Indian regulators plan panel to weigh derivatives risk, sources say

India’s top financial regulators will form a committee to assess stability risks emerging from a surge in derivatives markets and suggest policy changes if required, two sources familiar with the matter said. Options trading in India has soared in the last five years, fuelled mainly by retail investors. The notional value of index options traded … Read more

EU moves to tweak rules on foreign central counterparties amid tussle between RBI and European regulators

Mumbai: European Union authorities have proposed amending norms on exposure to third-country clearing houses, a move that comes amid a protracted tussle between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and regulators from the continent on treating the primary domestic sovereign bond platform. ET has seen a document dated February 13 that showed the General Secretariat … Read more

United Airlines finds loose bolts on several 737 MAX planes, raising pressure on Boeing

Boeing’s latest 737 MAX crisis deepened on Monday after United Airlines said it had found loose bolts on multiple grounded MAX 9 aircraft, raising new concerns among industry experts about how its best-selling jet family is manufactured. U.S. regulators grounded 171 MAX 9 planes after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines-operated flight not long … Read more