Sovereign risk
Non-US sovereigns should collateralise swaps, say US bank regulators
Progress towards sovereign collateral posting has been slow. Now, US regulators are proposing to make it mandatory - for all non-US entities
Credit Institute panellists debate Euro debt woes
Credit Institute panellists debate Euro debt woes
Portuguese CDS spreads down on ECB bond purchase rumours
Nuclear generators improve as Fukushima stabilises, Egypt down after Libyan ceasefire
Record highs for Greek CDS raise market concern
Greek sovereign risk continues to rise on haircut fears
Irish CDS spreads improve as coalition talks move forward
Fine Gael-Labour government expected soon
Bahrain CDSs tighten again in quiet markets
Sovereign risk largely unchanged in early trading
Spreading protests send Moroccan CDSs higher
Risk perceptions still climbing across Middle East
CDS up again on Bahrain after protests crushed
The violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Bahrain sent CDS on the country's debt up again today
Egyptian risk perception up again as Mubarak steps down
CDS spreads widen substantially in run-up to resignation of Egypt's president
Egyptian risk perception up again after Mubarak speech
CDS spreads spike as beleaguered president refuses to leave
Sovereign CDS markets unworried in early trading
Protests continued, but Middle East and north African government risk largely unchanged
Sovereign risk rises again as Egypt violence worsens
Growing violence in Cairo and other Egyptian cities pushes out CDS spreads
Volatility has become affordable again, says Deutsche Bank
Volatility has become affordable again, says Deutsche Bank
Asset class performance at the mercy of government policy, says ETF Securities
Inflation, currency debasement and sovereign debt will remain concerns this year, according to ETF Securities. But the outlook for exchange-traded products looks positive as investors are increasingly use them to reflect their views on markets.
IMF uneasy on nagging weakness of eurozone’s banks
Fund’s Global Financial Stability Report and World Economic Outlook updates show concern over insufficiency of eurozone stress tests, links between banking and sovereign risks
European government borrowing to 9.2% decline in 2011, says Fitch
A new report from Fitch Ratings suggests Europe's public finances are on the mend, reducing pressure to borrow in 2011
Derivatives research house of the year: Deutsche Bank
Risk awards 2011
The power of defunct economists
The power of defunct economists
Policy centralisation key to future of Eurozone, says Goldman’s O’Neill
Success or failure of the Eurozone hinges on Germany ‘laying down the law’, according to chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Review of 2010
Crisis? Oh, that crisis...
Merkel's EU bailout plan threatens Basel’s sovereign zero risk weights
Discussions are already under way behind closed doors, knock-on effects for bank capital could be substantial
Sovereign two-way CSAs would probably resemble one-way posting, says Dutch DMO
High thresholds would reduce credit and funding benefits of two-way CSAs for banks, DSTA head says
Quant Congress Europe: Credit models linked to 'vicious circles'
Model risk comes from overuse of credit measures, as well as poorly constructed models, conference hears