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EC tightening of carbon spot market could threaten forward market
Industry experts are wary of European Commission proposals intended to bring additional safeguards to the spot market
Legal patchwork inhibits progress on derivatives counterparty disclosure
New regulatory fixes only a partial solution as industry anticipates jurisdiction shopping by secretive clients
Risk Awards Video: What is the biggest challenge for 2011?
A new video from Risk magazine. Winners of the 2011 Risk Awards were asked what they saw as the biggest challenge in the industry for 2011.
Moody’s guidelines on op risk in structured finance transactions imminent
Moody’s rating guidelines for operational risk imminent
Langen report: clearing rules will only apply to new trades
European Parliament calls for existing derivatives trades to be excluded from clearing rules, but proposes wider exemptions for public-sector bodies
FDIC shows hand on remuneration rules
FDIC shows hand on remuneration rules
New senior bank debt fears over EC proposals
New senior bank debt fears over EC proposals
EU €5bn bond cheers fixed income investors
Deals in Focus: €5bn EU bond
Eurozone break-up would herald legal quagmire, warns Bird & Bird partner
Legal spotlight: Eurozone
Mastering the data management challenges of Solvency II
Compliance control
BarCap advises carbon market to use UK registries
Barclays Capital advises clients to stick to the UK in light of recent EUA thefts across European registries
Danish regulators push for more flexible Basel III liquidity rules
Shortage of high quality liquid assets prompts Danish regulators to push for changes to the liquidity coverage ratio within the European Union capital requirements directive
EU to examine commodity derivatives/physical market link
Following sustained calls from EU members to curb commodity derivative markets, the EU will research the link between derivative and physical markets
The uses and abuses of Ucits
The uses and abuses of Ucits
EUA theft could severely damage carbon market, say analysts
EUA theft damage should only be ‘reputational’
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2011: Commodities
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IMF uneasy on nagging weakness of eurozone’s banks
Fund’s Global Financial Stability Report and World Economic Outlook updates show concern over insufficiency of eurozone stress tests, links between banking and sovereign risks
The pay and bonuses landscape
Caps and clawbacks
Disclosure regime leads to discord in Italy
The ‘what if’ scenario
Eurozone break-up fears persist despite EU bailouts
Risk of debtor-nation
Preparing for new EU data requirements
Getting the house in order
EU plans to standardise sanctions welcomed, but 'impractical'
EU plans to standardise sanctions welcomed, but 'impractical'
2011 stress tests will struggle for credibility, say experts
2011 stress tests will struggle for credibility
EFSF's Frankel: guarantees are "enough for the time being"
European leaders endorse EFSF model, as facility gears up for debut issuance of up to €5 billion