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Langen report: clearing rules will only apply to new trades
European Parliament calls for existing derivatives trades to be excluded from clearing rules, but proposes wider exemptions for public-sector bodies
CDS spreads rise in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Middle East tensions continue while risk perceptions in the eurozone increase slightly
European Parliament has neglected FX exemption question, says UK MEP
Kay Swinburne criticises colleagues in the European Parliament for failing to tackle the question of whether forex contracts need to be subjected to new clearing and reporting requirements
Truslow named to lead US bank lobby group
Don Truslow, Wachovia's former chief risk officer, will be executive director of the Financial Stability Industry Council
Citi names electronic execution head
Reyes Miras moves from JP Morgan as Citi grows listed-product business
Israel’s Fischer calls for international FX rules
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer calls on IMF to draw up set of international rules on foreign exchange intervention
Eurozone CDS spreads decline in early 2011
Risk perceptions on eurozone sovereigns have eased since the turn of the year, but Middle East volatility continues
Fed wants right to choose which non-banks pose systemic threat
Federal Reserve rule proposes that it will have discretion to determine whether non-bank financial firms come under Financial Stability Oversight Council’s watch on case-by-case basis
Sovereign CDS markets unworried in early trading
Protests continued, but Middle East and north African government risk largely unchanged
New York Fed risk chief joins AIG
Brian Peters named insurer's enterprise risk head
Central banks accused of collateral hypocrisy
Despite the funding risk it creates, central banks still refuse to sign two-way collateral agreements
CDS spreads fall across Middle East
Political tension eases in Egypt, but eurozone spreads widen
Stressed VAR questioned by risk managers
Basel 2.5 capital charge incoherent and challenging to implement, say risk managers
London retains premier spot in FX, according to global volume figures
London remained the biggest financial centre for foreign exchange in 2010 according to semi-annual volume figures published in the UK and US on January 31, despite speculation it might be overtaken as a result of the UK government’s clampdown on bonuses.
Dealers face funding time-bomb from one-way CSAs
Five banks disclose $30 billion obligation from one-way collateral agreements - and dealers warn costs could soar as interest rates rise
HMT's Hoban: Beware of sweeping forex into EU derivatives reform
Advocates of an exemption from mandatory central clearing requirements for foreign exchange swaps and forwards have won the support of the UK government, as a senior treasury official admits to the risks inherent in regulating FX in the same way as other…
Continued protests keep Egyptian CDS spreads volatile
Eurozone risk perceptions fall while Egypt remains on a knife edge
Future of supervisors' letter process unclear in wake of Dodd-Frank
Swap clearing legislation threatens to render OTC market commitments redundant
Sovereign risk rises again as Egypt violence worsens
Growing violence in Cairo and other Egyptian cities pushes out CDS spreads
People moves
People moves
Corzine outlines MF Global's path from broker to bank
New chief risk officer joins as broker plans move into asset management and retail
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