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House of the year, Latin America: BBVA
BBVA Bancomer wins the Latin America House of the year award
Citi sells Cats trading platform to Börse Stuttgart
The move by Börse Stuttgart to acquire the Cats trading platform will alter the landscape of structured products trading in the German market and create a platform for European expansion. By Michael Marray
Natixis hires Le Brusq to head global equity derivatives sales
Former BNPP sales head will report to Selim Mehrez in London
Growing P2P lenders confront "profound" risks
UK platforms worry about rogue rival services with weak credit controls
Australia inflation swap market moribund despite price rise expectations
Inflation swaps market has become illiquid with most activity on physical inflation-linked bonds
SEC probes retail hedge fund liquidity
So-called multi-alternatives are growing rapidly - too rapidly for some sceptics
US regional banks prepare for rising rates
With regulators watching closely, US banks are reining in the duration of bond portfolios
Operational Risk & Regulation Awards 2014: the winners
We recognise the best performance in a year when data was king
Bank of the year: Nordea
Business continuity overhaul lets Nordea stand out
Regulator of the year: Mark Carey
Work on incentive reform was well received
Paper of the year: Bakhodir Ergashev, Stefan Mittnik and Evan Sekeris
Paper focuses on dealing with sparse data
Fraud and financial crime software provider of the year: Oracle
Higher costs of failure are driving banks to improve anti-fraud measures
Operational risk software provider of the year: Thomson Reuters
Accelus wins again for ease of use and flexibility
Law firm of the year: Stephenson Harwood
Law firm at the heart of bitter and complex fraud cases
GRC platform of the year: Wolters Kluwer
Moving towards unified risk management approach
Consultancy of the year: KPMG
Dealing with regulatory demands and uncertainty
Bulk purchase of enhanced annuities offers growth potential
Medically underwritten buy-ins offer opportunities but with unique risks
Progressive insurers revise approach to sovereign risk
Some supervisors pressing firms to risk weight sovereign bonds
Corruption in Latin America requires caution but not panic
Low-level bribery happens, but avoiding the risk is practical, lawyers say
Banks tussle to join next generation of commodity dealers
Insurgents increase involvement as major global banks retreat
CFTC upping enforcement effort, warns former chief
Dodd-Frank Act to boost CFTC war on market abuse, says Meister
Insurers warm to risk factor diversification
Insurers are rethinking their investment process in terms of risk factors
Behavioural analytics takes root in hedge funds
Traders and compliance departments find use for data analytics
Insurers to repackage assets for matching adjustment
Firms consider structured options for assets to meet Solvency II criteria