France
Italian CDS spreads endure wild ride
Morgan Stanley strategist urges decisive policy response
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
LCR should include equity, says ACP’s Nouy
Basel III liquidity coverage ratio should admit equities with significant haircuts, says Danièle Nouy at the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel
EU support for naked CDS sets up collision with Parliament
Draft text would allow uncovered CDS but sketches out new reporting regime that could spook hedge funds
Editorial: define complex
Editorial: define complex
New regulations leave retail structured products on shaky ground in France
One step forwards, three steps back
Portuguese CDS spreads climb after austerity measures voted down
The EU prepares itself for another sovereign bail-out after Portuguese parliament rejects tax rises and budget cuts
European parliament embraces Tobin tax
Lawmakers throw their weight behind Tobin tax on financial transactions; say global difference of opinion should not stop Europe implementing levy
France debt agency, Cades, to ramp up borrowing in 2011 and 2012
Issuer focus: Cades
Danish regulators push for more flexible Basel III liquidity rules
Shortage of high quality liquid assets prompts Danish regulators to push for changes to the liquidity coverage ratio within the European Union capital requirements directive
Isabelle Bourcier takes charge of ETF development at Ossiam
Isabelle Bourcier has joined asset management firm Ossiam in Paris as part of its plans to start listing exchange-traded funds in the second quarter of this year.
State pension rollback provides opportunity for insurers
Out of the ashes
IEA: Derivatives not to blame for oil's strength
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that supply and demand fundamentals are to blame for oil price strength, not speculative derivatives products
France public debt levels start to make credit investors twitchy
Is France losing its pluck?
Agrica profile – risk managing SRI
Responsible change
S&P launches Euro 75 Index
S&P launches Euro 75 Index
Rising interest rates expose continental insurers to lapse risk
Rising interest rates expose continental insurers to lapse risk
Lookback: Asia-Pacific drives wealth expansion
Lookback: Asia-Pacific drives wealth
Cranking up inflation supply
Issuance assured
Regulatory changes push OTC energy and commodities markets to Asia
The over-the-counter energy and commodities market is being pushed to Asia by fears over Western regulatory changes, says managing director of technology provider Trayport
Stricter regulation possible for Ucits hedge funds
French seeking to apply stricter rules to funds using complex investment strategies, claim Cesr support
Scor eyes UK pension funds’ longevity risk
Reinsurer Scor becomes the latest firm to enter the longevity arena
Total eyes growing Asia and China energy market
French energy giant Total takes a large stake in an Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) project with an eye to growing energy demand from Asia and China
Stoxx launches country-specific and risk-controlled versions of Eurostoxx 50
Stoxx launches country-specific and risk-controlled versions of Eurostoxx 50