European Commission
Greek woes focus attention on role of Eurostat
Politicians are aghast that Greece used cross-currency swaps with Goldman Sachs in 2001 to reduce its debt by several billion euros without disclosing it, but bankers and other observers are calling for more scrutiny of the part played by...
The exclusion of European Union institutions from a technical working group set up to review risk management standards for central counterparties...
Peter Luxton, global economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in London, assesses Greece's debt crisis and its impact on the euro.
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What’s ahead for 2010
What do you see as the most significant development for FX in 2009? Zar Amrolia, global head of foreign exchange, Deutsche Bank, London 2009 brought a renewed focus on risk management. For our...
EC OTC reforms await clarity on US clearing exemptions
BRUSSELS – The European Commission’s plans to enact wide-ranging regulation of over-the-counter derivatives markets, including mandating central clearing, will be heavily influenced by policy decisions over exemptions taken by...
Concerns raised over CCPs
NEW YORK - Various attendees raised concerns about central clearing at Risk USA in New York - with JP Morgan's chief risk officer even pointing to it as a possible source of the next financial crisis.
EC addresses bilaterally cleared trades
Higher capital charges and increased collateral requirements for bilaterally cleared trades could lie at the heart of new legislation of the over-the-counter derivatives markets in Europe, to be drafted by the European Commission in 2010. ...
Corporates protest against derivatives reform
BRUSSELS - Proposed changes to the derivatives market in Europe will increase the cost of hedging foreign exchange and threaten businesses, European corporates said last week. German airline Lufthansa and UK engineering group Rolls-Royce...
Market questions EC's plans for OTC derivatives oversight
BRUSSELS - Key market participants raised questions...
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