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Green light for pensions The European Commission put out its green paper on pensions this month. Daniel Sage examines the good, the bad and the ugly >>READ MORE

Sovereign health The rapid growth in sovereign wealth funds and issues around transparency have sparked off fears over the safety of investing in the funds but is there any foundation to these fears? Andrew Hickley investigates >>READ MORE

Squaring the circle of financial intermediation Czech National Bank vice-governor Mojmír Hampl, who is also a member of the European Union’s economic and financial committee, is concerned by the perfectionists who are out in force on the regulation front >>READ MORE

The Big Interview: Martin Scheck The International Capital Market Association chief executive talks to GFS about the sovereign debt crisis, the lack of harmonisation both in Europe and globally and what is most concerning ICMA members at present >>READ MORE

ICMA chief says sovereign debt crisis is “most serious phase” of financial crisis so far International Capital Market Association chief executive Martin Scheck says the financial crisis is... >>READ MORE

Brazil: Bucking the trend While Europe continues to be held in the midst of a financial crisis, developing countries, particularly Brazil, are leading the way both in terms of growth and financial regulatory reform. >>READ MORE

Brazil tightens corporate governance to mirror EU rules The Brazilian Stock Exchange and Commodities and Futures Exchange in São Paulo has proposed tighter... >>READ MORE

UCITS - Collective fine-tuning Ucits IV has not yet been implemented, but work on Ucits V has already been flagged as a priority for the European Commission in 2011. Theo Lartey takes a look at what the updated directive may contain >>READ MORE

The flash crash On 6 May, the Dow Jones index had its biggest one-day drop in history. Luke Nelson takes a look at the causes and what is being done to prevent it from happening again >>READ MORE

Desert fortunes In the first of a series of pieces on Islamic finance, Georgie Rawkins looks at the performance of sukuks during the crisis and what reforms the market needs >>READ MORE

Book Review - The Fearful Rise of Markets: A Short View of Global Bubbles and Synchronised Meltdowns Published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall in May 2010 In the current debate over the financial... >>READ MORE

Caught short Germany’s decision to ban naked short selling has done it no favours on the global stage and the government was widely criticised for acting unilaterally. Bernadette Mill examines the implications >>READ MORE

Leading commentators call for overhaul of G20 process The chair of the European Committee on the Financial Crisis and the chairman of the Alternative... >>READ MORE

ICMA and EU Commission face-off in blame game for financial crisis Outgoing European Commission deputy director general for DG Markt David Wright came to blows with... >>READ MORE

Increased transparency could damage non-equity markets Increased pre and post-trade transparency may adversely affect liquidity in non-equity markets,... >>READ MORE

‘Green growth’ no longer a niche player Climate Change and its opportunities to foster growth is no longer “just a niche” according to... >>READ MORE

US financial stability bill divides opinion The US Senate passed the Financial Stability Bill on May 21, bringing sweeping reform of banking... >>READ MORE

The Hot Seat: Wolf Klinz In the Hot Seat this month is Wolf Klinz MEP and chair of the European special committee on the financial, economic and social crisis. He talks about the need for Europe to speak as one voice on the global stage and what will be in the forthcoming final report of the committee >>READ MORE

The Big Interview: Todd Groome The Alternative Investment Management Association chairman talks to GFS about the damage the AIFM directive could do to the industry, what is wrong with Brussels and the future of alternative investments >>READ MORE

The Big Interview: Eddy Wymeersch The Committee of European Securities Regulators chairman talks to GFS about Goldman Sachs, dark pools, AIFMD and regulators always being behind the curve >>READ MORE

Book Review - The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis Published by W. W. Norton & Company... >>READ MORE

Consumer protection or just more red tape? Bernadette Mill takes a look at the Obama administration’s proposals for a Consumer Protection Agency and finds opinion is divided over the merits of such an organisation >>READ MORE

Ageing Asia and the challenge for pension systems An ageing population is an issue for many regions in the world but East Asia has particularly big hurdles to overcome in this area. Daniel Sage talks through the regulatory challenges for governments attempting to deal with huge socio-economic changes >>READ MORE

Investors should be put back at the heart of the industry European Fund and Asset Management Association director general Peter De Proft says the asset management industry needs to focus on serving the long-term needs of investors across Europe >>READ MORE

“Emerging markets key to global recovery” says Citigroup ceo Citigroup chief executive Vikram Pandit has said an economic recovery in emerging markets will be a... >>READ MORE

The Big Interview: Sharon Bowles, Arlene McCarthy and Vicky Ford Three of the UK's MEPs who sit on the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee set out their hopes and fears for the financial sector in 2010 and talk about their priorities for the Committee >>READ MORE

Book Review - Too Big to Fail: Inside the Battle to Save Wall Street Too Big to Fail is an account of the credit crisis of 2008 written by Andrew Ross Sorkin, a reporter... >>READ MORE

The Hot Seat: Sebastian Fairhurst In the Hot Seat this month is the European Financial Services Round Table secretary general who voices concerns over the fragmentary approach countries are taking to tackle the financial crisis >>READ MORE

Econ “should not wait” for Ecofin Council decision on AIFM directive AIFMD rapporteur Jean-Paul Gauzès (EPP) says the Economic and Financial Affairs Council’s... >>READ MORE

Passing of Healthcare Bill means Financial Reform takes poll position in Obama’s priorities Financial regulatory reform will be back in poll position on the US legislative agenda now that... >>READ MORE

Growing impetus for global financial transaction tax Momentum is growing in Europe and the US for the introduction of a financial transaction tax to... >>READ MORE

A year in the life of the Financial Stability Board As the Financial Stability Board approaches its first anniversary, secretary general Svein Andresen talks to GFS about what it has achieved and the mountain of work still to be done >>READ MORE

Insuring against ageing populations As dependency ratios increase across Europe due to lower birth rates and increased longevity, a new organisation has been set up to investigate opportunities for a traded market in mortality-related risk >>READ MORE

How to define standardised derivatives The G20 charged policymakers across the world to reform the derivatives market but there are a few knotty issues still to untie >>READ MORE

Tied products set to unravel The European Commission is scrutinising the tying and cross-selling of products in a bid to end anti-competitive practices that reduce customer mobility and price transparency >>READ MORE

Wrangling over European supervisory framework rumbles on Can the European Commission and the European Parliament agree on proposals for a new supervisory framework? >>READ MORE