marketwatch NEWS (TT JulAug08 p4-5)

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) provoked a mixed response last month with its sudden clampdown on the practice of short-selling.

After a very successful awards process culminating in a celebration dinner in early 2008, The Treasurer is once again running its annual Deals of the Year Awards.

With the credit crunch showing no sign of diminishing and an economic slowdown seemingly taking hold, audit committees are putting risk management at the top of their agendas.

The main three credit rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch, have agreed with US regulators a new regime to improve the way in which they assess risk.