Opinion/Comment
Why traders ignore risks and go full speed ahead
Incentives often drive excessive risk-taking, while caution is punished
How ‘worst-of’ strategies can outperform index-linked products
Stock-based structured products can outperform index-linked counterparts but rigorous analysis is key
Operational risk: what do the regulators expect?
Ariane Chapelle offers some advice on how to avoid unnecessary scrutiny from supervisors
Comparing alternative mixing models for external operational risk data
Mixing, not scaling, best approach for using external losses
ISSA standards seek to stamp out cross-border custody crime
Principles also target misdeeds in settlement and distribution of securities
In manipulation cases, "everybody's doing it" is no excuse
From natural gas scandal of 2000s to Libor-rigging, troubling patterns persist
And so, farewell: David Rowe's final risk analysis column
After 16 years as our risk analysis columnist, David Rowe looks back at a recurring challenge
Obsession with competition isn't healthy for exchanges
Market operators should focus on customer needs
Why multi-asset investing calls for 3G factor models
Factor models can be helpful in identifying unseen risks in investor portfolios
'Have your cake and eat it': efficient op risk reporting
Cakes and candles can help risk managers get flavour right, argues Ariane Chapelle
Potential for catastrophe lurks in complex systems
Human failings can subvert well-intentioned efforts to avoid disaster
Riskology: Did markets overreact to China sell-offs?
Analysis shows markets can be overly sensitive to single-factor events
Upwardly mobile: how UK lawmakers are tackling mobile payments
An analysis of the regulatory framework for mobile payments and payment systems
Flawed reliance on VAR a systemic risk for insurers
Solvency II has its weaknesses, says writer and consultant René Doff