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The Americas derivatives community came together in New York to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements across the industry
The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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Most covered bonds cannot be hedged with sovereign credit default swaps, because they do not meet for the correlation level required under the European Union’s short selling ban set to start Oct. 1, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report.
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A final version of the Volcker rule is expected by the end of 2012, with compliance with some provisions by banks to begin shortly after, according to an unnamed U.S. Department of Treasury official.
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The U.K.’s Financial Services Authority has proposed banning the promotion marketing of unregulated collective investment schemes to retail investors, including “some structured products.”
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Rating downgrades of banks used as counterparties for derivatives transactions by pension funds is expected to have limited impact on the schemes’ counterparty risk at present, according to Dutch bank De Nederlandsche Bank research.
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Higher collateral requirements in new over-the-counter derivatives regulations will likely lead to a shift in bond and money market fund allocations to riskier, lower credit-quality investments to seek higher yields, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
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A Scottish court has ruled that the Royal Bank of Scotland did not mis-sell interest-rate swaps to Grant Estates, a small property developer in 2007.