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UK unprotected by MAD, says CFA Institute
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Sovereign wealth funds spark lively debate
At the Sovereign Wealth Management conference - hosted by Central Banking Publications in London on Thursday - calls for greater transparency by sovereign wealth funds were matched by demands from the funds themselves for fair regulatory treatment.
Treasury launches market abuse review
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UK authorities release depositor protection proposals
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FSA replies to Treasury’s allegations of failure
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Bank of England Act proposed
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UK Treasury releases summary of responses to transposition guidelines of the CRD
The Treasury in the UK has published a summary of responses to its call for comments on the transposition of the capital requirements directive (CRD).
Treasury decides not to issue long-dated options
The UK Treasury says it will not issue long-dated interest rate call options, defying a specific recommendation of the Miles Review, a report on the mortgage market published just prior to the 2004 budget.
FSA warns of treasury management flaws
LONDON - The Financial Services Authority, the UK regulatory body, has highlighted key areas of weakness in UK treasury management following a survey of banks and building societies.
Treasurers 'extremely concerned' by IASB rules
The International Group of Treasury Associations (IGTA) says IAS 39 should not be adopted unless two changes related to currency and interest rate hedging are made to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) rule.
Continuous-linked settlement: Extending to Asia
Continuous-linked settlement – the initiative designed to eliminate forex settlement risk – went live at the end of last year. But with only Australia and Japan represented in the first batch of currencies, what will CLS mean for Asia’s banks?
FSA calls for firms to keep business continuity a priority
The UK’s chief financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has called on the 12,000 firms it regulates to keep business continuity as a priority.