• Home
  •  
    Risk management
    • FRTB
    • Accounting
    • CCPs
    • Operational risk
    • SMA
    • Three lines of defence
    • Commentary
    • Features for you
  •  
    Derivatives
    • Structured Products
    • Valuation adjustments (XVAs)
    • Electronic trading
    • Features for you
  •  
    Regulation
    • CCPs
    • IRB
    • Brexit
    • FRTB
    • Features for you
  •  
    Commodities
    • Energy
    • Oil
    • Gas
    • Power
    • Position limits
    • Mifid II
    • Manipulation
    • Commodity investing
    • Features for you
  •  
    Asset management
    • Insurance
    • Repo squeeze
    • Liquidity risk
    • Solvency II
    • Insurance awards
    • FoHF awards
    • Features for you
  •  
    Cutting Edge
    • Investments
    • Energy
    • Banking
    • Views
    • Submit a paper
  • Journals
  • Events
  • Awards
  • White papers
  • Research
  • Books
  • Newsletters
  • Sign in
  • Events
    • Upcoming events
      event logo
      OpRisk Asia

      OpRisk Asia is a premier meeting point for Operational Risk professionals across the Asia Pacific region, the event offers an unrivalled platform to network and learn with Heads of Operational Risk, top regulators and Chief Risk Officers.

      • Date: 24 Aug 2016
      • TBA, Singapore
      event logo
      监管高层论坛

      Join us and senior finance professionals at the upcoming Regulatory Executive Forum.

      • Date: 25 Aug 2016
      • Four Seasons, Shanghai , Shanghai
      event logo
      Structured Products Asia 2016

      Structured Products is proud to present its 12th annual Structured Products Asia, celebrating a decade of excellence in delivering invaluable insights and networking opportunities for product issuers, distributors and investors in Asia.

      • Date: 30 Aug 2016
      • Hong Kong
      event logo
      FX Week Asia

      FX Week Asia is returning to Singapore in August 2016, where FX traders and other FX industry leaders will discuss the most pressing questions facing the market. FX Week is perfectly positioned to offer the most comprehensive program to create a platform for industry participants.

      • Date: 31 Aug 2016
      • The Westin Singapore Third Floor 12 Marina View Asia Square Tower 2 Singapore 018961, Singapore
      View all events
      Training

      View our latest in market leading training courses, both public and in-house

      View training courses
  • Awards
    • Upcoming awards
      event logo
      Structured Products Awards Asia

      Structured Products Awards Asia

      • Date: 30 Aug 2016
      • Central
      event logo
      Asia Risk Awards

      This is the 17th year of Asia Risk Awards, which recognise best practice in risk management and derivatives use by banks and financial institutions around the region. Following last year's raging success the awards ceremony will again take place in Singapore on 6 October.

      • Date: 06 Oct 2016
      • Singapore
      event logo
      Custody Risk Awards

      The Custody Risk Global Awards combine the Custody Risk Americas Awards and Custody Risk European Awards - plus add Asian coverage - to create an event that builds on the increasing interconnectivity in the worlds of custody, fund administration and securities services.

      • Date: 10 Nov 2016
      • London
      event logo
      Hedge Funds Review Service Provider Rankings 2016

      Hedge Funds Review will be conducting its fifth service provider rankings in 2016. Giving hedge fund managers, fund of hedge fund managers and investors the chance to rate service providers

      • Date: 17 Nov 2016
      • London
      View all awards
      Risk Events

      Take a look at the wide variety of events and training on offer

      View all events
  • White papers
    • Latest white papers
      Implementing-ifrs-widget-cover-120x194
      Implementing an IFRS 9 Solution: Challenges Faced by Financial Institutions

      This white paper provides an overview of the new standard and analyses the major challenges financial institutions will face in ensuring compliance.

      Download
      Udm-widget-cover-120x194
      Adopting a Universal Data Model

      This white paper looks at the challenges of addressing multiple regulatory requirements while striving for increased profitability.

      Download
      Find white papers
      Search by title or subject area
      View all white papers
  • Research
    • Latest Research
      RiskTech100® 2016

      Now in its 10th year, the RiskTech100 is globally acknowledged as the most comprehensive study of the world's most significant risk and compliance technology companies. This report covers the key market trends and ranks the top 100 technology vendors in this sector.

      Read more
      Buy-Side Risk Management Technology 2015

      Asset managers continue to face a rapidly changing operating environment. This report updates our earlier research on the current trends in buy-side risk management technology.

      Read more
      About Chartis Research
      Chartis is the leading provider of research and analysis on the global market for risk technology and is part of Incisive Media.
      View all research
  • Books
    • Latest Risk Books
      Cpastu-ccar-3dnew100
      Capital Planning and Stress Testing under CCAR

      Edited By Lourenco Miranda

      Buy now
      Landmarks-in-xva-3dnew100
      Landmarks in XVA: From Counterparty Risk to Funding Costs and Capital

      Edited By Dr. Chris Kenyon and Dr Andrew Green

      Buy now
      Stress-testing-book
      Network Theory and Financial Risk

      Edited By Kimmo Soramäki and Samantha Cook

      Buy now
      About Risk Books
      With more than 180 titles, Risk Books has been a world leader on risk management and the financial markets for over 20 years.
      View all books
  • Jobs
    • Find appointments
      Search by job title, salary, or location
      Get new jobs via email

      Don't miss out on new jobs

      Sign up

      Job of the week
      Raphaels-bank-tl
      HEAD OF REGULATORY RISK

      The successful candidate will provide the division with appropriate regulatory risk guidance and oversight for its business operations and to work as part of the first line of defence within the Bank’s risk governance framework.

      Competitive salary and benefits, Southampton

      Latest opportunities
      Central Bank of Ireland: Senior Policy Adviser Technology Risk

      Excelllent : Central Bank of Ireland: The Central Bank of Ireland (the Bank) is currently seeking to appoint a Senior Policy Advisor in Technology Risk on a contract of indefinite . Ireland (IE)

      MW Appointments: Risk,Insurance & Compliance Officer

      £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + excellent benefits: MW Appointments: Risk & Insurance Officer (in-house) An exciting opportunity for a risk and insurance specialist to join the in-house team of a vibrant and creati... London (Greater)

      View all jobs
  • Sign in
    • You are currently accessing Risk.net via your Enterprise account.

      If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

      If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

      Phone: +44 (0)870 240 8859

      Email: [email protected]

      • Sign in
     
      • Saved articles
      • Newsletters
      • Apps
      • Account details
      • Contact support
      • Sign out
     
  • Follow us
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • Facebook
    • Newsletters
    • Apps
    • Social Hub
  • Free Trial
  • Subscribe
Risk.net
Risk.net
  • Home
  • Risk management
  • Derivatives
  • Regulation
  • Commodities
  • Asset management
  • Cutting Edge
  • Journals
  • You are currently accessing Risk.net via your Enterprise account.

    If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

    If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

    Phone: +44 (0)870 240 8859

    Email: [email protected]

    • Sign in
 
    • Saved articles
    • Newsletters
    • Apps
    • Account details
    • Contact support
    • Sign out
 

Risk.net

Latest

risk-0916-netting-web
  • Derivatives
Dealers grapple with netting valuation adjustments

Some banks are expressing netting uncertainty as a fair value adjustment to CVA

  • 24 Aug 2016
time-running-out-swaps
  • Derivatives
Banks prepare for bumpy ride as margin deadline looms

Banks and funds may have limited set of counterparties on September 1

  • 23 Aug 2016
pboc building
  • Derivatives
China FX forward rules set to boost renminbi options market

PBoC extends reserve requirements on onshore forwards to foreign banks

  • 23 Aug 2016
  • Regulation
Indonesia looks to bring $10bn forex hedging market onshore
  • 19 Aug 2016
  • Risk Management
Banks fear costs from loss of AAD under simpler FRTB rules
  • 19 Aug 2016

News continued

  • Derivatives
Dealers warm to all-to-all CDX trading
  • 18 Aug 2016
  • Regulation
Year-end deadline for fixing CCP recovery plans 'not realistic'
  • 17 Aug 2016
  • Risk Management
Bank size and tail losses skewing SMA calculation
  • 18 Aug 2016
  • Risk Management
Three lines of defence model comes under attack
  • 17 Aug 2016
  • Commodities
BNP Paribas shakes up commodities business
  • 18 Aug 2016
  • Commodities
CFTC has ‘incredible view’ into markets – surveillance chief
  • 16 Aug 2016
  • Derivatives
China leverage clampdown to hit two-tier structured products
  • 16 Aug 2016
  • Risk Management
New accounting rules expected to hit US banks hardest
  • 15 Aug 2016

The three lines of defence is a great theoretical concept, but to put it into practice well is exceptionally difficult

Sam Lee, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

 

I don't want to say there aren't hiccups. There are hiccups all over the place. But we have an incredible view into our markets

Matthew Hunter, CFTC's Division of Market Oversight

 

A properly executed Cecl model will always result in a recorded loss that is greater than a properly executed incurred loss model

Mike Lundberg, RSM US

 

Editors' choice

Editors' choice

Platform step
  • Risk Management
Mind the Gaap: US banks brace for $50–100bn capital hit

New loan loss accounting regime could shrink US banks' Common Equity Tier 1 ratios by 25–50bp

  • 10 Aug 2016
Runners
  • Asset Management
Buy side backs call for US Treasury new-for-old scheme
  • 12 Aug 2016
Money stretch
  • Risk Management
BoE researchers outline risk of collateral collapse
  • 10 Aug 2016
Litter bin
  • Market Risk
The P&L attribution mess
  • 02 Aug 2016
complex-model
  • Derivatives
Sense and sensitivities: Isda Simm is not so simple
  • 03 Aug 2016

Latest whitepapers

Chappuis-halder-white-paper-cover
Post-Scoring Classification for Low Default Portfolios

This white paper aims to provide clues for optimizing Post-Scoring classification as well as analysing the relationship between the number of classes in a rating scale and the impact on regulatory capital for Low Default Portfolios.

Download
Moodys-white-paper-cover
IFRS 9 Will Significantly Impact Banks’ Provisions and Financial Statements

This white paper gives practitioners a snapshot of the "current state" of the industry, while assessing the challenges banks face while transitioning to IFRS 9. It also includes a series of comments on best practices and industry trends.

Download
Risk-1215-in-depth-mark-long
Title Text 3

text 3

Download

Upcoming events

event logo
OpRisk Asia

August 24 2016, Singapore, Singapore

More information
event logo
监管高层论坛

August 25 2016, Shanghai, China

More information
event logo
Structured Products Asia 2016

August 30 2016, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

More information

Comment

clusterofstars
Vincent Kaminski
What a star 1,480 light years away can teach risk managers
stochastic-models
Alexander Lipton
Macroeconomic theories: not even wrong
cloud-disaster-recovery
Shane Worner, Jeremy Bray
Cat bonds can help combat the systemic risks of CCPs
state-street-boston
Megan van Ooyen
State Street sees double whammy of op risk losses

Our Take

tom-osborn-2016-rev
Tom Osborn
Dealers’ WKSI woes: a case of rough justice?
Mark Pengelly
Mark Pengelly
The three lines of defence: a health warning
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell
Bank size and tail losses skewing SMA calculation
Alexander Osipovich
Alexander Osipovich
What’s good for the City is bad for UK commodity firms

Trendlines

Non-cleared trades

Uncleared-trades-trendline-370x229
Banks prepare for bumpy ride as margin deadline looms
BoE researchers outline risk of collateral collapse
Sense and sensitivities: Isda Simm is not so simple

Repo

Repo-trendline-2-370x229
DTCC’s Murray Pozmanter on repo clearing and HFT
LCH nixes US repo clearing, Weisbrod departs
JP Morgan clients suffer in interbank repo basis blowout

CCPs

Ccp-trendline-use-this-370x229
Year-end deadline for fixing CCP recovery plans 'not realistic'
Cat bonds can help combat the systemic risks of CCPs
Esma buys time to fix broken client clearing chains

FRTB

Frtb-trading-screen-370x229
Banks fear costs from loss of AAD under simpler FRTB rules
The P&L attribution mess
Banks fear FRTB internal model approval gridlock

Securitisation

Securitisation-trendline-370x229
Doomed loop: Europe gets creative on sovereign bond risks
Securitisation losses rattle peer-to-peer lenders
Markets losing faith in STS securitisation plans

CVA

Cva-trendline-370x229
Dealers grapple with netting valuation adjustments
Modeling joint defaults in correlation-sensitive instruments
Efficient estimation of sensitivities for counterparty credit risk with the finite difference Monte Carlo method

Big Figure

3-lines-of-defence-model

On the defensive

While regulators have tried to harmonise and enforce the three lines of defence model, some op risk managers believe it is too complex.

Read the full article

Cutting Edge

lightbulb-equations
  • Energy
Simulating meaningful uncertainty for complex energy portfolios
  • 22 Aug 2016
stochastic-models
  • Views
Macroeconomic theories: not even wrong
  • 22 Aug 2016
Risk.net poll shows quantitative indicators preferred
  • Operational Risk
Operational risk modelled analytically II: classification invariance
  • 02 Aug 2016
accuracy-shutterstock-152900366
  • Derivatives
Risk optimisation: the noise is the signal
  • 02 Aug 2016

Sponsored content

smash-7399711
Financial Crime Survey 2016: Compliance and online fraud top the financial crime investment charts
clock-8128456
Priips – the final countdown
measure-69210613
Creating business value: Measuring the return of improved data management
rollercoaster-55455862
Commodity volatility increases need for risk management
294234518
One-of-a-kind regulatory reporting
seabrolly-389218354
Futureproofing risk management
valuechain-152038994
Structured products: The new value chain
greyhound-102393085
Tech pioneers stay ahead of the pack
gavel-71620873
Regulation: A top 10 op risk concern in 2016
Human shaking hands with a robot
Automated for the people

7 days in 60 seconds

clock
CCP failure, CVA gaps and passporting

The week on Risk.net, August 12–18, 2016

Receive this by email

Most read on Risk.net

  1. Three lines of defence model comes under attack
  2. BNP Paribas shakes up commodities business
  3. Year-end deadline for fixing CCP recovery plans 'not realistic'
  4. Banks fear costs from loss of AAD under simpler FRTB rules
  5. Dealers warm to all-to-all CDX trading
  • Contact us
  • Advertising
  • About Incisive Media
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy and cookie policy
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletters
  • Facebook
  • Apps
© Incisive Media 2016

© Incisive Risk Information (IP) Limited, Published by Incisive Risk Information Limited, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RX, are companies registered in England and Wales with company registration numbers 9232733 & 9232652

Digital publisher of the year 2010, 2013 & 2016

Digital publisher of the year 2010, 2013 & 2016