United Kingdom (UK)
Lord Turner: FSA break-up unnecessary
Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner supports Twin Peaks approach “in theory” but argues benefits could have been achieved without breaking up regulator
Regulatory reform may not be enough to prevent second crisis
A new study warns reform might only be enough to mitigate, not prevent, damage from a new crisis
FSA defends mobile-taping proposals, continues plans to enforce recording
UK regulator denies planned regulation is unenforceable or prohibitively expensive
ECB could offer governance concession on T2S
European Central Bank could modify governance arrangements of its settlement platform in a bid to entice sterling to join
Irish bailout fails to restore faith in PIIGS debt
CDS spreads on peripheral eurozone debt widen despite €90 billion in aid
Pensions In-Depth: Video interview with Geoffrey Staines
In an interview with GP's sister title Professional Pensions, Daily Mail & General Trust pensions director Geoffrey Staines talks to Jonathan Stapleton about communications, risk management and in-scheme resource.
LM Investment offers access to the Australian economy
LM Investment offers access to the Australian economy
Lifemark investors low down in pecking order for payouts
Lifemark investors low down in pecking order for payouts
UK Wrap: Plan managers diversify away from FTSE
The products this fortnight offered an exciting variety of commodities, emerging markets, the Eurostoxx index, S&P index and the FTSE index
EU prepares to go the direct route on structured products law implementation
The introduction of several new European Union laws covering financial investments could prohibit sales of some products and push up costs
Lookback: Asia-Pacific drives wealth expansion
Lookback: Asia-Pacific drives wealth
Aviva Investors takes multi-asset approach to Europe
European ambitions
Best in the UK
Structured Products Europe Awards 2010
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Correlation and kick-outs
Correlation and kick-outs
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
FSCS denies compensation on capital-at-risk Lehman products
The UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme has concluded that the marketing material for Lehman Brothers's capital-at-risk products was adequate and appropriate
UK businesses relieved over CRC’s dumping of carbon trade
Government plans to dump the cap-and-trade element of the UK Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) will ease risks for participating companies
Scor eyes UK pension funds’ longevity risk
Reinsurer Scor becomes the latest firm to enter the longevity arena
UK restructure could create scary superpower
UK restructure could create scary superpower
UK structured products stuck on repeat
An unfavourable pricing environment and investor caution is resulting in a series of familiar structures in the UK market. A few variations in underlying are evident but all come back to income
PPF offers potential £80 billion boost to longevity market
UK’s PPF is open to longevity derisking – at the right price
The UK revamp: What will get lost in the shuffle?
A new fraud-fighting body is being created as part of the UK government’s shake-up of financial regulation. Some welcome the proposed Economic Crime Agency, saying its integrated approach is just what is needed. Others worry valuable aspects of the old…
Market snapshot
The sale of structured products in the US has increased by around 36% in June and July. In the UK, the market in the same two months was characterised by the continuing dominance of capital-at-risk products.