Risk awards 2011

Regulators have finalised new rules that will change the face of the derivatives markets. Risk recognises those institutions that have prepared best for the forthcoming change, and still continued to provide top-notch derivatives and risk management services to their clients. By Matt Cameron, Alexander Campbell, Laurie Carver, Joel Clark, Mauro Cesa, Clive Davidson, Peter Madigan, Ned Molloy, Mark Pengelly, Nick Sawyer, Michael Watt, Christopher Whittall and Duncan Wood

More than three years after the US subprime mortgage crisis began to engulf the financial system, regulators are putting the final touches to rules that reflect some of the lessons learned. Last month, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published the final version of Basel III – a comprehensive package of measures that will increase minimum capital requirements, while also introducing a counter-cyclical charge, two liquidity ratios, a charge for credit value adjustment and a leverage