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Forex options traders count the cost of stressed VAR
Stressed value-at-risk has been less controversial than the other capital charges introduced in response to the financial crisis – but some dealers say the new metric is decreasing appetite for risk...
The growth of master limited partnerships in the North American energy sector is creating a new breed of exploration and production companies with an increased appetite for hedging. The biggest of these,...
Media coverage of hedging is often flawed, distorted or downright wrong, and companies face huge challenges in managing public perceptions of their hedge programmes, Alexander Osipovich finds
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Taking the macro view
Market uncertainty means insurers are increasingly looking to protect themselves with macro hedges, but defining the risk they face is not always straightforward. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
Five myths about the build or buy debate for energy risk and valuation...
Building additional risk and valuation functionality for existing ETRM systems is very often necessary, but decisions to develop it internally are often flawed, argues Chris Strickland
Q&A: challenges and opportunities in African banking
Banks operating in Africa face an unusual set of operational risk challenges. BMCE Bank's Caben Thancanamootoo talks about how his firm overcomes issues of transparency and provision of information, and implements appropriate due diligence. Interview...
Demand grows for Islamic op risk managers
The growth of Islamic finance throughout the Middle East - and further beyond - has shifted attention to the levels of knowledge and experience required by banking professionals to operate in this area of finance. Jessica Meek assesses the operational...
Managing operational risk in African nations
Operational risk management in Africa demands a specific set of models and practices, tailored for the unique demands of the region. Banks that try and shoehorn their global risk procedures into a localised context are encountering difficulties. Gail...
Starting afresh has advantages for Metro Bank
In the current climate, a startup retail bank will attract a lot of attention from regulators - and criminals. Metro Bank's chief risk officer Mike Hudson discusses fraud, incentives and the advantages of living without legacies with Jessica Meek
Acclaimed new TriOptima service may not have a future
Stockholm-based TriOptima has designed a way to transfer unclearable risk into a central counterparty. All the company has to do now is convince the world’s regulators to change their rules. By Michael Watt
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