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The EBRD pioneers in risk
The EBRD’s mission is to bring governance and funds to eastern Europe, and the way op risk figures in its strategy is different to any commercial bank. But it is no less challenging, say Mike Williams,...
LONDON – Financial firms need to improve their risk appetite assessment, and strengthen their risk controls and management, according to a new report by professional services firm Deloitte & Touche....
OpRisk examines the practical application of the concepts of risk appetite, the risk ceiling and the risk profile, taking a broad look at who should decide risk appetite, how it should be articulated,...
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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.
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Algorithmic trading boom creates operational risks
The enduring image of exchange trading in bygone days is of traders rushing around the floor of the old London Stock Exchange (LSE) in sweaty shirts with red braces, relaying incomprehensible messages from overloaded telephones to each other via a bewildering...
Shell: Nigerian oil and gas production is falling
Crude oil and gas production in Nigeria has fallen by around 30% over the past five years, following a slowdown in exploration and production activity in the country, says Ann Pickard, Shell’s regional executive vice-president of exploration and production...
Romania bans OTC emissions trading to combat fraud
Romanian authorities have banned European Union carbon emissions allowances (EUA) in the over-the-counter derivatives market to prevent EUA tax fraud, after ruling that these contracts are now classed as equity securities and therefore can only be bought...
Hedge funds using multiple brokers to reduce risk
Hedge fund managers are increasing the number of prime brokers with whom they work to reduce counterparty risk, as well as making other operational changes to reduce risk and attract investors, according to a study commissioned by Omgeo and conducted...
Market fears two-tier EU ETS post-2012
Following a lack of collective will to determine a binding agreement at the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen (Cop15), analysts say the West may take steps to either ban or restrict most Chinese certified emissions reduction (CER) credits in the...
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Fund managers becoming bullish on hedge funds
Fund managers have largely bullish views on hedge fund investments over the next five years in a sign that confidence is returning to the market.
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.
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