Financial stability
UK responds to EU financial law proposals
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Indubbiamente costosa
Raccolta bancaria
FSA consults on new liquidity rules
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SEC toughens rules for credit rating agencies
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Defaults domino
Synthetic credit
US Treasury secretary Paulson speaks out on international regulatory overhaul
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G-20 principles spell increased financial regulation
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The great liquidity illusion ... and how regulators can make sure it never happens again
The root cause of the recent credit crisis was a misplaced belief that liquidity in the global financial markets was abundant, argues Anastasia Nesvetailova. This misconception enabled a localised crisis in the US subprime mortgage market to leach into…
Q & A: CESR chairman Eddy Wymeersch
Eddy Wymeersch, chairman of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), talks to Risk about the effects the financial crisis will have on regulators and central banks.
FSF reports on resilience for institutions and markets
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G-7 plan of action
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FSF releases update on April recommendations
The Financial Stability Forum (FSF) – - on October 10 released a follow-up to its April white paper, Enhancing Market and Institutional Resilience.
IMF estimates crisis losses at $1.4 trillion
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on October 7 increased its estimate of losses on US-originated housing loans and associated securitisation products to $1.4 trillion from $945 billion.
Profile: David Strachan
The FSA's head of financial stability would seem to have his work cut out for him. He talks to Alexander Campbell about new rules that should safeguard against future bank failures
Don't bet on the bank
The failure of a major investment bank. The bailout of the US mortgage agencies. The rumoured demise of further financial institutions. Now does not seem like the ideal time to be investing in the financials sector. Or does it? Laurence Neville reports
Beware the Russian bear
The tables have turned on the Russian debt markets. After a splurge of corporate issuance in the last three years, the latter half of this year has proven a tough time for the country's financial markets. Falling oil prices, the Georgian conflict,…
Structured credit's re-formation
The structured credit market has been blamed for much of the turmoil in credit and, by association, the wider global economy. But many market participants remain convinced that structured credit has a major role to play in the financial landscape of the…
Legal spotlight
Moves to overhaul the legislation governing Russia's financial system are finally being undertaken. Martin Bartlam looks at what this means for the burgeoning derivatives market
Towards T+0 reconciliation
The Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group's third major policy statement appeared in early August - and it presents surprisingly radical demands, says David Rowe