Japan
Japanese CDS spreads widen as fears of nuclear disaster grow
Stock market drops while Japanese government implements economic stimulus in response to earthquake
Japan crisis – business continuity amid a one-in-1,000-year event
Business continuity planning struggles to prepare for a one-in-1,000-year event such as the Japan disaster.
Japanese CDS spreads increase in aftermath of devastating earthquake
Natural disaster increases Japanese risk perceptions, while spreads narrow in the eurozone
Japan injects ¥7 trillion; expands asset purchase programme by ¥5 trillion
Bank of Japan makes largest-ever same-day funds operation in bid to subdue market panic following Tohoku earthquake
BoJ leaps to action to soothe quake fears
Bank of Japan moves to assure investors that financial infrastructures are still working; central bank will work to maintain smooth liquidity, settlement conditions
Equity structuring resurfaces as Japanese investors hunt for yield
Japan has emerged as a fertile market for equity funds and now a structured equity fund has also caught the eye of Japanese investors hungry for yield in a low-interest environment.
Increased correlation with equities poses dividend dilemma
Ahead of the curve
Blossoming retail
Blossoming retail
Map of global banking network shows climb in contagion since late 1980s
Bank of England paper uses BIS banking stats to show potential for cross-border contagion has been rising for past two decades, reaching its apogee at the time of the Lehman Brothers’ collapse
Sponsored Q&A: JP Morgan
JP Morgan jumps on Asia potential
Why benchmarks can constrain portfolio managers
Benchmarking blues
A balanced structure?
A balanced structure?
Q&A - Isda's Keith Noyes
Contract masterclass
Variable annuity risks hurt Japanese life companies
Risk vs reward
Société Générale downbeat on major asset classes in 2011
Equities and bonds are overvalued while commodities and emerging markets look equally unattractive, according to Société Générale's 2011 Outlook presentation
Portugal succeeds at auction but fails to sway analysts
Portugal sells $1.6 billion worth of government debt at auction, but commentators remain wary of fundamentals
Global carbon market gears up for 2011 climate talks
Global carbon market gears up for 2011 climate talks
Structured shift for Japanese investment products
A structural shift
The post G-20 regulatory roadmap
Regulatory roadmap
BlackRock names Japan head
BlackRock’s Japan head
FVC Custom Indexes
FVC Custom Indexes
Video: Japan FSA's Chikahisa Sumi talks about regulation's post-Basel III focus
The G-20 does not plan to sit still after its historic endorsement of Basel III. New targets include too-big-to-fail institutions, the shadow-banking system and commodity derivatives, according to Chikahisa Sumi, deputy commissioner for international…
Janssens to head JP Morgan treasury & securities services in Japan
The US bank's treasury and securities services chief for Asia, Thomas DuCharme, has named his team heads for Japan and South-east Asia
Markit eyes Japan with Asia CDS pricing
New Asia-based activity, particularly in Japan, drives additions to existing service.