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The ABC of ORMs
Creating an effective operational risk management (ORM) framework is essential for the institution looking to stay afloat in today’s volatile op risk environment. Gene Álvarez provides an in-depth analysis of how such a framework can be put in place
Trading Book review to be published in April
Basel II's Trading Book review will be published at the end of April, according to Dianne Moore, prudential programme leader at the UK's Financial Services Authority in London. The original target date for a consultation release, according to a document…
Charlemagne closes Eastern European portfolio
Charlemagne Capital has closed its OCCO Eastern European fund at $115m to new subscriptions due to liquidity constraints on the short side within the markets in which the fund deals.
Protecting alpha, preventing omega
The process by which hedge funds do business is under increasing scrutiny from both regulators and investment institutions. Getting it right at the outset is essential if the industry is to develop. By Anthony Cowell
In a muddle over MiFID
The EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has appeared like a bolt from the blue for most op risk managers. Should they be scared? By Duncan Wood
FitchRisk to drop Algo op risk product
NEW YORK -- An executive from FitchRisk, the New York-based risk management software firm, has told Operational Risk that the firm plans to drop Algorithmics’ op risk software offering in the wake of its purchase of the Toronto-based software firm.
CEBS to create EU reporting standards
LONDON -- In January, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) launched a consultation on standardising certain aspects of financial reporting within the EU. It also announced a complete timetable for the various consultations it plans to…
Consolidated supervision row brews
BRUSSELS -- European financial services associations are furious that the compromise text produced by the European Council on December 7, 2004, for the capital requirements directive (CRD) did not modify the European Commission’s proposals on…
FSA releases latest paper on Basel II
LONDON -- At the end of January, the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) released its newest consultation paper on Basel II implementation, CP05/3, Strengthening Capital Standards , along with a cost-benefit study of Basel II implementation, a…
PD estimates for Basel II
One of the main issues banks will have to face to comply with the new Basel II internal ratings-based approach is to prove that the long-run average probabilities of default they assign to their clients, which will be used as the basis for regulatory…
South Africa could reduce capital reserves by 2% as a result of Basel II
The South African Reserve Bank hopes to lower its capital reserve requirements from the current 10% to 8% as a result of the implementation of the new Basel Accord, according to Carel Oosthuizen, head of Basel II implementation at the bank.
Exceptions to the rule
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A bid for power
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Layers of intrigue
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If the cap fits...
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Smoke without fire
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Correlation: the horror!
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A good bet for 2005
2005 is forecast to be a tough year for many hedge funds, but the saturation of some of their traditional markets could prove a boon to the energy sector, finds Stella Farrington
Crude imitation
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