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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.
SEC charges corporate lawyer and Wall Street trader with insider dealing
SEC says actions of the two men "make it clear beyond any doubt they were involved in an illegal scheme"
British man charged with operating £10m Ponzi scheme
John Hirst charged with conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. SFO claims he ran Ponzi scheme targeting expats in Mallorca
iShares launches its first physically backed ETCs
iShares launches its first physically backed ETCs
Isda raises concerns over Russian netting laws
Despite the challenges involved, banks and brokers are excited by the progress being made to open up the Russian market
UK Treasury Select Committee says banks doing 'little work' to combat online fraud
Report express concern over disparity between growth in internet banking activity and banks' efforts to improve security
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