Group of 20 (G-20)
FX risk tools grow as intra-Asia trade and investment soars
Intra-regional surge
Securities regulators at odds over OTC shift to trading platforms
Iosco members fail to agree on whether organised trading platforms for derivatives should source liquidity from multiple institutions.
Global supervisors gather at NY Fed for OTC meet
Regulators and supervisors head to Liberty Street for eighth OTC derivatives gathering
Japanese exporters struggle with strong yen
The yen blues
IIF’s Oudéa calls for G-20 taskforce for cross-border resolution
Institute for International Finance’s Frédéric Oudéa says G-20 taskforce will stir up political will for agreement on cross-border resolution
Risk Forum: client clearing - a clear market move
A clear market move
Isda's Richard Metcalfe: Regulatory risk has many faces
Insightful trading
Imbalances could treble in next two decades: Bank's Haldane
Bank of England executive director Andy Haldane charts course of global imbalances, pointing to trends likely to widen them
King called for global bailout in March 2008: WikiLeak
Bank of England governor told US ambassador of need for nations to cooperate in order to recapitalise banking sector
LCH.Clearnet poised to announce FX options venture
Clearer will extend coverage to third asset class in 2011, with support from 13 banks
Asia Risk Congress 2010: Asian banks prepare for national clearing houses
Several Asian nations could compel their banks to clear swaps in-country - others seek to join foreign CCPs on special terms
Politics won't get in the way of Sifi plans: FSB's Draghi
Financial Stability Board chairman Mario Draghi says resolution regimes for systemically important banks operating across borders need not be bogged down in political tensions
G20 calls for bigger, better FSB to carry reform agenda
G20 leaders at Seoul summit identify areas in which further progress in needed, calling on Financial Stability Board to take the lead and drive reform; ask FSB to report on what extra resources it needs
Basel Committee sketches regulatory action plan
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision identifies eight issues it is working on as Basel III reform package heads into the political sphere
IASB appoints Hoogervorst as new chairman
Hans Hoogervorst, Dutch former cabinet minister, has been appointed chair of the International Accounting Standards Board
Basel Committee deals with political reality
Quick change
IIF: Pay rates too biased towards front office
IIF: Pay rates too biased towards front office
IIF: banks must do better on disclosing pay practices
Regulatory requirements in the US and Europe mean banks now have tougher pay standards to comply with
Brazil poised for real change on Basel II
Brazil is justifiably proud of the progress it had made in the implementation of Basel II, due for completion in 2013. However, a sudden increase in lending is raising a host of data issues and diverting management’s attention away from operational risk
Liquidity critical to OTC clearing, argue dealers
Regulators should consider liquidity when deciding which over-the-counter derivatives should be cleared, say market participants
Basel Committee convenes for crunch mid-year meeting
QIS results, industry feedback, recalibration and transition top the agenda of quarterly committee meeting.
Economists fear 'global bond trap'
Economists warn fiscal belt-tightening in Europe may exacerbate imbalances in the global economy, leading to sluggish growth and excess liquidity in government bonds.
Finger-pointing masks officials’ failures, says Sarb’s Marcus
South African Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus says knee-jerk reforms ignore failure of policymakers to raise standards before crisis; sober, measured approach to reform only credible way forward