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Sven Richter becomes a Renaissance man
Sven Richter becomes a Renaissance man
New fixed income head for Crédit Agricole
New fixed income head for Crédit Agricole
Future of supervisors' letter process unclear in wake of Dodd-Frank
Swap clearing legislation threatens to render OTC market commitments redundant
Sovereign risk rises again as Egypt violence worsens
Growing violence in Cairo and other Egyptian cities pushes out CDS spreads
Brent-WTI spread broken: analyst
Brent-WTI spread causes concerns about oil benchmarks to resurface; Ice and Nymex defend use for futures contracts
Oil markets over-reacting to Egypt protests, say analysts
Declining global spare capacity is magnifiying the "fear premium" on oil, as a result of events in North Africa
People moves
People moves
Corzine outlines MF Global's path from broker to bank
New chief risk officer joins as broker plans move into asset management and retail
Latest hybrid strategies blur the line between active and passive ETFs
Latest hybrid strategies blur the line between active and passive ETFs
Swedish investors get leveraged access to electricity
Latest Handelsbanken electricity certificates track changes in Nord Pool quarterly contracts
End of Spanish ‘deposit war’ raises hopes for structured products
End of Spanish ‘deposit war’ raises hopes for structured products
UK industry asks European Commission for certainty on Solvency II transition
UK industry asks European Commission for certainty on Solvency II transition
Not seeking Solvency II equivalence “business opportunity” for Guernsey
Not seeking equivalence “business opportunity” for Guernsey
Internal model should not be mandatory for VA business – MetLife
Internal model should not be mandatory for VA business – MetLife
Irish sovereign annuities could reduce pension liabilities by 30%
Irish sovereign annuities could reduce pension liabilities by 30%
JP Morgan completes first longevity swap on non-retirees
JP Morgan completes first longevity swap on non-retirees
BNP Paribas launches Russian stock dividend futures in London
BNP Paribas launches Russian stock dividend futures in London
Deutsche Bank plans 500-strong risk management institute
Berlin institute will study real-time risk modelling
BarCap advises carbon market to use UK registries
Barclays Capital advises clients to stick to the UK in light of recent EUA thefts across European registries
Australia floods and weather forecast herald trouble for coal markets
Australian weather spells trouble for coal markets
China plans onshore renminbi cross-currency swap
Chinese corporates will now have access to onshore and offshore hedging markets
BIS reviews macroprudential literature
Literature review published by the Bank for International Settlements finds gaps in assessing the effectiveness of macroprudential tools, studying interaction with monetary policy
Danish regulators push for more flexible Basel III liquidity rules
Shortage of high quality liquid assets prompts Danish regulators to push for changes to the liquidity coverage ratio within the European Union capital requirements directive
Wheatley to head UK Consumer Protection and Markets Authority
Martin Wheatley has been named head of the UK's Consumer Protection and Markets Authority, one of the two bodies that will be created in 2012 to replace the FSA. See link below for extended interview.