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The FX effect
US bond funds that invest in international assets have seen their returns hit by the recent rally in the US dollar. Dalia Fahmy looks at how fund managers are trying to insulate themselves from exchange rate movements and gauges market opinion on which…
Profile: David Strachan
The FSA's head of financial stability would seem to have his work cut out for him. He talks to Alexander Campbell about new rules that should safeguard against future bank failures
Chaos theory - Why a little instability might be no bad thing for the future of the credit market
The recent history of the financial markets has been a story of cheap and widely available credit and advances in risk management techniques that have enabled investors to accurately price - in theory, at least - a book of risks. David Boorer of Northern…
A Proactive approach
Portfolio reconciliation
Clearing a path to lower op risk
Counterparty risk
Konrad von Habsburg
Profile
Exclusive Interview: Jerry Del Missier
It's been a month that will go down as a seminal time in the history of the banking industry. Big investment banks have failed. Others have stepped in, sensing an unmissable opportunity to extend their franchise. Barclays Capital is one of them. Its…
All fall down
CDS Settlement
Understanding 'true LTV'
Risk management is now top of the boardroom agenda for mortgage lenders across the globe. Mark Witherspoon of UKValuation explains why understanding the concept of 'true loan-to-value' is a key element of any lender's approach to risk management
The Big Interview: Ron Kazel
The managing director of agency MBS investor Annaly Capital Management talks to Sarfraz Thind about the impact of the recent decision by the US government to back mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Outsourcing Survey 2008
Outsourcing Survey 2008
Gathering confidence
Securitisation
The blame game
Accounting
Under close scrutiny
Hedge fund regulation
Building pillar 2
Regulatory capital
Out of proportion
CPPI
Flight to qualitative
Risk Management
Back to basis
Interest rates
Learning from subprime
Opinion
Incremental concerns
Basel II
UBS appoints Bear departee joint global head of fixed income
UBS has named Jeffrey Mayer, a former director of Bear Stearns, as joint global head of fixed income. Mayer’s appointment follows UBS’s recent hire of Carson Kengeter in the same capacity from Goldman Sachs.
Singapore distributors appoint independent parties to oversee investigations into product misselling
Structured products distributors in Singapore, which sold DBS High Notes 5, Lehman Minibonds and Merrill Lynch Jubilee Series 3 LinkEarner Notes, in consultation with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) have appointed independent parties to oversee…
RBS adds in Italy and Germany
Luca Vari and Oliver Dietz have joined Royal Bank of Scotland Global Banking & Markets structured product and solutions sales team in Italy and Germany respectively. Both appointments are subject to the completion of FSA registration.