March 2012

Money Markets, Volcker Rule, Swaps, Basel III and SEPA.

Corporate end users are still wary of derivatives regulations. (Luke Zubrod of Chatham Financial)

Allowing national deviations raises anxieties.

Shareholders dont seem to care, but a strategic approach to working capital management brings other benefits.

Are higher costs warranted to stave off future financial crises?

Single payments area switch in just two years is a tall order. (Ruth Wandhfer of Citi GTS)

Risk managers are caught between shrinking budgets and rising insurance costs.

Bob Shanks; John Mulligan; Jeffrey Coutts; Stephen Bramlage; Timothy Poch; Mark Olson; Steven Rosenthal; Warren Jenson

Additional fee disclosures could send plan sponsors shopping.

Expansion suggests employees see accounts as way to save for retirement health costs.

DirectMarkets aims to eliminate investment banking fees for follow-on issues.

The IRS makes it easier for companies to take losses on building components they have replaced.

The road to re-regulation may be paved with good intentions, but it’s been a bumpy ride so far, with no end in sight. Regulatory activity around…