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BIS group to work on settlement delays
A Bank of International Settlements (BIS) working group will look at settlement problems in the over-the-counter derivatives market, in an effort to deal with delays in trade processing.
DTCC developing trade warehouse for credit derivatives
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is developing a central trade information warehouse and support infrastructure in an attempt to standardise how credit derivative trades are processed across the industry.
Operational risk and compliance
One of the attractions of working on operational risk is the variety of the subject matter that is generally categorised under that heading. Op risk covers a series of diverse risk drivers. Examples are fraud, processing issues, and legal and regulatory…
In defence of Gazprom
The Russian gas giant's recent price dispute with Ukraine has not given it the best start to the year, but the cat calls of political bullying are not deterring Gazprom's European customers, writes Oliver Holtaway
Europe goes nuclear
Proposals to build new nuclear power plants in the Baltic states and Poland are gathering pace, finds Maria Kielmas
Building a future for Chinese securitisation
China's capital markets are hardly at the cutting edge of global developments: stifling state control and regulation have so far hindered the emergence of a securitisation market. But that may be set to change after landmark issues from two banks. Nadia…
Winner: Telefonica
Every month Credit recognises the most innovative financing solutions in the debt capital markets. This month Telefonica, Axa Investment Managers' Opus CDO I and Oracle Corp
Back to basics
We take you back to the credit basics to review everything you thought you already knew but were too afraid to ask ... Erwan Curien, head of the quantitative team at technology vendor Sophis, explains how credit default swaptions work
GFI group - The 'dequity' house
Debt and equity arbitrage is a hot topic at the moment and inter-dealer broker GFI believes it has established a head start in this area by merging its debt and equity brokerage and data businesses. Saskia Scholtes talked to three senior executives from…
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SGX and CBOT to partner on commodities
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will launch a joint commodities derivative exchange early this year, marking a step towards fulfilling SGX's strategy to be an Asian gateway. Joe Marsh reports
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