US senator calls for MF Global overhaul
Thursday 19 Jan 2012 | Karina Whalley
The US Senate’s committee on agriculture chair has called on business, market participants and consumer advocacy groups to weigh in on the MF Global bankruptcy.
Disclosure rules for listing on an exchange
Thursday 19 Jan 2012 | Tamara Menteshvili
Meeting disclosure rules is a key requirement when listing, writes Tamara Menteshvili, founding director and chief executive of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange in her second article on the process for listing on an exchange.
Fed ‘open to’ Volcker rule alternatives
Thursday 19 Jan 2012 | Karina Whalley
The Federal Reserve has defended its Volcker rule proposals before lawmakers, saying its approach is the most feasible to date but that it is open to ‘superior’ alternatives.
Industry urges EU to miss 2013 OTC goal
Wednesday 18 Jan 2012 | [email protected] The EU should scrap the deadline for OTC derivatives reforms to ensure enough time is dedicated to drafting efficient technical measures, a group of trade associations have urged.
Greece talks on bond payments resume
Wednesday 18 Jan 2012 | Karina Whalley
Talks between Greece and private lenders will resume on Wednesday, after discussions mooting a 50 per cent debt haircut broke down last week.
FTT could hit new member states harder
Wednesday 18 Jan 2012 | Jiri Krol
A financial transaction tax will have a different impact on individual member states and may hit newer union members especially hard, says Jiri Krol, director of government and regulatory affairs at the Alternative Investment Management Association.
HKMA relaxes RMB bank regulations
Wednesday 18 Jan 2012 | Karina Whalley
The Hong Kong financial watchdog says conditions are “ripe” to relax regulation on banks trading the Chinese renminbi currency in a bid to make HK an offshore RMB business centre.
Aus overhauls exchange traded options
Wednesday 18 Jan 2012 | Karina Whalley
The Australian Securities Exchange has released proposals which will overhaul the market for equity exchange traded options.
SEC inspector general Kotz leaving
Wednesday 18 Jan 2012 | Karina Whalley
The US Securities Exchange Commission’s tough internal watchdog, David Kotz, will be leaving the position by the end of January after four years of helping to overhaul the agency’s operations.
Schulz elected leader of EU Parliament
Tuesday 17 Jan 2012 | Karina Whalley
German MEP, Martin Schulz has been ushered in as the new president of the European Parliament until mid-2014.
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