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US debt vote causing credit market uncertainty, says LGIMA
Legal & General Investment Management America’s head of fixed income, John Bender, says decision on whether to raise debt ceiling could have wider implications
Isda AGM: 2011 Margin Survey shows decrease in collateral agreements
Survey released today in Prague also shows increases in portfolio reconciliation
UBS bolsters structured products capabilities with acquisition of Luxembourg Financial Group
UBS has beefed up its structured products offering in Europe with the €25 million acquisition of Luxembourg Financial Group, bringing with it chief executive Johan Groothaert
Isda AGM: dealers, CCPs debate risks of lowering bar to entry
Weaker clearing members could be overstretched by a crisis, dealers warn - but LCH.Clearnet and CME differ on the risk of wider access
Video: Tsuyoshi Oyama on the conflicted role of central banks post crisis
Bank of Japan veteran and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu partner, Tsuyoshi Oyama, discusses the changed role of central banks post-global financial crisis and potential conflicts with their new role.
Non-US sovereigns should collateralise swaps, say US bank regulators
Progress towards sovereign collateral posting has been slow. Now, US regulators are proposing to make it mandatory - for all non-US entities
Isda AGM: Esma committed to G-20 clearing deadline, says Maijoor
New authority will conduct cost-benefit analysis to decide which derivatives should be cleared - but G-20 deadline is not negotiable, says Esma chair in first public speech
Risk governance biggest area of change for firms, says E&Y report
Ernst & Young's industry survey shows firms have made some improvements to risk governance and transparency, but more work still needed
Capital gains tax provisions on QFII stalk China A-share ETFs
Fund managers active in offshore-listed China A-share ETFs say a 10% provision set aside for capital gains tax on A-share trading related to P-note issues is increasing tracking error for some funds. Meanwhile, others are ignoring the tax risk altogether…
Isda AGM: clearing regionalisation comes with costs, warn Shirvani and O'Connor
Outgoing and incoming Isda chairs warn multiple CCPs with divergent standards will threaten market liquidity
Isda AGM: regulators must work together to avoid fragmented market, warns Credit Suisse’s Rohner
Institutions will be weaker and markets will be riskier if new rules vary between jurisdictions, Credit Suisse vice-chair warns
Isda AGM: Morgan Stanley's O'Connor takes chairman's role
Stephen O'Connor to succeed Eraj Shirvani as chairman of International Swaps and Derivatives Association
Isda AGM: industry getting to grips with nuts and bolts of reform
No-one’s talking about existential threats to the derivatives market any more – but the more practical questions that have now taken centre stage may prove harder to resolve
Stoxx brings full transparency to ESG index construction
Stoxx brings full transparency to ESG index construction
ICB report could spell trouble for investment bank funding
Experts say fencing off retail deposits would leave investment banks struggling to meet key Basel III liquidity ratio
Farnham appointed CEO of Turquoise
Replaces David Lester, who has become chair of the London Stock Exchange Group
Elcock appointed chief risk officer at Coventry Building Society
Ex-Barclays manager takes up role in Coventry
Christensen joins Invesco as global head of risk enterprise
Christensen will work to identify, monitor and manage key risks within the business
Security technology adviser Gorman joins Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Gorman's career spans more than 20 years in US security and intelligence technology
Middle-office managers win as compliance focus pushes up pay
ComPeer survey of wealth management firms finds middle-office heads highly valued, as industry faces 'onerous regulatory burden'
Vickers report suggests capital increase for large UK institutions
Independent Commission on Banking recommends 10% core tier-one capital. Possible reduction with living will
Risk data quality an issue for firms, finds survey
Firms waiting for clarity on regulatory requirements concerning risk data quality, but delay is a mistake, say panellists at a London seminar, hosted by think-tank JWG.
