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Naked euro currency swaps face same fate as CDSs in Germany
Germany broadens shorting ban scope
VIDEO: ICFA Americas Service Provider Awards 2011: winners interviews
Melanie White speaks to a selection of winners of the ICFA Americas Service Provider Awards (ASPAs) 2011 who give their comments on their evening wins, as well as their prospects for the year ahead.
Securities and Exchange Commission appoints new chief financial officer
SEC's appointment of new chief financial officer follows criticisms last year from the US Government Accountability Office
Eurozone CDS spreads widen as equities plummet
Wider eurozone CDS spreads in early morning trading mirror movements in the equities market
Responding to data theft
Secrets and lies
Looking at Black Swans
In the second of a four-part series on the development of risk management, David Rowe considers the phenomenon of high-impact events, or Black Swans
Eurozone CDS spreads tighten after volatile week
Eurozone sovereign debt insurance cheapens after last week’s volatility
Risk indicators spike during a dramatic week
Volatility rose to near-record levels this week as eurozone anxiety intensified
FDIC reveals impact of securitisation rule change
The latest US bank results show the effect of recent changes in accounting rules, which brought $295 billion in securitised loans back on to balance sheets
Controversial swaps legislation survives as US Senate passes bill
Swap dealers and major swap participants will be unable to qualify for federal government support
Riksbank's Persson: don't shoot CDS "messenger"
The Swedish central bank uses CDS spreads as an indicator of financial stability
Bank of Italy defends change on capital accounting
Allowing banks to ignore falling bond prices for capital purposes is a legitimate move, says regulator
Deutsche Bank halted sovereign CDS trading after Bafin ban
The German bank was not the only dealer to have temporarily put a stop to eurozone sovereign credit default swap trading
Naked shorts to be allowed ahead of bund auctions
Dealers reassured that Bafin short selling ban will not prevent pre-hedging of debt purchases
Bafin shorting ban may be narrower than feared
Lawyers say decree appears limited
Market puzzled by Bafin ban
Traders incredulous as Bafin acts unilaterally to calm “extraordinary volatility”
15 minutes with: Eric Litvack, SG CIB
SG CIB's Eric Litvack talks to Risk about the implications of evolving rules on bank capital and OTC derivatives.
Eurozone CDS spreads tighten slightly
CDS spreads come in marginally as European Central Bank confirms how much in eurozone bonds it has bought
Europe to place CDS markets under spotlight: Barnier
European commissioner Michel Barnier says legislation in works requiring credit default swaps to be registered and made fully transparent; follows criticism of investors from European leaders
Eurozone sovereign CDS spreads widen amid continuing contagion fears
Widening continues on eurozone CDS spreads as Australian banks feel the pinch from the Greek debt crisis
Dividend rout blamed on hedge fund short positions
Some bankers say hedge funds are behind the dramatic fall in dividends on May 7