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Solvency II-type requirements for pension funds could be ‘catastrophic’ - LCP
A Solvency II-type regime for pension funds could increase UK funding requirements by £500 billion and lead to company insolvencies, warns consultancy
Industry split over CCPs' ability to face new risks
There is discord in the industry over whether CCPs will be able to deal with the risks of clearing OTC derivatives as mandated by new regulation
Finra fines UBS $12 million for failing to adequately supervise short sales
Fine from Finra is latest indicator of UBS's control and supervisory issues
The Hartford appoints Rupp as chief risk officer
Fortune 500 group The Hartford appoints new executive vice-president and chief risk officer
Asia Risk Congress 2011: CCP users need tactical collateral planning due to Basel III capital squeeze
The increasing need for liquid, high grade assets under Basel III capital requirements will likely squeeze liquidity in the types of eligible collateral required by central counterparty (CCP) clearings, meaning end-users of CCPs need to tactically plan…
Denmark’s new retail risk labels 'too broad and inflexible'
Danish regulations that divide investments into three categories of risk are too broad and will stunt structured products activity, say market participants
CFTC will publish its own Volcker rule language, says Sommers
Supervisor will publish its own Volcker rule for consultation – although little progress has been made so far, says CFTC commissioner
ETFS criticises iShares call to rename ETCs
ETF Securities has criticised iShares' proposals to rename some commodities products, but says that if ETPS are re-labelled, physically backed ETFs that lend securities should be in the same category as swap-backed products
Economic depression is world's top risk, says Towers Watson ranking
The global financial environment continues to show imbalances, and is not in a good position to withstand shocks, says Tim Hodgson
HK regulator clarifies extraterritorial impact of OTC derivatives rules
A senior official at the Hong Kong securities watchdog says some exceptions are likely to be made to proposed new extraterritoriality rules on mandatory clearing and reporting OTC derivatives in Hong Kong
Eiopa to publish Pillar 3 and Orsa consultations as FSA warns of reporting ignorance
UK regulator's Raffle says non-executive directors do not understand the consequences of Solvency II reporting
Asia Risk Congress 2011: Solvency II hampering European insurers in Asia
Solvency II insurance rules have created an ‘unlevel playing field’ for risk-based capital structures in the Asia-Pacific region, with European insurers uncompetitive in some areas compared with Asian and north American peers
Hong Kong to start OTC derivatives clearing and reporting in January 2013 – HKMA's Lau
Hong Kong will “tentatively” introduce centralised clearing and reporting for OTC derivatives in January 2013, said Edmond Lau, HKMA executive director, at the Isda Asia-Pacific Conference 2011
Asia Risk Congress 2011: ‘Strong baseline supervision’ a domestic priority, says CBRC head
Chinese banking watchdog director-general Luo Ping says China should continue with its conservative regulatory approach, which insulated it against the worst effects of the global financial crisis
‘No way’ Asia can meet CCP deadline; probably the same for Europe
Panellists speaking at a derivatives industry event in Hong Kong believe Asia is unlikely to meet its obligations to have full mandatory clearing in 14 months – the deadline established in the 2009 G-20 agreement. They say a lack of regulatory clarity is…
Asia Risk Congress 2011: Offshore renminbi bonds held back by illiquidity in longer tenors
Investors and issuers remain concerned about China's capital account liberalisation programme, and their ability to hedge longer-term risk
FSA fines Credit Suisse £5.95 million for failings in Scarp sales
Credit Suisse "deeply regrets" the systems and controls failings in its sale of Scarps between 2007 and 2009
ECB threatens to stop trading swaps with US counterparties
ECB invokes US legal amendment providing it with broad immunities and says it might stop using US dealers unless granted exemptions from Dodd-Frank Act rules
Isda: Inconsistency among regulators worrying
Dodd-Frank's extraterritoriality and supervisory focus on market structure reforms that will not deliver systemic risk reduction are concerns, says Isda chair Stephen O’Connor
Evans appointed as director of risk consulting at KPMG
Paul Evans has left Soca to join KPMG as a director of its UK risk consulting practice
Energy firms need to gear up for Remit insider-trading rules, lawyers warn
As early as December, energy trading firms could be subject to a compliance regime for Europe's complex - and confusing - new insider-trading rules
Asian exchanges could attract more block trades via dark pool tie-ups, says Liquidnet
Liquidnet founder, Seth Merrin, believes Asian exchanges should think ‘bigger picture’ by focusing on reclaiming liquidity from institutional order flows by linking up with dark pools
BofE's Tucker: weak CCP recovery plans risk mayhem
Panellists at an EC conference in Brussels this morning warned CCPs have made little progress on detailed survival plans - leaving the system exposed
Mixed reaction to Mifid II's proposals to improve trading transparency
Firms say definition of "algorithmic trading" needs revising, while exchanges applaud new pre- and post-trade transparency framework for OTC derivatives