Opinion/Regulation
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has finally published its long-awaited report on the long-term guarantees assessment. But the report’s recommendations look unlikely...
Asia's response to the EU's proposed financial transaction tax is a sign of the region's refusal to accept the extraterritoriality of western regulations willy-nilly
At the Energy Risk USA conference in Houston on May 14, Lynda Clemmons, an energy derivatives pioneer and principal at New Jersey- and Houston-based NRG Energy, noted many energy firms were suffering...
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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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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