Technology/Exchanges
Planning for disaster
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Asia’s op risk quantification challenge
Asia’s regional regulators have mixed opinions when it comes to operational risk, finds Ellen Davis
Leading the pack
Nordic banks are well ahead with their Basel II programmes compared with their international peers. But there are concerns about home regulator rules and advanced credit risk data requirements. Laurence Neville reports
More IT for MiFID
MiFID's success hinges on IT prospects, write Choongo Moonga and Phil Craig . But many in the industry are balking at the costs involved
Leading the pack
Basel II
A matter of principal
Developing term structure models can be tricky, as unknown factors and non-observable variables can affect futures prices. But principal components analysis is useful in tackling these problems. Here, Delphine Lautier uses PCA to pin down price movements…
Asia’s op risk quantification challenge
ASIA OP RISK
Looking to the East
Exchanges
Perspectives - Craig Donohue
10-year anniversary
Best of both worlds
Hybrid products
Trouble in paradise
Healthy balance sheets, swollen liquidity reserves and positive cashflows should be the words every bondholder wants to hear, but they could spell bad news for credit investors in the US as companies prepare to reward equityholders
Under Scrutiny - Regulators focus on credit
Well-publicised risk issues and a recent growth spurt have brought credit markets firmly under the scrutiny of global regulators. Nikki Marmery investigates whether the attention will prove to be a boon for attracting more investment - or a barrier to…
BarCap adds precious metals dynamic order book to trading platform
Users of Barclays Capital’s cash and derivatives electronic trading platform, BARX for Commodities, now have access to a dynamic order book function for precious metals. Launched today, the new feature allows clients to submit orders which are then…
Outsourcing alternatives
Collateral management
Raising the standard
Growth in energy trading has led to a need for better standardisation of contracts and integration of exchanges and trading hubs. But more needs to be done to simplify and streamline the trading process, says Wolfgang Ferse
Taking the screen test
Screen trading is spreading faster than ever in the energy markets and market dynamics are changing as a result. Do interdealer brokers in the market see this advance as a threat or an opportunity? Stella Farrington finds out
Under Scrutiny - Regulators focus on credit
Regulation