Interest rates
Chinese banks to emphasise fees over asset growth in the coming years...
Basel III not the main challenge for China banks – instead interest liberalisation is their main focus
A survey from Incapital finds that industry participants expect structured notes to overtake certificates of deposit in 2012
This five-year income product from BNP Paribas was linked to eight money market rates. While each rate is currently lower than its strike level, the dispersion strategy was designed to deliver high coupons...
Don't get left behind
How banks needs to consider their IT infrastructure
Banks are increasingly using their IT infrastructure to increase their competitive advantage. Learn how this can work in practice.
More Interest rates articles
The outlook for 2013: Regulation and rates rule
As another year ends, leading structured products professionals offer their predictions for the coming 12 months in our annual outlook. Not surprisingly, regulation and low interest rates are key concerns, but opinions differ about which asset classes...
Interest rates house of the year
BNP Paribas BNP Paribas has confronted the market challenges of the past 12 months head on. "In an environment where people are very uncertain and rates remain low, there are opportunities for some clients and problems for others," says Kara Lemont...
Editorial: Neat tricks
Did you know that capital protection could be cheaper? If not, you've been talking to the wrong boffin at the wrong bank. Financial markets that have whipsawed for the past four years should have provided the spur for investing in structured products,...
Negative rates: Dealers struggle to price 0% floors
Central banks are holding down interest rates in an attempt to spur growth, and some parts of the fixed-income markets have entered the weird terrain of negative rates. This is sparking a modelling arms race among dealers, as they seek to build or overhaul...
In-depth introduction: Libor
Risk first wrote about suspicions that Libor rates were being rigged in January 2008 – three months before the Wall Street Journal article that is widely credited with breaking the story (Risk January 2008, pages 74–76). The key elements were all...
Into Africa: Building a sub-Saharan OTC market
Nigeria opened up a local over-the-counter derivatives market last year – a big step for the sub-Saharan region. Dealers and hedgers are now hoping for growth across the region, but some big gaps need to be filled. By Michael Watt
Interest rates house of the year: Barclays
Barclays has had to cope with an increasingly risk-averse investor base within the context of historically low yields, but by emphasising simplicity and transparency, the bank has stormed ahead with its offering of innovative products this year. An...
Using market and credit risk analytics to strengthen performance
How are banks improving their risk management techniques?
This handy guide reviews the various steps banks are taking to improve their risk management techniques, looking at the benefits and pitfalls of each one.
Related conferences
-
Risk OTC Derivatives Clearing Summit
USA, 5th Jun 2013
-
Quant Congress Europe
UK, 12th Jun 2013
-
Risk and Return Brasil - Portuguese
Brazil, 12th Jun 2013
-
Risk & Return Brazil - English
Brazil, 12th Jun 2013
-
What’s next for fixed-income ETFs and structured products?
UK, 3rd Jul 2013
Related training
-
Nexus-Risk Training
Canada, 21st - 16th Oct 2013
-
Gas Portfolio Optimisation
UK, 22nd - 23rd May 2013
-
Active Risk Management in the Treasury
UK, 5th - 6th Jun 2013
-
Active Risk Management in the Treasury
UK, 5th - 6th Jun 2013
-
Market Data, Reference Data & Technology Training
Canada, 10th - 14th Jun 2013
Updating your subscription status 
Risk IPad Apps
Email alerts
Weekly poll
Using market and credit risk analytics to strengthen performance
This white paper reviews the various steps banks are taking to improve their risk management techniques.
How financial services need to consider their IT infrastructure
The global credit crisis exposed the weaknesses inherent in the risk management and IT infrastructures employed by banks.
- Lender market advisory: swap guarantees – keepwells and excluded obligations
- Global securities enforcement activity stepping up to meet new market challenges
- M&A representations and warranties insurance: what every buyer and seller needs to know
- How important is collaborative technology in managing risk?
- Meeting regulatory challenges: metadata in court submissions
Related Jobs
