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Eurozone sovereign CDS spreads widen amid continuing contagion fears
Widening continues on eurozone CDS spreads as Australian banks feel the pinch from the Greek debt crisis
IOR continues industry guidance programme
Industry body holds risk management seminars
Dividend rout blamed on hedge fund short positions
Some bankers say hedge funds are behind the dramatic fall in dividends on May 7
Retail bonds could be part of solution for ailing European sovereigns
Barclays Capital economist says Spain and Portugal should look to replicate Italian government in tapping retail investors for future bond deals.
Sovereign CDS spreads widen in eurozone
Volatility returns to CDS spreads across the eurozone in early morning trading
FDIC calls on bank subsidiaries to submit resolution plans
Deposit insurer targets affiliates of $100bn holding companies
Derivatives safe harbours under siege
Amendment to US financial reform package proposes an end to derivatives safe harbours
First container derivatives trade could herald booming new market
Container derivatives launched by Clarkson Securities Limited signifies potential for new market, say experts.
FSA’s Huertas says ending ‘too big to fail’ is the top regulatory issue
Regulators mull over intervention options for systemic risk firms
Carbon trading to be highly regulated under Senate energy bill
US senators have published a climate change bill establishing a cap-and-trade system for power plants and industrials that permits only exchange-traded and cleared transactions.
Eurozone and UK CDS spreads calm following earlier volatility
Stability returns to CDS spreads across the eurozone in early morning trading, but some mixed news for Spain
New SocGen commodities strategy expected by year-end
Société Générale plans to have fully integrated a new power and gas trading strategy by the end of 2010 after announcing the sale of its 49% stake in the 10-year Gaselys partnership with GDF Suez yesterday.
Industry disappointed by lack of clout in CCP standards
Dealers complain a long-awaited draft of standards for derivatives clearing platforms fails to address key issues.
Sovereign ratings on UK, US, Japan under fire from credit investors
After Greece, Portugal and Spain suffered rating downgrades in April due to escalating fiscal problems, investors ask if the same standards are being applied to advanced economies.
CDS spreads tighten across the eurozone for sovereigns, banks and non-financial companies
Tightening continues on eurozone CDS spreads in a sign of improving market confidence
Energy Risk: What's coming next?
Energy Risk brings you a snapshot of what's moving and shaking the markets with a special look at energy credit.
Investigations find no evidence of 'fat finger' errors in US trading fall
NYSE, SEC and CFTC claim 'fat finger' error not the cause of last week's stock market plunge.
IEA cuts global oil demand for 2009 and 2010
The International Energy Agency (IEA) slashes global oil demand for 2009 and 2010, following questions over the health of the global economy, weaker-than-expected data from Asia and the Middle East, and repercussions from the volcanic ash cloud and the…
CVA desks trim hedges as bailout crushes CDS spreads
It was a hectic start to the week for CVA traders, as the eurozone bailout shrank the exposures many faced, leaving them over-hedged.
