Risk management
Curbing your risk appetite
When setting their levels of acceptable risk, do firms know how much is too much? Deepa Govindarajan introduces the concept of a risk ceiling and investigates risk appetite
Risk is inherent in the use of spreadsheets within financial institutions but it has long been ignored. Now regulatory scrutiny into processes is spurring growth in the market for spreadsheet control solutions....
When will firms start realising that liquidity risk contains operational risk? David Benyon argues that companies ignore this link at their peril, and looks towards a more all-encompassing approach to...
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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Risk management: how to prepare for the next crisis
Nigel Milbank believes one of the causes of the recent financial crisis was risk professionals’ failure to persuade their organisations of the importance of risk management. Here, he outlines 10 ways to get people on board the risk train and to better...
Dubai: The legal issues highlighted by the crisis
Dubai World’s emergency debt restructure last year and the continuing debate over the integrity of sukuk products have rocked investor confidence in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Tricky structural work is needed to strengthen its legal framework...
WEF: Oil price spikes remain top 10 risk for 2010
Oil price spikes remain one of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) top 10 economic risks for 2010, with the risk-rating moving up to medium risk from low risk in 2009.
Bank risk manager of the year - Goldman Sachs
Back in September and October 2008, things were looking pretty grim for Goldman Sachs. The collapse of Lehman Brothers on September 15 had put huge pressure on the remaining Wall Street broker-dealers, Goldman and Morgan Stanley. With the acquisition...
Insurance risk manager of the year - Allianz
The liquidity crunch, unprecedented volatility and elevated counterparty credit risk concerns at the end of 2008 hit the financial services industry hard. Outside the banking sector, hedge funds saw massive redemptions, many pension funds experienced...
Cross-factor challenges
Banks realise the importance of measuring and managing risk on an enterprise-wide basis, but aggregating data across various business lines and obtaining consistent information remains difficult. How are banks responding to the challenge?
Cebs guidelines clarify requirements for operational risk mitigation...
New guidelines for operational risk mitigation techniques have been published by the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (Cebs). The paper provides more detail on the use of op risk insurance and new guidance to measure the suitability of banks...
How can investment banks use grid technology?
Learn how technology is enhancing risk management
Technology can provide a competitive advantage in banking. How it is applied by Tier 1 and Tier 2 institutions, to the benefit for their risk management systems, is discussed.
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