Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
New York regulator hits Bank of Tokyo with $315m fine
Further penalty imposed for watered-down report
Japan slams European rules on bilateral swaps
Japanese firms will to look to use non-European counterparts
Japan banks to sidestep Volcker private equity restrictions
Parallel fund structures given the go-ahead by the US
Enforcement director nominated for Ferc chair
Centrica hires Hess market risk director; Vattenfall names trading head; Gazprom recruits BAML power trader; Baltic Exchange names Singapore head; Mitsubishi UFJ in commodity retreat
Risk Japan: Basel securitisation reform creates ‘perverse incentives’
Inconsistent rules are damaging financial intermediation, says senior Japanese banker
Isda AGM: Big regulators hike pressure on small countries, panellists say
Initial margin requirements could increase liquidity strain on firms in smaller markets
Global liquidity flows threatened by Dodd-Frank provision on foreign banks
Japanese banks criticise proposed US regulation of foreign banking entities
New head of commodities at Musi
Robert Forgrave has joined Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International as head of commodities
OpRisk Europe: FSA made a mistake with the AMA, panellist claims
The UK Financial Services Authority should have forced large, sophisticated banks to adopt the advanced measurement approach to operational risk, risk manager argues
On the move
On the move
On the move
On the move
Standard CSA: the dollar dominance dispute
The dollar dominance dispute
Video: Japan earthquake highlighted ‘lifeline role’ of banking services
Hiromi Yamaoka from the Bank of Japan, Masao Hasegawa from MUFG, and Takashi Oyama from Norinchukin Bank explain the lessons learned following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11. These include the importance of comprehensive business continuity…
Risk Japan 2011: MUFG risk chief hits out at supervisors on RRPs
Masao Hasegawa, CRO at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, says he was taken aback by a regulatory requirement to develop a resolution and recovery plan before year-end
Asian demand spurs commodities boom
Asian demand for commodities continues to be insatiable. Alex Davis looks at how western investment banks are looking to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the growth
Mitsubishi expands credit sales team
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International (MUSI) last month expanded its credit trading and sales team.
Citibank cut out
The suspension of Citibank’s private banking business by the Financial Services Agency in September has brought to light a catalogue of internal control and governance failures within the bank’s Japanese operations. And with Citi now cut out of the…
Deutsche gets China derivatives licence
Deutsche Bank has become the latest institution to gain a licence to trade derivatives onshore in China. A Deutsche official in Singapore told RiskNews that the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) gave the German bank the go-ahead yesterday.
Chinese regulator extends derivatives transition period
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has extended the transition period for its new derivatives licensing regime, giving banks an extra three months to get licences in place that will allow them to trade derivatives onshore.