Profile/Regulation
Protect to survive
The Lehman minibond scandal put Hong Kong firmly in the spotlight, with television images of protesting investors beamed across the world. In response, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is making changes to investor protection rules. Martin…
Banca Fideuram focuses on clarity
Tightening spreads are making it more difficult for banks to factor protection into their products and although the market is stabilising, having protection and products they understand is still an important factor for Banca Fideuram’s customers. Clare…
Bucking the trend
Ranjit Ajit Singh, managing director of the Securities Commission of Malaysia and Iosco chairman, is a rarity among financial supervisors: he favours market deregulation and the use of more risk management tools such as derivatives. Harry Thompson reports
Disposal expert
John Crompton, head of market investments at UK Financial Investments, talks to Alexander Campbell
Provisioning for the future
A growing number of regulators have highlighted dynamic provisioning as a means of lessening pro-cyclicality in the financial system. José Mar√≠a Rold√°n, director-general of banking regulation at the Banco de Espa√±a and chair of the Standards…
Open dialogue
Profile: Rob Wainwright
Reinforcing regulation
Carlos Montalvo Rebuelta, secretary-general, Ceiops, talks to Rob Davies
Ellen Marshall
The co-chair of the banking and financial industry practice group at US law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips speaks to Matthew Attwood about the securitisation industry
Counting on Kotak
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Mutual appreciation
Structured Investment Management
A serious business
Richard Alderman, Director of Serious Fraud Office, talks to Alexander Campbell
Klaas Knot
One of the architects of the Basel II Accord - and a senior Dutch regulator - defends the framework against criticisms that it was ineffectual in the face of the recent banking turmoil
Robert Stheeman
The head of the UK's Debt Management Office, the body responsible for administering the wave of recent government issuance, tells Sarfraz Thind that the recent failed auction doesn't spell a death of demand for gilts
Chasing the channel
AWD Chase de Vere
Instreet's calling card
Instreet Investments
Institutional solutions
Institutional Liability Management
In Accord?
Profile
Never again
Daniel Sigrist, head of large bank supervision, the Swiss Financial Market Authority, talks to Alexander Campbell
Swap shop
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, under its chief executive Bob Pickel (right), is the trade body for dealers of, amongst other things, credit derivatives. As such, Pickel and his members are at the centre of a storm raging around the…
Rick Watson
Securitisation has been damned as the carrier that took the subprime contagion to institutions across the world, but the head of the European Securitisation Forum insists that the real economy needs this funding source more than ever. Matthew Attwood…
Central lessons
Central Coast Wealth Management
Perpetual in motion
Perpetual