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FSA determined to stamp out financial fraud
Enforcement director says regulator will not flinch from using criminal prosecutions
Offshore wind to provide 17% of European electricity by 2020
Current offshore wind capacity has the potential to supply 17% of European Union electricity demand by 2030, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Offshore wind currently provides a meagre 0.3% of European electricity demand.
Commodity exchange trading rises 5.4%
Trading of commodity derivatives has risen 5.4% in the second quarter of this year, according to the Swizterland-based Bank for International Settlements.
Welcome to Risk.net, from Ellen Davis
A short video introducing the new www.risk.net to viewers, by the new online editor, Ellen Davis
IIF calls for resolute G-20 in Pittsburgh
Policy letter urges G-20 leaders to agree action in five key areas
EcoSecurities agrees £122.9m takeover by JP Morgan subsidiary
The takeover battle that emerged over Irish carbon project developer EcoSecurites has been won by Carbon Acquisition Company, an indirect subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Commonwealth Bank CIO forgoes pay after online outage
IT executives at CBA have taken a pay cut after a website blackout in June
UK FSA promises to take firms to task on Lehman structured products
The UK Financial Services Authority has enough information about the issues relating to Lehman Brothers-backed structured products to "move on", according to a release which quotes Dan Waters, retail policy director at the FSA.
Australian regulator proposes enhanced liquidity requirements
Prudential framework for liquidity risk management under review
Market practices ‘back to basics’ after Lehman collapse, says study
Lehman’s fall has made cautious deal-makers focus on legal risk and risk analysis
Sepa in trouble from all angles, says report
The European Union’s drive to harmonise payments is overly ambitious, warns study
Cebs publishes final guidelines on op risk implementation
Compendium of supplementary guidelines on implementation issues of operational risk published by Cebs