Societe Generale
Société Générale offers alternative to spread betting to UK and German markets
Société Générale's product is likely to be used by those who have lost out on spread betting or equity investors wanting to boost returns.
Asia Risk institutional derivatives rankings 2011
Asian assets decouple
Equity should be included in LCR – Risk.net poll
Equity should be included in Basel III liquidity coverage ratio, say respondents
Inflation and interest rate differentials favouring emerging markets
Long-term prospects for emerging markets look promising, but a more challenging global backdrop and ongoing inflation pressures argue for continued caution, according to European market participants
Credit Risk 2011: Basel III overreaching into macro-prudential policy, say panellists
Basel III counter-cyclical buffer a misguided, macroeconomic tool, say industry figures
Merged Spanish savings banks expected to have greater appetite for structured products
Consolidation among Spanish savings banks has temporarily stalled structured products distribution, but many believe larger distribution channels will eventually result from the mergers
Spanish government debt issuance competing with structured products, say providers
Spanish regional government bonds aimed at retail investors are causing concern among some structured products providers
Multi-alpha strategies dominate commodity index developments
Banks are developing combined index strategies that allow investors to access a broader range of trading styles to maximise alpha
Basel Committee continues to reject equity for the LCR
Equities do not have the necessary characteristics to be included in the liquidity coverage ratio, says general secretary Stefan Walter – but some banks disagree
Energy Risk Base Metals House of the Year Award: SGCIB
Base Metals House of the Year: SGCIB
Lookback
Lookback
Walker Crips tempts UK investors with commodities exposure
Commodity opportunities
Developing structured solutions for Solvency II
Shopping for Solvency II
Risk Espana rankings 2011
No fiesta
SocGen’s loan group gets Hill start
SocGen’s loan group gets Hill start
Collars make a comeback for Asian fuel hedging
Collar comeback
Japan’s nuclear woes alter dynamics for Asian commodity derivatives
Nuclear woes fuel coal
Small Asian companies exposed to commodity derivatives margin calls
Meeting the calls
Everbright Securities plots to become derivatives force in China
Showcasing structures
The encroachment of Solvency II
The encroachment of Solvency II
Banks ready with solutions for Solvency II
Solvency II solutions
Fresh Fields for SG
Fresh Fields for SG
Proprietary code thieves sentenced in US
Former Société Générale trader Samarth Agrawal and former Goldman Sachs programmer Sergei Aleynikov have been sentenced
Principal-protected products could benefit from Solvency II
New risk-based capital rules for insurers could help demand for products with principal protection, say bankers