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Regulators call for better OTC derivatives processing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... Financial Stability Forum (FSF), which at the time set out to identify what was causing the instability in the financial system - particularly as the risks of collateral debt obligations, credit default swaps and counterparty risks came to light. Twelve ...

Instos pump $700bn into Islamic finance

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... global environment, Islamic finance is emerging as a competitive form of intermediation in the international financial system and it has a key role to play in restoring confidence in the markets," said Rod Ringrow, senior vice president at State Street. ...

Easing Libor pains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
No more Libor pains. The trillions of dollars flooding the financial system have already bought optimism for an eventual economic recovery - now it is also buying trust. Trust among banks, that is. Yesterday, I talked about the Libor/OIS spread - a ...

Bull market on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
Wall Street paused. Wall Street is refreshed and ready for more climbing. Wall Street is back after taking a breather over the past three days, reversing some of the losses incurred since the start of the week. The S&P 500 index gained more than one ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... away from the "stress tests" on 19 large US banks, which officials said should boost confidence in the troubled financial system. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 102.43 points, or 1.2 per cent, to settle at 8,409.85. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... all know and experienced what happens when the US is in its deathbed. Now that the main artery of the global financial system appears to be unclogging, equity markets are cheering. Wall Street staged another rally last night on better-than-expected US ...

Precious metals ETCs in vogue

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... ordinary brokerage accounts. "Investors are still troubled by the sharp slowdown in the US economy and faltering financial system, leading to a surge in demand for secure assets to protect against financial and economic dislocation. "ETCs also provide ...

Out with the new old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... painful.' It concluded by saying that further central bank and government policy actions are needed to stabilise the financial system and temporary nationalisation of banks and financial institutions may be necessary to entice private capital. Either ...

Ignore history at your peril

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
Advisers are severely lacking in their knowledge of financial history - and if this trend remains, their lack of wisdom will only contribute to future financial crisis, said a global expert. Alan McFarlane, chief executive of Edinburgh-based Walter ...

The good news in good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... The New York Times reported that large banks are passing the US government's stress tests indicating that the financial system are healthier than most fear. Two things could be derived from this: banks are stronger -positive; banks passed eligibility ...