China must speed new financial instruments launch-c.bank
China should quicken the pace of launching new financial instruments and capital markets must to be strengthened to improve their contribution to supporting economic activity, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Wednesday.
"China needs to quicken the pace of liberalising financial instruments such as government bond futures, commodities options and interest rate swaps, to help companies in the real economy improve their pricing and risk management," Zhou told an audience of financial regulators and industry participants. Read More..
European financial integration in times of crisis
Creating a single capital market has been a central European goal for several decades. In the 1980s, the Single Market Programme – which included financial services – set objectives and started the ball rolling, mainly with Community directives which were subsequently implemented by national authorities. The impact of these regulatory changes was deepened, at the end of the decade, by the removal of all capital controls across borders. Read More..
US Decides to Backstop the Anglo-American Derivatives Exchanges with Fed Dollars
It sounds like the principle of keeping AIG whole on its obligations so that it can pay off to the banks at 100 cents on the dollar. This should make Jamie feel a little better about his bad derivatives trades. Read More..
FASB, IASB Clear Hurdle on Financial Instruments
Through continued discussions aimed at narrowing differences in accounting standards, U.S. and international rulemakers took a big step this week toward common rules for accounting for financial instruments. Read More..
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