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German CDS spreads soar 80% in a month as crisis hits eurozone core
Credit spreads on core eurozone countries climb on market jitters
Japan’s new leverage limit will hurt carry trade, says Glenn Stevens
Japan FSA's 25:1 leverage limit implemented on August 1 could kill the popularity of the carry trade for retail investors, says Gain Capital's chief executive
Barroso calls on eurozone to speed up completion of EFSF legislation
EC president calls for urgent action on bailout mechanism, but analyst says it could be months before the EFSF is legally allowed to purchase government bonds on the secondary market
Irish debt office agrees to collateralise derivatives
The NTMA follows Portugal's debt office in adopting two-way collateralisation - but unlike Portugal it appears it will have to post cash
Trading volumes soar in July, report EBS, Reuters and FXall
High volatility in foreign exchange markets as a result of eurozone sovereign debt issues and the US debt problems have resulted in record volumes, platforms report
US tax fix smoothes way for back-loading buy-side portfolios
US tax fix to aid buy-side portfolio back-loading
Offshore activities create surge in spreads on iTraxx Australia
Jack of all trades
Risk Australia Rankings 2011: Internationally connected
High interest rates, a strong currency, and rapid increases in volatility amid turmoil in European and US debt markets have resulted in another challenging year for the derivatives dealers and brokers in Australia. During a period that saw foreign banks…
Risk Australia Spring 2011
Playing the reverse swing
Risk waterfall at CME, Ice makes porting harder, dealers say
The need to provide portability could pressure CCPs to lean more heavily on initial margin than default funds to absorb losses
Ernst & Young's Hank Prybylski discusses risk management in a time of reform
Hank Prybylski of Ernst & Young LLP discusses how firms are effectively dealing with risk management during a time of intense focus on financial regulatory reform.
EBA stress test results shed light on sovereign derivatives exposures
European bank sovereign derivatives exposures revealed
Questions raised over UK’s forex volume surge
Market participants attribute a range of factors to the 23% rise in foreign exchange turnover in the UK reported by the Bank of England's FX Joint Standing Committee on July 25
Ignoring the perils of portability
The perils of portability
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives
Finding Volcker rule metrics will be tough, dealers warn
Crop of the props
Risk-managing the Middle East's revolutions
Risk-managing revolution
US inflation market divided on huge 30-year Tips short
When Tips don't pay
Q&A: ACP's Nouy on CRD IV, equity in the LCR and CoCos
Behind Basel III
ASX vs LCH in race to be Australia's OTC clearer
Home-town blues
Marriage counselling: the risks of software vendor mergers
Marriages of inconvenience