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Turquoise eyes SOLA power for derivatives
LSE officials say they plan to create and list new derivative products, as well as challenge market share in existing contracts on other exchanges
Irish bailout fails to restore faith in PIIGS debt
CDS spreads on peripheral eurozone debt widen despite €90 billion in aid
SEC proposes hedge fund registration rules
Range of new disclosures includes business practices that may present significant conflicts of interest
BoE: High-frequency traders raise risks of liquidity event
Potential liquidity mirage in foreign exchange markets must be addressed, says Michael Cross
Market endorses 'elegant' CFTC proposal on margin
Legally segregated/operationally commingled approach to margin segregation attracts praise from buy- and sell-side.
SEC risk chief to step down
First head of regulator's risk division will return to academia in January
Congress raises alarm on US mortgage fraud risk
Tarp oversight panel warns that bank incompetence threatens financial system
Lehman opts to settle over Dante flip-clause transactions
Trustees relieved as settlement looks imminent
Central banker Honohan expects IMF loan for Ireland
Trinity College's Lucey adds, "Thank God we have an honest central bank governor. He's the first official to call it as he sees it."
NYSE Euronext appoints team for London and Paris clearing houses
Ibbotson, Ward and Favreau to lead European clearing team
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Quant Congress Europe: Robotrading doesn't destabilise markets, conference hears
Automated trading not to blame for higher equity volatility during the crisis, says senior quant
NAPF: EU Solvency II proposals could undermine provision
Insurance regulatory capital framework is "inappropriate" for the European pension industry, say organisations
Ex-Morgan Stanley team create systematic trading investment boutique
Investment focus said to be on highly liquid, transparent instruments, and strategy will use a quantitative approach
Make the right decision: Spain’s Ordóñez to Dublin
Governor of the Bank of Spain suggests Irish officials ask for help as fears grow that Dublin’s resistance to a bailout will trigger contagion
BIS survey shows OTC market levelling off
Notional volume and credit exposures are growing more slowly, latest market data shows.
Thomson Reuters begins distributing Chinese CRMI data
Vendor overcomes regulatory obstacles to publish data on credit derivatives, is first to do so
Politics won't get in the way of Sifi plans: FSB's Draghi
Financial Stability Board chairman Mario Draghi says resolution regimes for systemically important banks operating across borders need not be bogged down in political tensions
G20 calls for bigger, better FSB to carry reform agenda
G20 leaders at Seoul summit identify areas in which further progress in needed, calling on Financial Stability Board to take the lead and drive reform; ask FSB to report on what extra resources it needs
Extra capital needed for institutions deemed too big to fail, FSB warns
FSB sets out broad direction for special treatment, but admits the possible need for national discretion.
Banks could circumvent Volcker rule by gaining hedge fund exposure synthetically
Volcker rule may contain loophole that allows banks to invest in hedge funds
Sovereign two-way CSAs would probably resemble one-way posting, says Dutch DMO
High thresholds would reduce credit and funding benefits of two-way CSAs for banks, DSTA head says
Risk Middle East: Industry-wide stress tests to become part of life, says CBB
A new focus on tail risk is making stress testing a key tool for banks - and also for their regulators.
Risk Middle East: CROs face communication challenges
Senior risk managers seek more influence with business lines and top management