Technology/Exchanges
An air of simplicity
Profile: Qantas
Dirty derivatives
Money laundering
Old and the new
Tfex
Bumped along by Basel II
Credit portfolio management has become an integral part of many big banks' risk management. Smaller banks have lagged behind, but the planned introduction of Basel II next year could provide an incentive for more active management of their loan exposures…
In the frame
Seven of the industry's top op risk executives debated framework implementation at a recent roundtable discussion in New York, moderated by Ellen Davis and sponsored by enterprise-wide risk solution firm FRS
Crossing the Border
The push for MiFID may drive cross-border consolidation in Europe.
Bumped along by Basel II
Credit Portfolio Management
The human touch
Voice broking
The infrastructure challenge
Solvency Platforms
Strength in numbers
Associations
In Algos we trust?
Electronic trading
The value of experience
Sunil Chadda was recently installed as head of Citisoft's hedge fund and derivatives practice. Victor Anderson speaks to him about trends that he's identified since his appointment, the impact Mifid (the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) is…
Optimising hedging
Corporate profile
Special Report - Energy prices - Opening up the grid
Germany is set to move this year to an entry/exit system for access to its gas grids. But some in the market fear that unresolved issues could cause a bumpy start
Exchanging futures
There's no doubt that Andy Gooch takes the helm at Nymex Europe Limited in interesting times. While NEL's trading floor is in danger of closure, arch rival IntercontinentalExchange's new WTI contract has gained significant volume
Taking stock of SOX
Sarbanes Oxley has wide-ranging implications for US power companies on how they use, and record their use of, market data, writes Sandy Fielden
Fusing risk and finance
Technology
Lessons learned
Operational risk
The right tool for the job
The use of derivatives and structured products in mutual funds is on the increase, especially since the liberalisation of the UK's authorised collective investment scheme and the introduction of Ucits III. But is the asset management industry equipped to…