European Central Bank (ECB)
US banks could lose competitive edge in Europe, says EIB
US regulations on mandatory clearing and uncleared margin could put US dealers at a competitive disadvantage in Europe, says EIB
FSA: facing up to cross-jurisdiction conflicts
Juggling across jurisdictions
More sovereigns edge towards two-way CSAs - and clearing
Towards two-way CSAs
UK should veto financial transaction tax, say Risk.net readers
An overwhelming majority of Risk.net readers says David Cameron must protect the City and veto the FTT
ECB in talks with dealers on buying inflation-linked bonds
Dealers will present their case as to why the ECB should buy linkers as well as nominal bonds in a conference call today
Hedge fund of the year: Brevan Howard Asset Management
Risk awards 2012
National interests threaten reform agenda
The health of nations
How the CCP location debate helped split the EU
Location, location, location
Dealers call for ECB to buy inflation bonds as Italy faces exit from key index
Further downgrades for Italy would cause its inflation-linked bonds to drop out of a Barclays Capital index, prompting mass selling by fund managers, dealers fear
Conservatives take CCPs to heart after UK/EU split
David Cameron's demand for the UK to be exempt from an ECB policy on clearing houses helped prompt last month's split with the EU - and is earning applause from eurosceptic Conservatives
Little seasonal cheer for bank CDS spreads
Europe's big banks have endured a rocky month of ratings downgrades, eurozone discord and funding stress
Custody Risk winter 2011
Welcome to the winter 2011 issue of Custody Risk
SG CIB closes US power business - rivals point to dollar funding constraints
Former RBS Sempra Commodities business closed just 11 months after acquisition
Review of 2011: collateral, capital and chaos
Collateral, capital and chaos
Sponsored statement: UniCredit
Credit products – alternatives for the private investor
ECB offers CSDs financial incentives for early T2S adoption
European Central Bank offers central securities depositories (CSDs) financial incentives to sign up to T2S early; governing council gives CSDs until the end of April to agree
Italy reaches crisis point as bond yields soar
Announcement that Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will resign does little to calm markets; bond yields hit euro area record high, raising the stakes for a potential default
Regulators plan co-ops as answer to OTC fragmentation
CLS Bank-style regulatory council could be applied to trade repositories and CCPs to avert market fragmentation, but French regulators are not convinced
From micro to macro: Basel III tools eyed as systemic risk controls
Keeping the lid on
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
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
CDS spreads in holding pattern as row delays eurozone deal
Spreads flat or slightly tighter despite political squabbling over size of EFSF