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Local credit rating agencies offer alternative to ‘big three’
First-rate ambitions
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The challenges and opportunities of implementing Basel III
Downgraded banks struggle to find replacement swap counterparties on ABS deals
A number of downgraded banks are required to find swap counterparty replacements for over 300 structured finance transactions – but this is proving difficult, with few candidates willing or able to step in
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Italy downgrade triggers inflation bond sell-off
Moody's downgrade forces Italian linkers out of index
Luxury goods stocks continue to sparkle in Switzerland
Deutsche Bank says the luxury goods sector is especially promising in the current financial climate, while Bank Vontobel in Switzerland has launched its fifth structured product based on a basket of luxury and fashion goods
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UK utilities face swap counterparty shortage
Bank downgrades could leave many structured finance transactions without acceptable swap providers - a potential nightmare for UK utilities
Hong Kong regulator to allow foreign currency liquid assets to make up LCR shortfall
HKMA backs foreign currency option for local banks struggling to meet Basel III’s liquidity coverage ratio
New ratings paradigm requires careful handling
The rate escape
Downgrade doomsday: utilities fear swap dealer shortage
Downgrade doomsday
Insurers enhance risk engines to meet Solvency II demands
Powering up the engine
Credit rating agencies: what are the alternatives for energy markets?
Beyond the big three
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
Rajaratnam sentenced to 11 years for Galleon insider trading
Galleon insider trader Raj Rajaratnam has been given a record sentence in the US for insider trading
European bank spreads decline amid talk of recapitalisation plans
Risk perceptions on European banks fall as Merkel and Sarkozy agree to produce a recapitalisation plan within the month
SEC could sue Standard & Poor's over faulty CDO rating
The SEC may charge Standard & Poor's with breaking federal security laws in its rating of a 2007 CDO.
SG and Crédit Agricole CDS spreads tighten despite downgrade
Traders say decision by Moody’s was already priced in as major French banks escape CDS blow out
Asia Risk technology rankings 2011: The results!
Buyouts and divestments were not the only interesting developments shaking up the delivery of risk management, pricing and analytics, and trading technology in the Asia-Pacific region during the past year. New rules and regulations were also a…
Asian reinsurance costs soar by up to 40% due to natural disaster payouts – Moody’s
A number of major natural disasters during the past year has increased reinsurance costs in Asia, with some Japanese insurers seeing a rise of 20% or more in the cost of reinsurance. But demand for reinsurance is still growing, according to Moody’s…