Lehman Brothers
Too big to fail must be solved, says Bernanke
Fixing too-big-to-fail is the single lesson of the financial crisis, says Fed chairman
Regulators to finalise living will proposals
Live and let die
A bullish time ahead for Asia
Asia’s rapid growth and buoyant consumer confidence continue, and the region is emerging from the financial crisis as an economic powerhouse. Operational risk managers and regulators alike must keep pace with this bullish market if they want to avoid…
Lehman, HSBC could face lawsuit over Hong Kong minibonds
US judge rules holders of minibonds may sue
StormHarbour appoints new managing principal
Thierry Sciard, previously head of alternatives at Fortis Investments, joins StormHarbour.
Credit rating agencies: A question of trust
Question of trust
Société Générale recruits Richard Wolff from Barclays Capital
Richard Wolff will head French bank's US debt capital markets syndicate.
Nomura hires new Americas debt chief
Jim Merli leaves Barclays to take up newly created position of head of debt origination and debt syndicate for the Americas.
DBS Bank agrees compensation for Hong Kong Lehman notes
Securities and Futures Commission accuses DBS of inappropriately selling high-risk products to low-risk profile investors
Solvency II “not as comprehensive as US regulation” says New York insurance chief
Lack of Federal oversight should not be obstacle to equivalence, says key state regulator
Volatility, correlation and skew too
Surviving skew
German recovery faces constraints
A constrained recovery
Italy’s new structured products landscape
The collapse of Lehman Brothers, a bank that had produced massive amounts of index-linked products for the Italian insurance sector, left retail investors weary of structured investments and led to a big regulatory shake-up. What role can structured…
Hong Kong Structured Products Bill ready for first reading
The introduction in Hong Kong of the new laws for structured products took one step closer with the announcement of a first reading for the bill on July 14. A lengthy consultation period that followed the creation of the first draft of proposals has…
BarCap expands data cost control tools
With an eye to keeping market data costs under control, following its acquisition of Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital launches a new tool
In-depth reports on US and EU regulation, Barclays Capital and Ucits hedge funds
Regulation from the US and EU will impact on hedge funds. Barclays Capital has plans to leverage its acquisition of Lehman’s North American prime brokerage business. Ucits hedge funds explained
Head of Lehman Brothers UK administration steps back
Insolvency veteran Lomas to head Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE) administration in Pearson's absence.
Gap between PR on safety & reality hit BP
BP has been accused of negligence and arrogance following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Alex Davis examines the central role energy sector reputational risk management must now play
FDIC will apply lower deposit limits to products in circulation
If the US congress votes to lower the deposit insurance limit to $100,000, then that figure will count for products currently in circulation, says the FDIC
AIFM provision threatens depository banks
New EU directive ups depository bank liability and could force some banks to exit the market
Where there’s a will…
Living wills have quickly emerged as a new measure to ensure banks are better prepared for the next crisis. But clear definitions of exactly what information they should contain and how they should be drawn are lacking