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Risk Australia Rankings 2011: Internationally connected
High interest rates, a strong currency, and rapid increases in volatility amid turmoil in European and US debt markets have resulted in another challenging year for the derivatives dealers and brokers in Australia. During a period that saw foreign banks…
Australian distributors upgrade structuring capabilities
Platform for profit
Korean authorities crack down on equity-linked warrants
Arrested warrants
The CCP race is on down-under
Australia blue
Renminbi internationalisation poses potentially fatal risks
Restraining the risks
Corporate FX hedging surges in Asia
Surge in structures
Electronic FX trading in Asia may switch to multi-dealer platforms
Changing channels
Libor manipulation lawsuits hit banks
Libor in a fix?
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives
Finding Volcker rule metrics will be tough, dealers warn
Crop of the props
Risk-managing the Middle East's revolutions
Risk-managing revolution
US inflation market divided on huge 30-year Tips short
When Tips don't pay
Q&A: ACP's Nouy on CRD IV, equity in the LCR and CoCos
Behind Basel III
ASX vs LCH in race to be Australia's OTC clearer
Home-town blues
Marriage counselling: the risks of software vendor mergers
Marriages of inconvenience
Financial institutions adhere to Middle East sanctions
The recent uprisings in the Middle East have presented increased challenges for financial institutions doing business in the region. Institutions have been required to react to and comply with imposed international sanctions
A simple formula for operational risk capital
A new formula from the Japanese FSA allows a straightforward and risk-sensitive calculation of capital levels, which could mean many banks increasing their AMA capital holdings
Curing the culture of fraud
Internal affairs
New FFIEC regulations acknowledge changing online threat
On the back foot
SFO's Alderman shows serious survival power
Six months after it was scheduled for dissolution, the UK Serious Fraud Office is here to stay. Director Richard Alderman links the enforcer's survival to the new Bribery Act
OpRisk Asia: the perils of prosperity
This year's OpRisk Asia conference saw speakers warning of the dangers of fraud, regulatory overreach, and bank overconfidence
Approaches to strategic risk for energy risk managers
Strategic move