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Ring-fencing may not protect benefits
Ring-fencing assets may not protect policyholder benefits, says Ceiops
A rapid escalation in tensions on the Korean Peninsula following an announcement that North Korea was responsible for an attack on a South Korean naval vessel drew an instant response from the markets...
The European Union and International Monetary Fund agreed a E750 billion emergency loan package in early May, aimed at averting a sovereign default and wider crisis across the eurozone. Nonetheless, banks...
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ATP: Equity tail risk not priced accurately by markets
An underrating of the chances of tail-risk events occurring by standard risk models means hedging against extreme events in the equity market is underpriced, according to Danish pension fund ATP's chief investment officer, Bjarne Graven Larsen. Speaking...
Risk roulette on eurozone scenarios
The European Union and International Monetary Fund agreed a €750 billion emergency loan package in early May, aimed at averting a sovereign default and wider crisis across the eurozone. Nonetheless, banks have been preparing for the worst, stress testing...
Six Swiss Exchange CEO: Markets need 'single set of eyes'
More data sharing needed to empower local regulators, says Six’s Katz
Risk indicators spike during a dramatic week
Volatility rose to near-record levels this week as eurozone anxiety intensified
Increased market volatility 'could help structurers'
Widening bond spreads and market volatility will result in more interesting structured products, according to Morgan Stanley. The spikes in volatility that have followed news of a hung parliament in the UK and the ongoing saga of Greece's fiscal problems...
A new VAR terminology
In the first of a four-part series, David Rowe considers the development of financial risk management over the past 25 years and offers some thoughts about its future direction
Capturing fat tails
Financial institutions are more aware of the risks posed by high-impact events since the crisis, but the question is how to encapsulate these in models. Zari Rachev, Boryana Racheva-Iotova and Stoyan Stoyanov discuss three approaches for capturing fat...
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