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Risk Management
Lawsuits leave monolines' future in the balance
Two high-profile court cases involving FGIC and XL Capital Assurance could determine the fate of the troubled monoline insurance industry. If the verdicts go against the insurers, the damage would not just be to their reputation, but it would call into…
Column: Nigel Rendell
Recent EU members are finding that adopting the euro is a trickier process than anticipated.
The Big Interview: Katrin Robeck
With the financial markets still reeling from the crisis in credit, and concerns about a global recession becoming more justified by the day, Matthew Attwood speaks to an economist from Moody's Economy.com about the role of central banks in maintaining…
Profile: Tim Ryan
The recently appointed chief executive of Sifma, the financial markets body, talks to Dalia Fahmy about his plans for taking on the Fed and improving the rating process
Brazil rides the wave of global commodity boom to hit investment-grade status
S&P's upgrade to BBB- for Brazil is in part reward for the country's prudent economic policies that have seen it quadruple international reserves, but could rising inflation spoil the party?
M&G - Fundamental truths
M&G's steady, conservative investment style during the years leading up to 2007 may have resulted in solid, if unspectacular, returns, but this methodical approach has served the firm well during the credit crisis. Rather like the proverbial tortoise, M…
State of the nation
REGULATORY NEWS
Girling, Franze, Ward, Topping, Carter
CHANGING HATS
GRC roundtable: Time out on bad behaviour
COMPLIANCE TOOLS
Ecofin adopts provisions on supervision
REGULATORY NEWS
Evolution or Revolution
Comment
An inflated Risk
Dutch Pensions
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Regulator Q&A
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Banking on transparency
Index Interview
Bridging troubled waters
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Sharia standards
Conference report: Middle East
Getting the measure of indexes
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