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Risk: What do you think has been the most significant challenge in risk management in 2008? Robert Park: The financial crisis of 2008 has led to the realisation that financial institutions had woefully...
The events of September and October highlighted that many financial institutions are uncertain how their Isda master agreements would be affected by the distress or failure of a counterparty. How are derivatives...
CDO Software, the synthetic CDO management firm, has added a top-tier Swiss investment bank to its growing client list. The bank - a prominent manager of synthetic CDOs, according to CDO Software - is...
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DocGenix to tackle OTC derivatives documentation risk
A new documentation risk management firm, docGenix, has been established using technology originally developed by an affiliate of law firm Allen & Overy, Derivative Services LLP. The new company, which is independent of Allen & Overy, is to focus on documentation...
Technology Innovation - Numerix
In a market where returns and risk management practices appear to have unravelled over the last year, the provision of independent risk monitoring and pricing technology is more important than ever. In line with this need, Numerix has maintained its position...
More institutions choosing external valuation
Banks are opting for external valuation to provide accurate pricing for structured products and derivatives. "Firms are triangulating values through numerous different sources, because there's a lot of uncertainty, especially with the volatility in the...
Editors letter
It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good, goes the proverb, and so it is with the problems besetting the financial system. Even as colossi like Lehman Brothers collapse and their surviving rivals seek succour from the taxpayer, others see opportunity...
Stress testing next on the agenda for Basel Committee
With the need for more qualitative assessments of risk becoming ever more paramount in the wake of the credit crisis, the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision is working on a consultation paper on stress testing. The quantification of risk has made...
Danish asset manager rolls out Algo Risk Service
BankInvest, Denmark's third largest asset management firm, expects to be fully functional on the Algo Risk Service by the end of this year after Algorithmics announced the contract in July. The Copenhagen-based firm has roughly DKK130 billion (£13.8...
OTC Val expands derivs coverage
OTC Valuations Ltd, the Vancouver-based provider of derivatives valuation and risk reports for structured products and derivatives, has expanded its derivatives coverage for credit, inflation, equity, FX and fixed-income products. New product coverage...
How can investment banks use grid technology?
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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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