US investors could soon get direct access to foreign stock markets. This is one of three linked initiatives aimed at establishing agreed international standards writes David Keefe

As the US ponders IFRS, the insurance industry is looking for convergence, but worries about valuing insurance contracts

As another test of Solvency II approaches, supervisors and insurers are apparently split over the way to measure the crucial minimum capital requirement threshold reports David Keefe

As the Basel Committee and the EU grapple with liquidity issues emerging from market turmoil, the FSA pushes ahead with reform By Melvyn Westlake

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LONDON, January 8 (Global Risk Regulator) – The leaders of France, Germany and the UK will meet in London on January 29 to discuss the global financial turmoil, a UK government spokesman said today.

LONDON, January 4 (Global Risk Regulator) – The UK, which is expected to host a three-nation European summit on the current credit crunch at a date still be confirmed, signalled aversion today to cumbersome regulatory initiatives in the wake of the crisis.

LONDON, December 31 (Global Risk Regulator) – Global banking regulators expect early in the New Year to publish a version of their review of liquidity risk management, the thorny topic that reaches to the heart of the credit crunch in international financial markets.

New rules are proposed for inclusion of hybrids in bank capital. But bankers claim they are not as principles-based as promised By Melvyn Westlake

FRANKFURT – Fundamental principles, such as strong corporate governance, rigorous risk management and sound capital adequacy requirements, apply equally to both Islamic banking and “conventional” banking, a top global banking regulator said in December.