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Top 10 op risks 2015: model risk
Avoiding model failure will be a key issue in 2015
Vietnam faces barriers in drive to set up derivatives market
Reform process underway but global firms need convincing it will succeed
Top 10 op risks 2015: illicit transactions
Tax evasion, corporate ownership and sanctions will all be concerns
Lawyers tout fixes for CLO risk-retention woes
Affiliates and warehouses could satisfy both US and EU risk-retention rules, lawyers claim
Top 10 op risks 2015: long-duration scandals
Slow-moving investigations mean misdeeds will linger on
Top 10 op risks 2015: physical security
Focus on cyber threat shouldn't mean ignoring physical risks
Swiss Re resigned to G-Sii designation – Brahin
Reinsurer ready to meet additional requirements
Consultants “a one-way challenge” to funds of hedge funds
But advisers add little value, select large under-performing funds
Official support fails to help Japan LNG contract
Forward contract is latest effort to create market in LNG derivatives
Top 10 op risks 2015: conduct risk
Changing corporate culture will be hard work
CFTC to test role of anonymity in Sef order book flop
Order books could get a boost if regulator bars brokers from revealing counterparty IDs
Enthusiasm for hedging wanes among US airlines
Low volatility and industry consolidation reduce need to hedge
Top 10 op risks 2015: mis-selling
Unsuitable products have cost banks billions
Top 10 op risks 2015: city failure
Resilience a growing concern for modern cities
Top 10 op risks 2015: strategic risk
Op risk managers need to make their voices heard
Top 10 op risks 2015: cyber risk
Major systems failures likely to continue
Global exchanges in fight for Asia clearing market share
No clear Australia strategy for CME while Eurex is kept waiting for a licence
Looking back: El Niño boosts weather derivatives
December 1997 saw one of many false starts for weather derivatives
Smart beta indexes gain currency with Asian investors
Despite some high-profile failures banks and index providers are bullish
Poor liquidity stalls long-dated Thai derivatives market
Demand is strong but supply is constrained due to stuctural issues
Netting problems will restrict pension funds, FCMs warn
Lawyers’ reluctance to grant netting opinions is hiking capital requirements for low-risk trades
US bilateral margin rules: a hit parade of horrors
US regime differs on currency, threshold, eligible collateral and non-financials
Industry confronts hard choices in CCP recovery debate
CCPs have ways to boost financial strength – none straightforward
The secrets of successful energy trading firms
Training programmes, innovation and risk-taking among top traits