Risk magazine
From spot volatilities to implied volatilities
From spot volatilities to implied volatilities
Surprise choice for Dutch central bank chief
De Nederlandsche Bank announces Klaas Knot as next president, while previous favourite Lex Hoogduin decides to leave central bank
CFTC rule-making narrows field in repository race
CLS decides not to pitch to become a foreign exchange repository provider after CFTC rule-making demands extra granularity and timeliness in data reporting
SEC appoints new RiskFin director
Craig Lewis to lead the SEC’s risk ‘think tank’
ETF players plan association to counter regulatory concerns
Lyxor and Deutsche Bank invite other European ETF providers to join a conference call next week to discuss the setting up of a new industry body
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
Renaissance Capital hires new equity derivatives head
Leonard Ellis to lead firm’s effort in US equity derivatives market
OTC markets stagnated in 2010, BIS says
Notional volumes record modest growth in late 2010 after falling in first half of the year
Resolution regimes could cause bank CDS spreads to tighten
Credit analysts predict drop in credit default swap spreads under new bank resolution regimes
Saadon to head Traiana's European expansion
Co-founder will move to London as EMEA head
Herzberg joins BTG Pactual to head equity trading
Former JP Morgan equity derivatives head takes post at London office
CIBC appoints wholesale banking co-heads
Canadian bank names Geoff Belsher and Harry Culham as wholesale banking co-heads
Eurostat continues to deny knowledge of Greece-Goldman swaps
Statistics body insists it only found out about the controversial cross-currency swaps between Greece and Goldman Sachs in 2010
UK government backs expansion of Emir
Treasury minister Mark Hoban says listed markets should not be exempt from Emir's access and competition rules
European Commission 'unhappy' with Dodd-Frank extraterritoriality
EC official voices concern over the long arm of US derivatives rules
BAML names emissions and energy trading head
Nigel Felgate joins BAML as EMEA emissions trading and energy structured products head
Esma chair fears clashes with US regulations
Maijoor says regulatory differences are unavoidable - but can be overcome
Arguments against forex clearing flawed, says Duffie
Foreign exchange forwards and swaps should be cleared under Dodd-Frank despite industry reservations
FXall looks to Sef licence to boost liquidity
FXall chief executive Phil Weisberg suggests banks might choose to outsource some elements of their single-dealer business to multibank platforms when Dodd-Frank Sef rules become binding
Alternative Fund Administration Survey 2011
Alternative Fund Administration Survey 2011
Trade associations start request for proposal process for LEI identifier
Self-registration is preferred operational model, with each legal entity paying an annual fee to cover costs
Elderfield details Ireland's new risk assessment model
Matthew Elderfield, head of financial regulation at the Central Bank of Ireland, reveals details of new ‘Prism’ risk assessment model
Exemption clarity allows market participants to prepare for new regime
Banks, market infrastructures and industry associations prepare to move forward with regulatory preparation, now that fx swaps and forwards are set to be exempt