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Ringgit NDF market collapses after central bank curbs
“Implicit threat” to banks active onshore if they continue trading non-deliverable forwards
Basel III helps Russian banks handle economic turmoil, says Yudaeva
Russia’s adoption of international banking rules has given its banks partial protection from a plunging currency and soaring interest rates
Sovereign bonds offer ‘return-less risk' says GIC's head of fixed income
The returns on offer from the biggest sovereign bond issuers offer too little return even for the small level of risk associated, says GIC's managing director in charge of fixed income
Ethical investment may not mean higher returns, says Norway fund chief economist
Ethical investment is ‘consistent with earning good returns' and suits a long-term strategy, but there is no evidence linking higher returns with avoiding unethical sectors
New Zealand SWF to invest in catastrophe reinsurance
Catastrophe insurance's strong liquidity and cyclical nature makes it a good fit for New Zealand sovereign wealth fund, investment strategist tells Central Banking conference
Japan delays cross-border rules amid US and European uncertainty
Equivalence and substituted compliance issues must be resolved quickly, or financial markets will be affected, says Kono at Japan FSA
CCP ‘armageddon’ could lead to sovereign default, warns HSBC executive
Single bank default could affect multiple CCPs, leading to crippling default contribution for existing members and a chain of bank failures
BoJ target leaves Japan inflation swap market unmoved
Doubling Japan's inflation target has had a limited impact on the domestic inflation market
CCP structure increases systemic risk, says IMF economist
The likely increase in the number of central counterparties will create more 'pockets of risk', says senior economist
Basel III may kill trade finance in Asia, says StanChart banker
Asian banks providing trade finance services will struggle to meet Basel III rules on leverage ratios, senior Standard Chartered banker tells Asean Risk 2012 conference
Large pension funds a threat to financial stability – European Commission
European Commission says pension funds should also be classed as “too big to fail”