Down the rabbit hole - Dealers do not often ask regulators to intervene in the derivatives markets, but faced with an insoluble pricing headache, and no way to defend themselves, they're seeking help. And some clients are now asking whether the market has simply become too complex.

Corporates - Corporate concessions - Corporates have argued initiatives to introduce over-the-counter derivatives regulation in the US and Europe will severely hamper their ability to hedge. After an intensive lobbying effort, the politicians appear to be listening.

Cameron, Matt, (2009)

Prime broking - Winding down Lehman - In an exclusive interview with Risk, the administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) discuss their role in handling the largest bankruptcy in corporate history, revealing how the process has raised questions about prime brokerage agreements, stock lending practices and the way institutions account for counterparty credit risk.

Cameron, Matt, (2009)

Commodities - Index clampdown - The growth of commodity index investments has lured an increasingly diverse investor base into commodities in recent years. But with new regulations due to be announced in December, could this process be thrown into reverse?

Cameron, Matt, (2009)