Risk magazine
CLS considers membership category for CCPs
"Allowing CCPs to settle FX trades bilaterally would reintroduce Herstatt risk, so it would certainly be preferable to have CCPs become either direct or third-party members of CLS," says LCH.Clearnet executive
Investcorp to introduce range of systematic funds
According to sources, Investcorp's launch is the culmination of seven years of research, known internally as the "alpha project"
Collateral could add billions to European debt figures
Swedish debt figures set to grow by Skr15 billion as country falls in line with EU guidelines on collateral reporting - Belgium resisting two-way CSA over possible debt impact
CDS spreads rise in Arabic nations
Tunisian politicians resign as popular protests continue across the region
Nasdaq OMX to launch Nordic swap CCP
Stockholm-based service already has Swedish debt office on board. Launch planned for second half of 2011
Ernst & Young's Hank Prybylski discusses challenges banks face today
Global financial services risk management leader Prybylski discusses forecasting, risk appetite, and Basel III
Bahrain CDSs tighten again in quiet markets
Sovereign risk largely unchanged in early trading
CFTC divided on user fee for regulated entities
Commission split on budget proposal to part-fund agency with fees
Return to Glass-Steagall essential: Kansas City Fed’s Hoenig
Kansas City Federal Reserve president Thomas Hoenig says reform only scratches the surface without basic separation of investment, commercial banking activity for biggest banks
Lehman shortcut could slash value of derivatives claims
Proposed derivatives settlement framework may knock billions of dollars off dealers’ derivatives claims against the bankrupt estate
Middle East risk perceptions continue to rise
CDS spreads in the Middle East and eurozone are increasing as the price of oil spikes
Walia joins DTCC as equity risk head
Citi Americas investment risk head moves to New York clearer
Dealers fear client data leaks via repositories and regulators
Names of derivatives counterparties and deal details could wind up in the public domain, unless regulators are bound by data controls, industry argues
FSA's Ross to join Esma
Head of international division moves to European market regulator
Spreading protests send Moroccan CDSs higher
Risk perceptions still climbing across Middle East
Javelin preps for Sef status with credit and rates hires
Trading venue plans to register as swap execution facility soon
Legal patchwork inhibits progress on derivatives counterparty disclosure
New regulatory fixes only a partial solution as industry anticipates jurisdiction shopping by secretive clients
€100 billion of caja loans could go bad: Bank of Spain
Bank of Spain releases details of savings banks’ exposures to real estate sector, levels of provisions; says reforms have addressed slew of underlying problems
CDS spreads widen in Bahrain and Morocco
Risk perceptions continue to rise in the Middle East and north Africa as Libyan crackdown ratchets up political tension
Armes leaves Morgan Stanley
Co-head of European interest rates joins Brevan Howard
Bahraini bankers criticised central bank in lead-up to crisis: WikiLeak
WikiLeak alleges some economists and bankers dissatisfied with Central Bank of Bahrain's slow reaction to real-estate sector problems
CDS spreads continue to rise in troubled Middle East
Risk perceptions on Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and Bahrain widen
McKessy rejoins SEC to head whistleblower office
Former enforcement counsel named to head new office