Central banks
Rescue remedy
Governments and central banks have finally acted to attempt to stem the crisis that engulfed the world's financial markets. But is their response too little too late? Laurence Neville finds out
Crunch time
Corporate credit is likely to suffer while banks repair their balance sheets
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…
Some of life's key lessons
Sponsored Roundtable
Mastering mismatches
Insurance
South Korea moves to shore up fragile banking sector
Government drive to guarantee $100bn of bank debt and $30bn swap facility set up
Aging tigers
Pensions
Isda applauds $25 trillion reductions in CDS notionals
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DTCC closes out over $500 billion of Lehman exposure
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), which provides post-trade clearing and settlement services in the US capital markets, has completed the largest close out in its history, clearing over $500 billion of market participants’ exposure to…
Ice picks off ClearCorp
Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange (Ice) is to take over Chicago-based clearing house The Clearing Corporation (ClearCorp) as part of an effort to establish itself in the credit default swap (CDS) market.
IMF and Fed plan bailouts for emerging markets
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to step up its short-term lending programme to emerging market nations in order to ward off the spreading debt crisis.
Bank of England calls for systemic reform
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Congress: US needs regulatory overhaul
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Congress: US needs regulatory overhaul
At a US congressional hearing of the committee of oversight and government reform on October 23, speakers called for far-reaching regulatory reforms. These included demands for greater scrutiny of derivatives, increased capital charges on securitised…
Fed promises $540 billion boost for money markets
In an effort to provide liquidity to US money market investors, the Federal Reserve has created a $540 billion fund, the Money Market Investor Funding Facility (MMIFF).
CFO replaced in compensation probe at AIG
AIG, the US insurance giant, has appointed David Herzog executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), replacing the acting CFO, Steven Bensinger, who will leave the company. The announcement followed a letter from the New York attorney…
Fed issues compliance risk management guidance for BHCs
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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.
Banks move towards clearing for FX, interest rate and equity
A large part of the over-the-counter derivatives market will shift towards central clearing houses by next year, as the collapse of Lehman Brothers on September 15 forces banks to reassess counterparty risk posed by other dealers.
FSF reports on resilience for institutions and markets
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Treasury to take $125bn equity in nine US banks, says Paulson
The US Treasury will give banks and thrifts up to $250 billion as part of a series of measures designed to boost public confidence in financial institutions and restart immobile interbank lending markets.