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Axioma report highlights declining risk levels; iShares notes use of both active and passive funds by investors; Swiss Structured Products Fair lands in Zurich
Did you know that capital protection could be cheaper? If not, you've been talking to the wrong boffin at the wrong bank. Financial markets that have whipsawed for the past four years should have provided...
If a clearing business is part of an institution that also makes markets in over-the-counter derivatives, there are lots of things it cannot do. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) summed...
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The false promise of expected shortfall
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Setting the tone for fraud
Fraud and dishonesty are the focus of much of the magazine this month. The trial of accused UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli was still under way as Operational Risk & Regulation went to press - a verdict is due on November 1, but the court has already heard...
Range of practice in operational risk measurement
The lack of a commonly accepted benchmark model is a handicap for the operational risk industry. Marcelo Cruz discusses the areas where industry practice still diverges, and ways to bring it together
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