Risk magazine
BIS: Investors dumped rate protection in late 2010
Open interest in interest rate derivatives dropped again in Q4
EU's Libyan asset freeze casts cloud over hedge fund FM Capital
FM Capital - a UK hedge fund with ties to Libya - gets HM Treasury licence to keep trading, but dealers are wary
Portuguese CDS spreads widen in quiet eurozone markets
Ted spread on the rise as eurozone sovereigns remain stable
Spanish downgrade widens CDS spreads
CDS spreads increase for several eurozone sovereigns as Moody’s downgrades Spanish credit rating
CME names Everaert OTC head
Michael Everaert has joined CME Group as head of OTC solutions
Gender discrimination ruling leaves annuity providers confused over capital
UK annuities providers cannot price for gender, but must still reserve capital for it
Thomson Reuters Matching hit by four-hour outage
Banks say liquidity was affected by the service outage but it was fortunate to occur at a quiet time for the market
NY Fed’s Krieger: liquidity backstop for shadow banks vital
New York Federal Reserve executive vice-president Sandra Krieger stresses importance of backstop measures to reduce systemic risk arising from shadow banking activities
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
CPSS-Iosco proposes risk standards for CCPs
Central counterparties should be ready for failure of one or two largest customers, regulators suggest
Record highs for Greek CDS raise market concern
Greek sovereign risk continues to rise on haircut fears
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2011
Change and continuity
Greek CDS spreads close to all-time high
Downgrade of Greece's credit rating widens spreads, while rest of eurozone remains steady
Dealers and issuers protest European ban on ‘naked’ CDS
Ban could harm government debt markets, according to UK DMO – dealers say any prohibition would backfire
Moody’s lowers Greece's credit rating
Greece's credit rating moved from B1 to Ba1 while spreads rise across eurozone periphery
Canada pressed to develop inflation market
Current issuance of inflation-linked bonds is too meagre to meet demand from domestic and international investors, say market participants
EBA to launch new stress tests
European Banking Authority unveils timeline for second round of EU-wide stress tests with launch set for Friday; first executive director and internal committee named
Middle East CDS markets steady despite Egyptian cabinet reshuffle
Egyptian prime minister resigns as spreads stay stable in Middle East and eurozone
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
EBA stress tests start tomorrow
Banks to be given details by end of Friday
Proposals on balance-sheet netting spark worries about leverage ratios
Called to account
Concerns over CFTC funding cuts
Rough rules
South Africa
South Africa special report
Behind the curve
Behind the curve