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Time ripe for inflation investments and hedges, says Sinopia chief
The launch of a variety of fiscal stimulus packages by Asian and western governments combined with quantitative easing by some central banks has renewed concerns about the risk of significant increases in future inflation rates around the world.
Sentiment improves towards US banks
The cost of credit protection on US banks fell in intraday trading today as the government looks set to relieve them of their impaired assets.
US "should set national house value floor" to arrest declining prices
The Obama administration's attempt to revive the housing market by modifying mortgage payments should be scrapped and replaced by a national US house price floor set by the government, a prominent hedge fund manager has claimed.
IMF releases report on initial lessons of the financial crisis
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World Bank predicts global recession and credit squeeze for poor countries
The world economy will shrink overall this year for the first time since the Second World War, the World Bank has predicted, adding that rich nations' stimulus programmes may leave poorer countries struggling for financing.
CBOE chief sees SEC reintroducing short-selling uptick rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will shortly put forward a consultation paper looking to reintroduce the uptick rule and seek to comprehensively put a stop to naked short selling, the chief executive of the Chicago Board Options Exchange …
Agora-X launches OTC platform for energy and metals
Agora-X, an electronic trading platform, has launched a new platform for the negotiation, execution and clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) trades in energy and metal contracts.
EPA proposes first national GHG reporting requirements
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first comprehensive national system for reporting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Senior Supervisors Group: CDS auction process working
A report released on March 9 by the Senior Supervisors Group (SSG) suggests the auction process for settling credit default swaps (CDSs) - tested several times over the past six months - is working.
CDS spreads narrow on US financials
US financials faced improved market sentiment in early European trading today, while the cost of credit protection rose on Japanese banks.
Bernanke calls for regulatory overhaul of financial system
An overhaul of how the government regulates the financial system is required to prevent future economic crises, said US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke in a speech delivered before the Council of Foreign Relations in Washington today.
Roubini: Short-term nationalisation of US banks is best means to end recession
Ailing US financial institutions being propped up by capital injections from the Federal Reserve should instead be put into short-term nationalisation to hasten the end of the recession, a leading academic has said.
Wu takes helm at Hong Kong pensions overseer
Anna Wu Hung-yuk will start a two-year term as chairperson of Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) on March 17.
Moody's warns of "severe default cycle"
Weak consumer spending in the US means 283 companies are now at high risk of default, credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service has warned.
Japanese CDO market shrinks in 2008, says Moody's
The collateralised debt obligation (CDO) market in Japan last year contracted by 12% to about ¥1 trillion ($10.2 billion) in terms of deals rated by Moody's Investors Service.
UK authorities braced for wave of financial frauds
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Cebs releases report mapping EU supervisory aims
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Cebs proposes guidelines for remuneration reform
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Sassoon report suggests folding FSA into the Bank of England
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Risk South Africa: investors have changed commodity markets
Increased investor involvement in commodity markets has changed the way they operate, according to Danny Masters, co-founder of commodity hedge fund Global Advisors and former head of the global energy trading group at JP Morgan.
Outlook positive for commodities investors
Investors are bullish about commodities in the long term, according Barcap's annual investor survey, with 79% of participants planning to initiate or increase their exposure to commodities over the next three years.
Lloyds asset protection deal sends shares tumbling
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group have fallen after it confirmed that it would put £250 billion of toxic assets into the UK government's asset protection scheme.
Eurex postpones CDS clearing
Frankfurt-based derivatives exchange Eurex will "wait until the market is ready" before it launches its central clearing platform for credit default swaps (CDSs).