Exchanges
Draft Basel Ia NPR is finally released
REGULATORY UPDATE
Banks slam "overly prescriptive" CESR
REGULATORY UPDATE
Mifid regulation speeds up amid concern
REGULATORY UPDATE
FSA leaves product disclosure regime alone
REGULATORY UPDATE
Passport for pensions
Features
Principles of risk
Features
Knuckling down
Hedge funds
Opening the door to credit
Cover story
A view on 2007
Viewpoint
Linking to longevity
Insurance
SPA newswire
North America
The rise of replication
Hedge funds
EC takes firm line on emission allowances
As Phase II of the EU ETS comes in to effect, the EC has slashed the national allocation plans of more than ten member states, writes Oliver Holtaway
Exchanging places
Exchanges
An environmental concern
Structured product providers are rushing to create environment-themed investments, with notes linked to biofuels, clean energy and the water industry emerging over the past few months. John Ferry reports
Nymex to offer soft commodities
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) has entered the soft commodity space with the launch of six new futures contracts on its ClearPort clearing and trading platform.
NYSE-Euronext wins landslide shareholder approval
In a ballot held at a special meeting today, participating NYSE Group shareholders cast 99.7% of votes in favour of a merger with Euronext.
98% of Euronext shareholders approve NYSE deal
At an extraordinary general meeting in Amsterdam, participating Euronext shareholders cast 70.3 million votes - 98% of the total - in favour of the exchange's planned merger with NYSE Group.
CESR issues consultation paper on the use of reference data standard codes in transaction reporting
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) issues CP on reference data codes for MiFID