European Union (EU)
Fears mount over political interference in commodities
Many commodity traders are worried about potential political interference in markets and prices as France’s Nicolas Sarkozy and US President Barack Obama call for regulation of the sector.
Eurozone authorities are losing credibility – CNB’s Singer
Credibility is key in crisis resolution and European authorities are failing to achieve, warns Miroslav Singer, the governor of the Czech National bank
Council of Europe pushes full implementation date of Solvency II back to 2019
Full impact of Solvency II’s interest rate term structure will not be felt until seven years after the directive’s introduction
Sweden's IFA distribution model looking good for structured products
Eyeing Sweden's IFAs
Credit risk
Special report
Greek crisis poses problems for CDS market
The pros and cons of restructuring
EU support for naked CDS sets up collision with Parliament
Draft text would allow uncovered CDS but sketches out new reporting regime that could spook hedge funds
Resolution regimes could cause bank CDS spreads to tighten
Credit analysts predict drop in credit default swap spreads under new bank resolution regimes
Sheer volume of new regulations is 'risk in itself'
Banks struggling to cope with implementing the wave of new legislation might miss indications of another crisis
UK power execs debate $325 billion investment requirement
An uphill struggle
Stress ahead for European insurers
Ready for the roll-out
Mifid’s tough line on investor protection worries dealers
A sense of propriety
Editorial: define complex
Editorial: define complex
New regulations leave retail structured products on shaky ground in France
One step forwards, three steps back
Standard & Poor's changes US outlook to negative
Ratings agency cites growing deficit and debt as rationale behind the change
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
EFSF expansion plans fail to convince credit investors as EU leaders branded ‘indecisive’
Investors hoped European leaders would finally provide clarity on their plans to resolve the Eurozone funding crisis at summit meetings in March. But the solutions offered have done little to dispel unrest in the market
Leave liquidity rules out of Basel III legislation, says EBF
Industry group fears European Union legislative process will set LCR and NSFR flaws in stone
Protests against US Fatca tax rules gain pace with support of European Commission
New Fatca tax regulations enacted last year in the US will have a wide-reaching impact on the US financial industry. This has attracted many complaints and prompted the European Commission to call for changes to the new rules.
Risk Europe: Roles of ESRB and ECB could conflict, says Belgium's Reynders
Europe's new systemic risk watchdog could clash with the ECB - but the ESRB's powers may need to be expanded, says Belgian finance minister, Didier Reynders
Hedge funds see potential in European carbon markets
Growing returns
Collateral management: Firms face up to regulatory challenge
Balancing the books
EU confusion over cash collateral rules
Collateral confusion
Triple threat to sovereign default-risk-free status
European policymakers and regulators are considering dramatic changes to the capital treatment for government bonds