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US funds seeing ‘increasing demand’ for pension risk management
Pension funds in the US are becoming increasingly aware of the need for pension risk management and pension risk transfers, as new pension regulations are implemented
European debt twilight zone claims Société Générale
Markets turn against French banks in general - and SG in particular - on a day short on solid news and long on rumours
US bank CDS spreads spike following US downgrade
Spreads on Bank of America spike following US debt downgrade and news of AIG lawsuit; other US names also widen
Risk Australia Rankings 2011: Internationally connected
High interest rates, a strong currency, and rapid increases in volatility amid turmoil in European and US debt markets have resulted in another challenging year for the derivatives dealers and brokers in Australia. During a period that saw foreign banks…
JP Morgan Securities charged with rigging municipal bonds
JPMS rigged at least 93 municipal bond reinvestment transactions in 31 states, SEC says
Offshore CNY deliverable forwards in Hong Kong to outgrow NDFs
Rising offshore renminbi interbank rates in Hong Kong have made its deliverable forwards market the cheapest forum compared with NDFs and onshore forwards for corporates to hedge, bankers say
Foreign banks get temporary respite from China’s new ‘Volcker rule’
Foreign banks in China, particularly thinly capitalised branches that are not locally incorporated in the country, greeted a decision by China’s banking regulator to postpone rules aimed at limiting non-hedging business onshore with relief this month…
Single-stock underlyings dominate latest US issuance
Structured products linked to single stocks have taken hold in the latest issuance in the US market
Risk managers seek understanding of structured products investor trends
On the trail of commodities
Basel and Dodd-Frank create arbitrage potential, say analysts
Removal of credit ratings under Dodd-Frank will create arbitrage opportunities – and is already being exploited by some US banks, research claims
Best bank for euro bonds: JP Morgan
Best bank for euro bonds: JP Morgan
BMO gains stronghold in the US issuance with raft of reverse convertibles
Reverse convertibles are the product of choice in the latest issuance, Bank of Montreal has the lion's share.
Daiwa Capital Markets appoints new head of secured financing
Christopher Owen joins investment banking arm of Daiwa Securities Group
Nigel Khakoo to leave Citi
US bank's global head of G-10 options trading has been made redundant
On the move
People moves across Asia
Asia Risk institutional derivatives rankings 2011
Asian assets decouple
Hearing on Libor class action venue due
US dollar Libor banks could find out details of a class action lawsuit against them as early as August
US still has no plans to give Asian sovereigns Dodd-Frank exemption, says Hong Kong regulator
Asian countries are concerned about the lack of Dodd-Frank Act CCP exemptions for sovereigns; proliferation of CCPs carries its own risks, say dealers
Banks and ECNs join forces to prevent FX flash crash
Citi, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley join Deutsche Bank on Traiana's enhanced CreditLink service
FSA's Turner: RWA divergence would undermine Basel III
FSA chair highlights growing concern about foundation of risk-based regulatory capital system
Europe lax on RWA calculations, says Bair
FDIC chairman warns of international divergences on risk-weighted assets
Largest Sifis should hold capital surcharge of at least 3%, says FDIC’s Bair
FDIC chairman Sheila Bair rejects argument by some bankers that a Sifi surcharge is not necessary
Dodd-Frank extraterritoriality will hurt US banks – Risk.net poll
More than two-thirds of respondents think the long arm of Dodd-Frank will put US banks at a competitive disadvantage
JPM’s Zubrow: US margin rules 'will kill our overseas swaps activities'
US banks will be shut out of the market for uncleared derivatives, says JP Morgan's chief risk officer