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S$1.5bn capital requirement no bar to incorporating Singapore retail operations
The attractions of Singapore’s retail market means MAS’s requirement for international banks to incorporate their local operations will be adhered to
Insurers’ remuneration will become more risk-sensitive, says incoming Bupa finance chief
Risk management still immature at many firms, warns Evelyn Bourke
Bank of England’s Tucker asks to appear before Libor inquiry
BoE deputy governor asks to appear “as soon as possible” following calls for the Bank to explain Diamond conversation
Bullish NRI investors drive search for higher yield
Non-residential Indian investors bullish on high-yield strategies and leverage plays in Hong Kong and Singapore as they seek alternatives that can enhance returns
Attacks – and regulatory change – threaten system stability, Coleman says
Systemic stability is a key concern, but it could be at risk from regulatory reform as well as direct attack, NY Fed op risk chief warns
Luxury goods stocks continue to sparkle in Switzerland
Deutsche Bank says the luxury goods sector is especially promising in the current financial climate, while Bank Vontobel in Switzerland has launched its fifth structured product based on a basket of luxury and fashion goods
Jerry del Missier resigns in wake of Libor scandal
Barclays COO and long-time derivatives industry figure steps down hours after resignation of chief executive Bob Diamond
Update: EC publishes Prips regulation
As Europe's structured products professionals await the publication of the final version of the European Commission's Packaged Retail Investment Products regulation, the debate about what it should and should not include still rages
FSA fears 'tick-box' approach to risk management as insurers focus on Solvency II capital requirements
Companies will not receive any more guidance from FSA on Orsa development
CFTC relaxes cross-border rules after commissioner backlash
Chairman Gensler is understood to have relented on ‘substituted compliance’ in order to pass the proposed guidance
UBS anticipates RDR and Esma regulations with mammoth ETF splurge
UBS lists 64 exchange-traded funds on the London Stock Exchange in a single day – the largest ever daily listing of these products in the UK
Deutsche snares JP Morgan’s Murray for clearing role
Senior hire is seen as a coup for Deutsche’s clearing business
Investors seek alternative forex hedges for euro crisis
Australian dollar, renminbi and CE3 currencies touted as alternative macro hedges for European debt woes
Flame software demonstrates new risks to data security
New software could be "parallel project" to US-linked Stuxnet attack
UBS poaches Edwards from RBS and Naylor from Deutsche to bolster equity derivatives
Shane Edwards is joining the UBS equity derivatives team in London. His appointment follows that of Roger Naylor, who was named global head of equity derivatives at the Swiss bank earlier this month
Lyxor launches 'smart' risk-allocation ETFs
Lyxor has entered the risk-control exchange-traded funds market with the listing of two alternatively weighted funds on NYSE Euronext
OpRisk Asia: Changes in bank culture can be measured, conference hears
There is no magic bullet for changing bank culture, but there some rudimentary measures that can be used to judge progress, claims MCB Bank op risk manager
OpRisk Asia: Losses due to card fraud growing, says Visa risk manager
Growth of e-commerce the reason behind rising losses – and regulators are concerned, says regional head of country risk management
Weather study finds that hedging improves firm value
Hedging programmes have a positive effect on a company’s share price and financial performance, according to a new academic study that examines the use of weather derivatives by US utilities
Libor manipulation lawsuits could cost banks ‘tens of billions’
Barclays' $450m settlement gives lawyers smoking gun evidence of attempts to tamper with benchmark rates
CFTC’s Chilton: Libor manipulation attempts ‘serious and significant’
CFTC orders Barclays to pay a $200 million penalty. Commissioner Bart Chilton says agency is "vigorously looking at individuals"
OpRisk Asia: Rogue traders exploiting ‘weaknesses’ in op risk controls
Operational risk managers need to be more proactive in confronting the trading floor, conference hears
OpRisk Asia: Adachi warns again on AMA inconsistencies
Bank of Japan director Mitsutoshi Adachi highlights the danger of variations in the use of risk models at OpRisk Asia conference
Insurers need to improve understanding of flood risk exposure – Swiss Re
Flooding in Thailand was 'wake-up call' to industry