Regulation

Fatca faces overseas resistance

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is intrusively moving into overseas jurisdictions. It is starting to meet opposition, finds Ceri Jones

Pension funds in regulatory struggle

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

State Street finds pension schemes face a 'difficult' regulatory burden

Saudi Arabia: moving in the right direction

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The conservative kingdom is opening up to foreign investors. But the authorities know the attractiveness of their market and will not be rushed, finds James Gavin

BoE publishes two papers on CCPs

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The papers examine the role of CCPs in the financial system

US FSOC releases annual report

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The new report examines financial threats to the US and markets

Luxembourg pushes family office expertise

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Creation of specialist family office structure and tax guidance

New Global Investor/ISF Linkedin groups

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Global Investor/ISF has started new discussion forums on Linkedin for European asset management and Australian securities lending

RBC publishes UCITS report

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Report looks at the potential impact of Asian growth on future Ucits regulation

Aviva Investors calls for greater ESG disclosure

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The firm praises the European initiative but says the approach needs refinements

Financial benchmarks consultation issued

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Guidance aimed at improving standards post-Libor scandal

IMF supports sovereign CDS market

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Sovereign CDS risks dismissed but reforms required, according to a report from the IMF

Esma warns on money market fund supervision

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Significant variations in supervision threaten investor protection

FTT’s impact on repo will harm real economy

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Repo should be exempt from the EU transaction tax, according to a study commissioned by the Icma European Repo Council

Bank lending to emerging markets falls

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

High demand and lower supply of emerging market loans has led to “exceptionally high” spreads, according to Cordiant

Confidence builds in Qatar

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Doha is seeking to overtake its rival financial centres with reforms to its regulatory regime. James Gavin investigates

Mena managers return to local equities

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Research by the QFC Authority shows the region’s asset managers are optimistic about 2013

Regulators crack down on insider dealing

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are redoubling their efforts to eradicate the scurge of insider dealing, finds Ceri Jones

UK pension shake-up squeezes fees

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Automatic enrolment into UK pension schemes will have profound implications for the asset management and asset servicing industries, finds Andrew Sheen

Alfi issues liquidity guidelines

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The guidelines are aimed at investors to help them understand liquidity risk in Ucits funds

FSA finalises Libor rules

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The new regulations will help to restore faith in Libor, says Martin Wheatley

Qatar to launch asset management report

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Mena asset management report will be revealed in April

Esma elects AMF’s Rameix to Board

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Gerard Rameix is now a member of the European regulator’s Management Board

Bruno Prigent, Societe Generale SS, interview

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Bruno Prigent, global head of Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS), speaks to Alastair O’Dell about the impact of the AIFM directive on fund managers and their service providers

IMS HedgeOp to open Hong Kong office

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Group and HedgeOp Compliance will open its first Asian office to assist hedge funds, wealth managers and alternative investment managers with regulation

Pasla/RMA: Regulators need to clarify repository

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Industry participants at the Asian securities lending conference questioned the FSB’s proposals to introduce trade repositories in the global business. Stephanie Baxter reports from Hong Kong

Asia concerned about Western regulation

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Asian markets are being increasingly affected by rules created by the US and EU, while Pan-Asian regulation is not yet practical, finds Ceri Jones