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OTC growth continues The notional value of over-the-counter derivatives contracts grew by 20% to $169.7 trillion in the first half of the year, according to figures released by the Bank for International...
A surge in interest rate swaps drove a global increase in the over-the-counter derivatives market of 20% over the first half of this year, according to figures released today by the Bank for International...
Several Asian banks are already using continuous-linked settlement to reduce foreign exchange risk, but with more Asian currencies set to be added over the next year, the number of users looks set to rise...
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The Asian connection
Several Asian banks are already using continuous-linked settlement to reduce foreign exchange risk, but with more Asian currencies set to be added over the next year, the number of users looks set to rise further. Clive Davidson reports
Basel II is a key driver for real-time info
Speakers at the Cable & Wireless roundtable on real-time information in mid-September all agreed that real-time information (RTI) would help banks manage liquidity, minimise risk and improve operational efficiencies. They also agreed that one of the key...
STP break puts banks at risk
NEW YORK -- Third-party banks using the continuous-linked settlement (CLS) service may be subject to increasing operational risk as a result of a breakdown in straight-through processing (STP), according to one STP vendor. Wolfgang Prinz, product manager...
STP break puts banks at risk
Third-party banks using the continuous-linked settlement (CLS) service may be subject to increasing operational risk as a result of a breakdown in straight-through processing (STP), reports Risk's sister publication FX Week .
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New op risk advisory service launchedA specialist operational risk advisory services firm, RiskBusiness International, was officially launched, in the US and Europe, in mid-July, according to Mike Finlay, one of the founding partners. Finlay previously...
Basel may advise banks on outsourcing
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision may investigate the risks associated with outsourcing trading systems to third parties, a senior Bank for International Settlement (BIS) official told FX Week.
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