France
Italian budget vote brings equity derivatives tax closer
Watered down proposals include equity derivatives to avoid creating loophole, experts say
Mandate watch: BNY Mellon wins four mandates from Touchstone
Touchstone appoints BNY Mellon to four more funds as the year ends with a steady stream of securities services mandates
France warns on use of derivatives to evade new transaction tax
Tax adviser to the French finance minister tells Risk the country's authorities will act on "tax evasion through synthetic instruments" if necessary, as cash equity volumes fall
Responding to the eurozone crisis
The cutting crew
Mandate watch: BNY Mellon and Citi lead the way in China
BNY Mellon and Citi pick up two key mandates in the important Chinese market
Fatca reciprocity agreement may cause delays, experts warn
US firms expected to push back on Fatca quid pro quo
Italy downgrade triggers inflation bond sell-off
Moody's downgrade forces Italian linkers out of index
Fatca timeline in question with new Swiss-US deal
A new arrangement between the Swiss and US governments for Fatca compliance brings Fatca timelines into question, expert warns
Eurozone scenarios: political analysts give their views
Unknown quantities
Mandate watch: JP Morgan makes collateral management gains
The latest mandates in the asset-servicing business
Eusipa: European retail structured product volumes fell sharply at end of 2011
The European umbrella structured products trade association has reported that structured product volumes on stock exchanges in Europe fell 26% in the final quarter of 2011
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2012
Andrew Tjaardstra reviews the major mandates from asset managers, pension funds, insurers and banks during the year 2011
Greek bailout deal fails to dent CDS spreads
Sovereign spreads flat or wider despite agreement on fresh bailout for Greece
CDS market holds breath as Greek bail-out talks continue
Spreads are static and volumes light as EU finance ministers and the Greek government try to reach agreement over bail-out terms
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
Japan still backs EFSF despite threat to AAA rating
The expectation that Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade France and Austria will have a knock-on impact on the EFSF will not deter further Japanese investment in its bonds, says Japanese official
Credit derivatives house of the year: Deutsche Bank
Risk awards 2012
How the CCP location debate helped split the EU
Location, location, location
Germany downgrade threat sees eurozone CDSs widen
Eurozone CDS spreads were back on the rise today after Standard & Poor's warned it could downgrade 15 eurozone member states, including Germany
Eurozone CDS spreads fall on French-German fiscal deal
Risk perceptions in the eurozone fell today as France and Germany agreed new treaty plans that will sanction fiscally irresponsible member states
Banque de France outsources collateral management
French central bank agrees collateral management deal with Euroclear France; entire French banking community will use new system next year
German CDS spreads level out after weak debt auction spooks markets
Cost of insuring against a German government default remains stable after yesterday’s lacklustre debt auction, but risk perceptions on German banks surge