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Q&A: challenges and opportunities in African banking
Risk at the frontier
Demand grows for Islamic op risk managers
Islamic studies
Managing operational risk in African nations
The African way
Starting afresh has advantages for Metro Bank
In the current climate, a startup retail bank will attract a lot of attention from regulators – and criminals. Metro Bank's chief risk officer Mike Hudson discusses fraud, incentives and the advantages of living without legacies with Jessica Meek
Long-dated options best way to hedge tail risk, says 36 South
Investors and hedge fund managers are trying to find effective and cost-efficient ways to tackle tail risk. One way to hedge this risk is through long-dated options, because they offer convexity.
Smaller hedge funds face uphill struggle to increase assets under management
Daunting climate for capital raising
Catastrophe bonds could offer investors diversification in a low-yield environment
Diversifying into disasters
Banks offer combined reinsurance and hedging solution to Japan VA providers
Following risk management failures in the financial crisis, Japanese variable annuity providers’ new VA offerings include conservative investment objectives and sophisticated hedging strategies, combined with reinsurance
Q&A: Sharon Bowles, Econ committee chair, on the Omnibus II trilogues
Catching the Omnibus II
Asia faces obstacles in implementing regional clearing regime
Clearing the obstacles
Korea insurers wrestle with duration mismatch on life books
Korea guidance
Asia dealers question applicability of CVA to region’s markets
Questionable values
Indian corporates turn to forex options
Increasing their options
An alternative model for extrapolation
An alternative model for extrapolation
Renminbi liberalisation opens up hedging opportunities
Liberal measures
China prepares for automated renminbi trade settlement
Rise of the redback
Data challenge for Asia’s disparate derivatives markets
Plugging the gaps
Regulators focus on LEIs in derivatives reporting push
Identification parade
Acclaimed new TriOptima service may not have a future
In the balance?
