UK firms neglected environmental resilience in IT business continuity drive, says SunGard
SunGard says focusing on resilient technology has left some firms flatfooted for business continuity
Citi adds three Bank of America private bankers in New York
Citi Private Bank has added three private bankers in its New York office. All have moved from US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, with two joining as managing directors and one as a senior vice-president
S&P 500 benchmarked assets reach $4.83 trillion
Standard & Poor's survey shows large gains in assets benchmarked against its indexes
Risk.net parent Incisive Media wins 'Best Digital Publisher - Business'
At the annual Association of Online Publishers (AOP) dinner on June 10, Incisive Media won a major award for its efforts to deliver quality online content to its web-based communities.
FSA risk head to step down in 2011
Sally Dewar, the head of risk at the UK Financial Services Authority, will resign in May
Epperlein named as Nomura risk methodology head
Eduardo Epperlein joins Nomura from Citigroup
US regulatory reform legislation nears 2,000 pages as conference begins
Democrats and Republicans spar in the first meeting of the two-week process.
Senate upholds EPA carbon regulation powers
The US Senate voted against stripping the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of its powers to regulate carbon emissions yesterday, and is now set to consider a new energy bill without a cap-and-trade element
EC accelerates consultation on beefed-up short-selling proposals
Under pressure from member states, the EC expects to adopt new short-selling rules by September.
Exclusive video interview: Lynda Clemmons
The former Enron derivatives pioneer believes forcing trades on exchanges will benefit niche players and smaller companies
Protection on long-term deflation hits highest levels since 2008
Hedge funds seeking protection against deflation and dealer hedging of residual short floor positions are cited as the reasons for a rise in prices on euro zero-coupon inflation options.
Investors concerned over German banks' exposure to southern Europe
Investors and economists have identified German banks’ exposure to Europe’s indebted peripheral sovereigns as a potential risk to state finances.
China to continue to drive global oil demand growth
Chinese oil appetite will account for almost half of global oil demand growth in the next five years but could be limited by the debt crisis in OECD countries
Inflation head leaves Deutsche Bank
Options trader also moves on