NatWest Group
People: RBS drops equity derivatives and retail structured products
RBS cuts businesses it saved from the axe last year; O'Connor takes up Isda chairman's role full time; Deutsche's Wayne takes on US forex role; new role for Lipton at Bank of America; Williams swaps Allen & Overy for Milbank
CVA exemption ignored in UK's capital shortfall exercise
Risk-weighted assets at Royal Bank of Scotland would have been £36 billion lower if exemption agreed earlier this year had been recognised
Time to come clean on credit support annexes
Sponsored feature: Royal Bank of Scotland
RBS job cuts: the beginning of the end for retail structured products?
With RBS pulling out of the retail structured products market, some in the industry are speculating about whether other investment banks will follow
OpRisk Europe: Regulators should focus on management behaviour
Industry experts call for greater attention from regulators on the behaviour of senior executives
BNP Paribas launches three autocalls through new UK partnership with Sip Nordic
Sip Nordic is shaking up the UK retail market by adding BNP Paribas to its shortlist of 'preferred providers'. The partnership has just launched its first three products
Editorial: Blowing in the wind
Editorial: Blowing in the wind
Standardise op risk reporting, RBS’s Spielmann says
Despite the crisis giving operational risk the recognition it deserves, its value continues to be called into question. Craig Spielmann, head of operational risk at RBS Americas, talks about learning from credit and market risk practices and the benefits…
Structured products prepare for growth in Asean region
Product placement
People: RBS loses global head of FIG
William Fall leaves FIG role at RBS; Deutsche hires London Whale quant; two new directors join Isda board; new clearing role for Wilson at Newedge; Byres to take top job at Apra
RBS executive calls for AML and KYC collaboration
International banking head backs central utility function
People: Credit Suisse equity derivatives head to retire
Min Park to retire
Higher capital not fines, says RBS Americas head of op risk
Higher capital requirements would incentivise banks to fix their problems more than fines, says Craig Spielmann at RBS
FCA sets thresholds for regulatory failure
Slip-ups resulting in more than £30m losses will merit investigation, UK regulator says
FSA announces final plans for Libor reform
Administrator forced to manage conflicts of interest
OpRisk North America: Disconnect between op risk and compliance functions damaging business efficiency
Business units in banks are being asked the same question too many times, op risk heads warn
Higher Basel III pricing deters Asian banks from issuing new Tier II capital
Banks issued debt before the end-of-2012 deadline for Basel II capital, lessening their refinancing requirements for this year
CLO market appeals to yield-hungry investors
Post-financial crisis structured credit has been in hiding: but 2013 has seen the re-emergence of the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) market, with yield-hungry Asian players demonstrating a strong appetite for the paper
Insurers urged to explore positive basis trades
Arbitrage opportunities on government bonds could bring yield boost
RBS fined $612 million for Libor rigging
RBS's head of investment banking arm to step down in wake of findings
On the move
On the move
Growing popularity of renminbi heralds more structured products linked to the currency
The renminbi appreciation society