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ETF provider of the year – Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
ETF provider of the year
Best in Central and Eastern Europe – Bank Zachodni
Best in Central and Eastern Europe
Best in Turkey – AK Asset Management
Best in Turkey
Best in Switzerland – Vontobel
Best in Switzerland
Technology innovation of the year – Modelity
Technology innovation of the year
Foreign exchange house of the year – HSBC
Foreign exchange house of the year
Best in Italy – Société Générale
Best in Italy
Best in Benelux – BNP Paribas
Best in Benelux
Best in Spain – BBVA
Best in Spain
Index innovation of the year – MSCI
Index innovation of the year
Best in the Nordics – Commerzbank
Best in the Nordics
Best in the UK – Société Générale
Best in the UK
Commodities house of the year – Deutsche Bank
Commodities house of the year
Capital or P&L? Deutsche Bank losses highlight CVA trade-off
Critics of Basel III’s credit valuation adjustment (CVA) capital charge have long warned it would produce perverse incentives. Now, in the form of a string of quarterly losses in Deutsche Bank’s CVA hedging programme, they believe they are being proved…
5,000 trades: Basel III's magic number squeezes swaps books
There is a magic number in bank capital rules – 5,000 trades – below which portfolios qualify for a lower margin period of risk. Some dealers are now trying to cut their books down to size. Others claim that’s impossible. Joe Rennison reports
Structured Products Asia: Photo gallery
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Hedge funds face automation challenge
Automation challenge
Timing tension – Europe clearing deadline set to slip
Mandatory clearing in Europe is widely expected to start from next year, but the complex authorisation process, combined with the variety of collateral segregation models, means the start date for some clients could be much later. Tom Osborn reports
CCP frontloading: the pricing nightmare
The pricing nightmare
Applied risk management series: Integrating stress tests with risk management
Stress testing is a vital part of successful risk management, but risk managers at energy trading firms frequently face obstacles in designing and implementing successful stress testing programmes. In this article, Carlos Blanco provides some advice on…
Ice Brent changes prove a hard pill to swallow
Ice says a plan to shift the expiry dates of futures and options on Brent crude oil is an important fix that will tighten the link between the physical and futures markets. However, carrying out the necessary changes could be painful for market…
Liquidity forces energy firms to get creative with risk management
In some corners of the over-the-counter energy market, liquidity has become increasingly thin during the past few years. As a result, firms need to think more creatively about how they handle liquidity, say risk managers. Stella Farrington reports
BAML hires former Barclays oil head
ABN Amro undergoes shake-up; Marex Spectron sets up iron ore desks; Skylar adds power and gas trader; Barclays hires in commodities; CFTC appoints acting enforcement chief