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Hedge fund replication strategies come of age
Rise of the clones
Hedge funds struggle with financialisation of commodity markets
Changing fundamental drivers
US Orsa marches on
US Orsa marches on
Move to swaps discounting presents ALM challenges for with-profits funds
Switching to swaps
Investors continue to misunderstand valuation risk in level 3 hedge fund assets
Legitimate valuation concerns
Banks retreat from commodity derivatives
Wall Street retreats
The unreliability of oil price forecasting
The experts are wrong
Using credit valuation adjustment to set limits
Credit valuation adjustment for energy and commodity derivatives: part two
Influx into Italian electricity
European power: Italian influx
Testing to destruction
Reverse stress testing is set to become standard practice under Solvency II as part of the validation process for internal models, yet for most European insurers such tests are a new concept. Clive Davidson examines what can be learned from the UK, where…
Beating the clock on fraud
Internal fraud is rising, and investigating it can bring more problems - Nick Kochan looks at the traps to avoid
Banks pull back in face of RDR costs
The devil's in the retail
Tools for fraud prevention
Non-criminal responses to fraud, in many instances, can result in faster and more effective resolution of cases. Yet many firms are unaware of the full range of sanctions at their disposal
Culture, acquisitions and regulation at Scotiabank
An acquisitive spirit
Contract risks: getting it right
Contractual obligations
Problems multiply in sanctions compliance
Sanctions lift on Burma and tighten on Syria and Iran, creating risks in both areas
Interest Rate Derivatives House of the Year – Standard Chartered
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: Standard Chartered – Interest Rate Derivatives House of the Year
House of the Year, Malaysia – CIMB
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: CIMB – House of the Year, Malaysia
Regional House of the Year – CIMB
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: CIMB – Regional House of the Year
House of the Year, Taiwan – Chinatrust Commercial Bank
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: Chinatrust Commercial Bank – House of the Year, Taiwan
House of the Year, Vietnam – BIDV
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: BIDV – House of the Year, Vietnam
House of the Year, Singapore – DBS
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: DBS – House of the Year, Singapore