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TNK-BP saga raises questions about BP's handling of political risk
Following a series of bitter spats with its Russian partners, oil major BP exited its Moscow-based joint venture, TNK-BP, in March. Market participants say the oil major’s experience holds lessons for...
The shaping force of today's financial markets is politics
Political intervention: top 10 operational risks for 2013
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Hedge funds face tough economic conditions as geopolitics takes centre...
Geopolitical factors, inflation and the potential of civil unrest as a consequence of the continuing financial crisis will continue to impact markets and hedge fund performance in 2013.
OpRisk Europe: doubt over reforms at flagship conference – photogallery...
At a busy conference in London in June, leaders of the operational risk management industry expressed doubt over the outcome of regulatory reform efforts, and called on banks to make their own operational improvements
Eurozone scenarios: political analysts give their views
Political analysts are increasingly being used by banks to help with eurozone scenario planning. Here, experts from two firms share their views on the key issues facing the single currency. By Michael Watt
Political risk
November’s US presidential elections are creeping closer, and the country’s banks are backing the Republicans. The American Bankers Association has contributed $1.4 million directly to the two parties, with over three-quarters of it going into the...
Eurozone risk management gets political
Deposit flight from Greek banks in the aftermath of the country’s May elections provided a stark reminder of the growing importance of political risk in Europe, a subject banks have had to swot up on in recent years. By Michael Watt, with additional...
Dodd-Frank in danger
With Republicans keen to dismember the Dodd-Frank Act, Wall Street will be watching the November presidential elections with special interest. But even if the Republicans achieve electoral victory, Dodd-Frank won’t be so easy to break up. By Michael...
Nera: How the banking backlash began
The eurozone crisis, sovereign downgrades, squeezed profits, strict new regulations – when compared with today’s parade of misery, bankers could be forgiven for looking back to the mid-2000s as a golden age. But not everyone involved in the financial...
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