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Retention rage
The European Parliament and the US Treasury are pushing ahead with plans to introduce retention charges for securitisation deals in an effort to align the interests of investors and originators. But market participants complain the move is ill-conceived…
SEC proposes pay disclosure beyond the board
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FSA aims to prolong short-selling disclosure
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Cesr produces FAQ for Transparency Directive
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Cebs announces banking transparency hearing
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RBS fails to provide pay information
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UK FSA proposes permanent short-selling disclosure
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FSA lifts short-selling ban but disclosure rules stay
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A losing streak
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Cebs: Bank risk disclosures could be better
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BBA publishes conclusions on Basel II Pillar III
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FSA proposes increased transparency disclosure
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Denial is not a strategy, says OCC chief
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Senior supervisors group out with new disclosure report
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Hong Kong issues guidelines on disclosure
HK clarifies on banking disclosure rules
Unlocking the rating process
The credit rating agencies are often criticized for a lack of transparency in their rating methodology. But as John Caserta reports, the agencies are taking steps to shed light on this often mysterious process and, in doing so, rebuild investor…
Central banks seek more data on credit derivatives
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is going to ask dealers in the credit derivatives market to supply more information about their business, including information on who they are dealing with.
An integrated framework for the governance of companies
Cases of insolvencies, losses and internal frauds have been increasing of late. As a result, the question is asked more and more often whether such cases could have been avoided with better governance of companies or a clearer organisational handbook. In…
SIA defends revenue sharing between broker-dealers and mutual funds
The Securities Industry Association (SIA) has defended revenue sharing, a practice in which a mutual fund adviser pays additional compensation to a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary for additional administrative services, such as marketing…
NAB credit rating unaffected by FX options losses, says S&P
The credit rating of National Australia Bank is unaffected following the disclosure of unauthorised foreign exchange transactions, rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said today.
Basel II Accord will reshape global banking, says Mercer Oliver Wyman
The implementation of the new Basel Accord, also called Basel II, will reshape the global banking industry, according to a report to be released this week by Mercer Oliver Wyman, a New York-based financial services strategy and risk management consulting…
Fed's Ferguson defends US position on Basel
The US approach to regulatory capital is "perfectly consistent" with the spirit of the new risk management proposals from the Basel Committee, said Roger Ferguson, vice-chairman of the board of governors of the US Federal Reserve System, this week.