Transparency
Bank of England sets out code of practice on electronic trading
Members of the FX Joint Standing Committee comment on the recently reviewed Nips code, which includes a new section on electronic trading
Industry calls for further clarity on Mifid II
The European Commission tabled proposals to revise the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive on October 20. But traders remain concerned about the implications of a one-size-fits-all approach to foreign exchange
Energy Risk Europe: Remit language too loose, say panellists
Weaknesses exist in the language of new rules meant to prevent use of insider information and other forms of market abuse in the wholesale energy sector
BlackRock: More reforms needed for ETFs, beyond just transparency
Statement is beginning of "a series of recommendations" from BlackRock on ETF market, says iShares head of sales
Brokers welcome Iosco commodity derivatives supervision principles
The recommendations of global regulators to harmonise commodity derivatives regulation have received praise from brokers for not trying to divide 'speculation' from 'hedging'
Deutsche-Ille ruling changes sales practices for German dealers
Accentuate the negative
CME, Ice to launch repositories rivalling the DTCC
Banks have picked the DTCC to build a series of new derivatives repositories, but overlooked rivals CME and Ice vow to fight on
FERC requirements “burdensome & potentially misleading”
A move to boost the electricity market’s transparency through additional data reporting has drawn criticism and raised questions about the FERC’s focus. Pauline McCallion reports
Sefs threaten dealer-client relationship
Execution fears
Video: Market risk reporting requires standardisation, says Risk Europe keynote speaker
A plethora of methodologies for reporting market risk in annual reports makes transparency impossible, says Sanjay Sharma at Risk Europe in Brussels
Collection of videos from the Risk Europe 2011 conference
A selection of videos from the Risk Europe 2011 conference on April 5 & 6 in Brussels, Belgium
Isda AGM: industry fears post-trade transparency effects
Panellists discussed the blow-back the proposed 15-minute block-trade rule could have for end-users, as well as real-time trade transparency regulatory co-ordination
Why transparency isn’t always good for credit: Caveat lector column
Holy grail or holy cow?
Market-driven transparency
Market-driven transparency
S&P launches social responsibility index for Middle East and North Africa
S&P launches social responsibility index for Middle East and North Africa
Markit offers exposure to emerging markets sovereign debt
Markit offers exposure to emerging markets sovereign debt
Structured Products Europe: Simple still works
Simple still works
Editor's letter: January 2011
Editor's letter: January 2011
Fese's Inel: Mifid II must focus over-the-counter transaction reporting
Fese: Mifid II must focus on deals in over-the-counter markets
Sponsored forum: Evaluated pricing, operational frameworks, governance and technology tools
Stepping up to the plate
Transparency needed over securities lending in ETFs
iShares says it is looking at how it can improve transparency around securities lending
Dodd-Frank: devil is in the detail on bonus transparency requirements
US banks must consider disclosure rules for CEO and median pay packages
Q&A: Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings’s Akihiro Kawabe on transparency
Risk management in Asia is arguably more difficult to estimate as each country has very different regulatory requirements and political risk. Lianna Brinded speaks to Akihiro Kawabe, executive officer and general manager of the corporate risk management…
ETFs: simple, or simply confusing?
Exchange-traded funds first appeared 20 years ago as transparent, easy to understand alternatives to actively managed funds. But as they have developed some of this transparency and simplicity has been lost. The first Structured Products ETF survey asks…