Germany
Trade bodies gear up for Solvency II impact studies
Trade bodies gear up for Solvency II impact studies
German CDS spreads level out after weak debt auction spooks markets
Cost of insuring against a German government default remains stable after yesterday’s lacklustre debt auction, but risk perceptions on German banks surge
Commission unveils contentious Eurobond proposals
European Commission unveils three options for Eurobonds in bid to restore stability in Europe; analysts say the measures are politically unviable and ineffective
Structured Products Europe: volatility-based products come out of the shadows
Volatility was at the heart of the conversation at the Structured Products Europe conference in Frankfurt on November 21. Though whether volatility-based structured products will ever be sold in large volumes to retail investors in Europe continues to be…
Best in Germany
Best in Germany
CDS: not dead yet
CDS: not dead yet
Dealers predict CVA-CDS loop will create sovereign volatility
A recipe for disaster?
Europe's democracy deficit contributing to crisis
The democracy deficit
CDS spreads in holding pattern as row delays eurozone deal
Spreads flat or slightly tighter despite political squabbling over size of EFSF
Vontobel on the right platform
On the right platform
European bank spreads decline amid talk of recapitalisation plans
Risk perceptions on European banks fall as Merkel and Sarkozy agree to produce a recapitalisation plan within the month
Profile: Daniel Gros on political risk and Europe's debt crisis
Time for a European Monetary Fund
Eurozone debt crisis: facing up to the risks of political uncertainty
The risks of political uncertainty
Deutsches Risk Rankings 2011
Testing times
Impact of German nuclear phase-out on European energy markets
Filling the nuclear void
Deutsche-Ille ruling changes sales practices for German dealers
Accentuate the negative
Global Custody Survey 2011
Global Custody Survey 2011
German CDS spreads soar 80% in a month as crisis hits eurozone core
Credit spreads on core eurozone countries climb on market jitters
Sovereign volatility puts Basel III CVA charge in spotlight
Basel III feedback loop between CDS spreads and CVA capital requirements worries dealers, following month of huge sovereign spread moves
Risk.net poll: Orderly restructuring most likely scenario for Greece
Almost half of poll respondents believe Greece will undergo an orderly restructuring in the short term, perhaps leading to a selective default
Italian CDS spreads endure wild ride
Morgan Stanley strategist urges decisive policy response
Italy fiscal struggles raise new fears over creditworthiness
On the face of things Italy’s economy looks to be the most robust of all the so-called PIIGS countries, but scratch beneath the surface and you find a worrying picture emerging
Growing global gas demand to end Asian LNG spot market?
Experts question whether the nascent spot market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia could disappear if excess supply replaces nuclear in Germany and Japan