Retail financial services
FTX US clearing proposals ‘dead in the water’
After collapse of its parent, former CFTC officials say exchange’s application has little chance of success
CFTC retail FX rules fail to curb offshore trading
New US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission rules will hasten flow of retail foreign exchange business abroad
US anti-money-laundering proposals for pre-paid credit cards criticised
Comments period of proposed Fincen regulation finishes amid a torrent of criticism
Dodd-Frank: consumer protection regulator to increase retail op risk exposure
The planned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could drive US focus on treating customers fairly for retail banking and credit products
Locked out of longevity
Despite regulatory scrutiny of life settlement products and concerns over the complexity of assessing longevity risk, the institutional structured product market in the asset class is growing exponentially. But will these products ever be suitable for…
Collateral replacement
At the height of the financial crisis, manufacturers were quick to mitigate mounting counterparty risk concerns by deploying products issued by collateralised special purpose vehicles. But now, as the yield junkies return and retail appetite for…
Nordic horizons
Markets in the Nordic region have been far from immune from the troubles that have hit structured products across Europe. But speakers and delegates at the Structured Products Nordic Region conference spoke of light on the horizon - despite the pressing…
Regulatory backlash
Editor's letter
Editor's letter
While you ponder yet another acronym for structured products - they are now Prips, or packaged retail investment products, according to the European Union - reflect upon the fact that there has been some kind of progress in the calamitous world of…
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UK fraud 'iceberg right ahead'
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FSA paper raises retail standards
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