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Asset owners increasingly switch on to transition risk issues
Financial crisis has been a ‘brutal awakening’ for Asian asset owners, say panel members at transition management event
MAS consults on changes to corporate governance framework
New roles and responsibilities for directors proposed as part of Singapore regulator’s response to the financial crisis
Deutsche Bank launches 11 China A-share ETFs in Hong Kong
New ETFs will track the performance of China’s CSI 300 Index
Iron pricing overhaul expected to bolster swaps activity
Swap volumes set to rise as new agreements between steel miners and mills set to overturn current pricing system
Buy-side CDS clearing 'not really happening'
Despite regulatory calls for buy-side clearing of credit derivatives, few client trades are being cleared.
Lehman reorganisation plan not “equitable” – LBIE
Plans by Lehman Brothers Holding Inc (LBHI) to disregard guarantee claims from its affiliates are not fair, according to one of the joint administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE).
Shanghai exchange launches China's first index futures
Investors in Chinese stocks have been given more flexibility, with the launch of the country's first stock futures and a rule-change allowing short-selling of cash shares.
LBIE paid out $17.2 billion to date to creditors
Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE) has collected more than $48.6 billion of assets and cash up until March 14, and $17.2 billion has been distributed to creditors, according to a progress report by the administrators of LBIE, published on…
Hedge funds targeted by SEC large-trader reporting proposal
An SEC proposal targets high-frequency trading and fund managers in particular.
Institute of Operational Risk names new chairman
Ed Sankey takes over from Philip Martin as head of the Institute of Operational Risk (IOR).
Volcanic ash clogs up Europe jet fuel market
European jet fuel traders are hoping for heavy rain to clear the skies of volcanic ash, after a loss of demand for a day and a half looks set to impact on prices and logistics.
EU derivatives experts suggest threshold system for corporates
Legislators at the European Commission will today move a step closer to determining whether non-financial users of over-the-counter derivatives should be forced to clear trades through central counterparties (CCPs) – a possibility corporates have…
LCH.Clearnet CEO calls rival 'reckless' as Fannie, Freddie clearing battle heats up
Politicians love the idea of central clearing, but with competition for this new business increasing, so are concerns some venues might not be robust enough.