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Basel Committee under time pressure
Time is on the slide
BP: lessons learned
BP: lessons learned
ETFs under the spotlight amid high correlation
All together now
A crucial month for Basel III calibration
Implementing change
Middle East maelstrom
Middle East maelstrom
Focus on banks’ incentives must continue post-crisis: Bank’s Bean
Bank of England deputy governor Charles Bean says crisis focus on bank incentives must remain; financial market problems require macroprudential instruments
Derivatives growth slowed over crisis, BIS finds
Growth was flat in several interest rate and forex derivatives categories between 2007 and 2010
Spanish debt office in negotiations on credit support annex thresholds
Government agency looks to alleviate funding costs for bank counterparties in swaps transactions.
Sovereign CDSs as a risk indicator
Sovereign CDSs as a risk indicator
Ramsay named as SEC trading and markets deputy
US Securities and Exchange Commission appoints replacement for Gallagher
Retail brokers win US leverage battle
The US CFTC leverage rules on retail foreign exchange transactions less harsh
Commerzbank builds FX globally
Commerzbank has made key hires in sales and trading across Asia, Europe and the US as it strengthens its global FX business, the bank said on August 25.
Too much expected of central banks: CentralBanking.com poll
CentralBanking.com poll shows more than 66% of readers think monetary authorities cannot be expected to boost growth and protect price stability
Updated Isda CDS novation process to boost efficiency while minimising risk
Revised rules replace laborious consent-then-confirm novation process
Basel Committee defends adjustments to Basel III as calibration decisions loom
Regulators describe difficulties ahead as they prepare for Basel III calibration and transition decisions in September
Open source reaches risk analytics
Free for all
New MSRB rules seek to end municipal swap adviser scandals
Dodd-Frank rules take aim at brokers pushing rate swaps for bigger commissions
Barnes bows out of RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland suffers two senior departures in its foreign exchange business
Payments providers split over Sepa end dates
Comments released by the European Commission show that European institutions and banking associations disagree over Sepa proposals to seperate end dates
The challenges of central clearing
The challenges of central clearing
Risk Australia Rankings 2010: Tough at the top
The eurozone debt crisis and still-nervy stocks haven’t been enough to depress Australian derivatives markets, and competition has intensified over the last 12 months. Last year’s top two banks retain their hold – but they have a host of other dealers…
CVA and the equivalent bond
CVA and the equivalent bond
Risk Australia Rankings 2009: The debt dividend
Following a major sell-off in the second half of last year, the antipodean financial markets are seeing significant inflows of foreign capital in 2009 due to the resilience of the Australian economy. Dealers are also profiting from derivatives activity…
Pensions face RPI-CPI basis risk
Pension pricing peril