Italy
Deutsche Bank tops Risk interdealer rankings
Deutsche claims top spot for third year running, with JP Morgan a close second
Short-selling bans spark confusion over index trades and extraterritoriality
Dealers say volumes have been light as market participants try to work out scope of bans – with confusion arising on index trades and the geographic reach of the rules
Protected banks welcome new European short-selling bans
Regulators need to protect markets from "rumours and false information" say bans' supporters
Certain high-yield bonds offer opportunity amid turmoil, says SWIP's Logan
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership's Steven Logan picks out certain high-yield debt, looks to launch new fund
Bond markets rally as ECB moves on Italian and Spanish debt
Yields on Italian and Spanish debt fall as European Central Bank signals it will implement its bond purchase programme
Global economic growth concerns outweigh Greek default and Spain/Italy bail-out fears: Risk poll
Risk.net poll supports IIF deputy managing director Hung Tran's view that global economic recession stands head and shoulders above fears of Greek default and Italy/Spain bail-out
Hung Tran: 21% NPV reduction was a "reasonable assumption"
Everyone has a shared interest in the success of the Greek bailout because "the alternative is so much worse for everyone", says IIF deputy managing director
German CDS spreads soar 80% in a month as crisis hits eurozone core
Credit spreads on core eurozone countries climb on market jitters
Barroso calls on eurozone to speed up completion of EFSF legislation
EC president calls for urgent action on bailout mechanism, but analyst says it could be months before the EFSF is legally allowed to purchase government bonds on the secondary market
EBA stress test results shed light on sovereign derivatives exposures
European bank sovereign derivatives exposures revealed
Italian investors drawn to commodity baskets to hedge and diversify from bond exposure
Italian investors drawn to commodity baskets to hedge and diversify from bond exposure
Sovereign volatility puts Basel III CVA charge in spotlight
Basel III feedback loop between CDS spreads and CVA capital requirements worries dealers, following month of huge sovereign spread moves
Read and Causer bet on Spanish and Italian bonds
Opportunities exist thanks to volatility, the Invesco managers say. However, M&G's Woolnough disagrees and remains bearish
Big bank CDS moves blamed on Italy, rather than stress tests
Eight banks fail EBA stress tests – but big CDS spread moves for European banks are seen as Italy-related
Italian CDS spreads endure wild ride
Morgan Stanley strategist urges decisive policy response
Italy fiscal struggles raise new fears over creditworthiness
Mask of respectability
Portugal CDS spreads widen 22% following downgrade to junk
Downgrade triggers spread widening across the eurozone, including 10% leaps for France and Germany
Editorial: define complex
Editorial: define complex
Standard & Poor's changes US outlook to negative
Ratings agency cites growing deficit and debt as rationale behind the change
Italian register of fee-only advisers could change retail investment landscape
The register of fee-only advisers soon to be introduced in the Italian market could drive more investors towards listed products
Portuguese deficit, Irish stress tests weigh on CDS spreads
Spreads are jolted following Portuguese deficit revision, and expectations of a new round of bank recapitalisation in Ireland
Deutsche Bank and PowerShares list first ETNs linked to foreign sovereign bond futures
Deutsche Bank and PowerShares list first ETNs linked to foreign sovereign bond futures
CDS spreads widen on Tokyo Electric Power Company
Ongoing radiation risk at Fukushima nuclear plant pushes up risk perceptions on Japanese power company
CDS spreads on Japanese financials stabilise after earthquake
Risk perceptions start to steady on banks and insurance companies as Japan counts economic cost of natural disaster