-
ANALYSIS-Transaction taxes, liquidity and patience
... Carlo Cottarelli argued this would not be the most efficient way to address systemic risk issues and costs would likely just be passed to the consumer. But he did not rule out such a tax in other contexts. ...
-
09/07/2010 High Yield Wrap
... Journal article that reported that major lenders may have understated the holdings of potentially risky government debt during the results of their recent stress tests. The report sparked some jitters ...
-
Final Basel reform goes to oversight body
... market is weak today," Lim added. "Our analysis shows that BBVA, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, Unicredit and Barclays would still be at risk of being in the conservation buffer even by year-end 2013," Lim ...
-
Basel bank talks refocus investors on capital
... added. "Our analysis shows that BBVA , HSBC , Intesa Sanpaolo , Unicredit and Barclays would still be at risk of being in the conservation buffer even by year-end 2013," Lim said. Any bank ...
-
Basel III Tier 1 capital could peak at 12% as stress tests underestimated risky holdings
... substantial value as it appears risky government holdings were underestimated by both regulators and banks? Banks will be obligated to increase Tier 1 capital to 9%, including a 3 % conservation buffer ...
-
EU law to crack down on abusive short selling
... these two episodes, Barnier wants a pan-EU law on short-selling to ensure consistent, proportionate actions across the bloc in emergencies. "The regulation aims at addressing the identified risks without ...
-
EU says proposed OTC derivatives trading regulations will boost security and transparency
Will clearing houses improve transparency and reduce risks in the over-the-counter derivatives markets? Will the suggested derivatives regulations be able to limit losses in the event of a default by ...
-
Snapshot of GPF London 2010 interactive poll results with focus on regulation
... results including some additional commentary, which adds some extra colour and depth to the debate. The poll covered areas such as regulation, transparency, risk and data quality, benchmarking and syndicated ...
-
Moody’s says China’s growth tactics is credit negative
... earlier in the month Chinese were ordered to carry out stress tests on the back of a 60% fall in property prices, which is probing $1 trillion of local government loans at risk of impairment. ...
-
Swiss delay solutions on ‘too-big-to-fail’
The wait for new global banking rules to become clear have delayed the Swiss governments commissioned report on limiting the risk of a economic collapse due to one of their county’s largest banks ...
-
Big banks winners from new contingent capital move
... banks seen as riskier. "It could polarise the market further in terms of issuer access and could shut out some smaller institutions and give larger firms a competitive advantage," said one debt capital ...
-
Dubai World prized assets on sale to cut debt
... showed. "(That) is pretty ambitious and if DW cannot meet that there is increased likelihood of further support from the Dubai government which could be negative for Dubai sovereign risk," said Okan ...
-
Derivative sector reform should not fall on individual investors
... at the situation, taking a lot from what Lowe said to them in regard to the moves by the IMA. The key take-away is her concern that the cost of central clearing should be proportionate to risk. She goes ...
-
08/23/2010 Syndicated Loan Market Commentary
... to acquire assets of bankrupt NEC Holdings Corp, according to a statement, asserting that NEC and its creditors were seeking to saddle Cenveo with disproportionate risk relative to other bidders. "Despite ...
-
Abolishing FSA could lead to accountability gap while think tank sees interest rates at 8%
Will the scrapping of the FSA give too much power to a small non-elected group that does not have to be held accountable for the action? Is there a grave risk that an "accountability gap", as The Sunday ...
-
08/19/2010 High Yield Wrap
... of its growth from exports primarily from emerging market economies, but the strength of its exports remain at risk from slumping global markets that continue to falter. Also compounding to weakness was ...
-
Industry players disagree on OTC derivatives reform
Will significantly increased costs following implementation of the proposed new law on OTC derivatives trades outweigh the benefits, such as reduced systematic risk? Industry players disagree, what are ...
-
Britain, the US, Germany and France seen keeping top ratings as UK prepares for further budget cuts
... pace of deficit reduction runs the risk of derailing the recovery. The former Chancellor argued that “deficit deniers” who opposed his cuts would put Britain “on the road to ruin,” ...
-
EU seeks tightened security for financial conglomerates
... spokeswoman Amelia Torres is in The WSJ quoted as saying: "It is important supervisors can do their work properly since many of these companies are of a size that can cause a systemic risk for one or more ...
-
Fed says reverse mortgages pose risks
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve and other top regulators said on Monday reverse mortgages pose "compliance and reputation risks" for lenders, and offered guidance to financial firms ...