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Risk Awards Video: What is the biggest challenge for 2011?
A new video from Risk magazine. Winners of the 2011 Risk Awards were asked what they saw as the biggest challenge in the industry for 2011.
Securities regulators at odds over OTC shift to trading platforms
Iosco members fail to agree on whether organised trading platforms for derivatives should source liquidity from multiple institutions.
Basel alone will not protect us: UK Treasury Committee’s Tyrie
UK Treasury Select Committee chair Andrew Tyrie says fundamental changes to the way banks are supervised a must; tripartite system left no one in charge
Falling VAR reflects calmer year and warier bankers
Banks have seen value-at-risk figures fall over 2010, but risk measure may be on the way out
CDS spreads reach 18-month high in Bahrain
Bahraini authorities crack down on protesters as spreads rise across the Middle East and North Africa.
ECB overnight lending rockets to 19-month high
Banks’ borrowing from the European Central Bank’s marginal lending facility climbs to $21 billion on Wednesday; sudden move has sparked speculation on bank troubles, analysts say
CDS up again on Bahrain after protests crushed
The violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Bahrain sent CDS on the country's debt up again today
CDS spreads rise in Bahrain and Tunisia
Risk perceptions rise across Middle East as popular protests continue
Fed’s Tarullo outlines OTC derivatives reform agenda
Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo stresses importance of central counterparties, close scrutiny of market participants
New chief executive at LCH.Clearnet
Ian Axe moves from BarCap to head clearing house group
Bahrain CDSs peak after second protestor killed
Risk rises as protestors mass in Manama
CFTC trade rules will create 'winner's curse'
Analysts at Barclays Capital say block trade reporting rules under Dodd-Frank Act will create additional risk for dealers
FDIC names more new senior regulators
Cave named as institutional monitoring chief
Isda working group to draw up new, standardised CSA
Derivatives market set for shake-up as confusion over how to price multi-currency CSA trades drives a push towards a standardised collateral agreement
CDS spreads remain volatile in north Africa and Middle East
Spreads widen in Egypt and Bahrain as popular protests continue across the region
Hartree joins Lloyds structuring team
Andy Hartree moves from BNP Paribas to take commodity position at Lloyds
SEC goes after IndyMac executives
Chief executive and two CFOs charged with fraud in run-up to mortgage lender's 2008 collapse
Bank amends collateral rules for sovereign debt
Revisions adjust ‘narrow’ and ‘wide’ bands for eligible collateral; change is for liquidity reasons
CLS committed to settlement risk mitigation under new regulations
68% of respondents to FX Week online poll believe CLS should be central clearer for FX products, but CLS insists it remains focused on mitigating settlement risk
Draft European clearing rules threaten Eurex business model
Analysts warn Council of the European Union proposals could hurt trading revenues at Eurex, as its owner, Deutsche Börse, pursues merger talks with NYSE Euronext
Egyptian risk perception up again as Mubarak steps down
CDS spreads widen substantially in run-up to resignation of Egypt's president
Egyptian risk perception up again after Mubarak speech
CDS spreads spike as beleaguered president refuses to leave
FASB softening stance in bid for convergence, say analysts
US standard-setter tilting towards IFRS on accounting for financial instruments
Fed outlines Volcker rule timeline
Banks will get up to five years' grace to divest fund investments