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The science of compliance

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is placing urgent demands on many US companies for accurate reporting of financial information. Clive Davidson reports on the implications for financial technology.

Sponsor's article > Accounting for revenue uncertainty

The past 20 years have seen an increasing focus on mark-to-market accounting when determining corporate profits. This has been accompanied by a dramatic growth in contracts where multiple complex contingencies interact to affect valuation. David Rowe…

Building scenarios

Kenji Fujii of UFJ Holdings looks at the benefits of using scenario analysis as a means of managing operational risk, and discusses UFJ Bank's scenario-based advanced measurement approach.

A complex framework

Many Japanese financial institutions now conduct their derivatives business through their securities firms, but there are a number of legal risks in using a securities dealer as a derivatives trading entity, writes Tan Ser Kiat of Denton Wilde Sapte…

Preemptive strike

The prospect of Eliot Spitzer launching a probe into fixed-income research has prompted the BMA to draw up a set of guiding principles for the industry. But some investors are questioning the motivation for such an initiative.

Parmalat focus: Tragedy or farce?

Corporate Europe has been gripped by a scandal that has led to the downfall of one of Italy's largest and most established companies – dairy producer Parmalat. Bondholders don't know whether to laugh or cry at the size of the fraud.

Notching: Poles apart

A long-running dispute between the 'big three' credit rating agencies concerning the practice of notching refuses to go away. Saskia Scholtes examines the latest contribution to the debate from economics consultancy Nera.

Order Management Systems Clamp Down

Banks are looking to Order Management Systems to achieve compliance, settle trades and take advantage of liquidity. Are your traders ready for the coming Bull Market?

Basel across boundaries

With branches spanning Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, Standard Chartered faces a number of challenges in implementing the new Basel Accord. Yet Richard Meddings, the bank's group risk director, has his eye firmly fixed on the most…

Banks Tackle Op Risk

Banks misplacing millions of pounds and dollars may sound absurd, but operational risk makes it more commonplace than you might think.

Bracing for Basel

When international banking supervisors met in Basel, Switzerland in 1999 to propose a new framework for capital adequacy, they set in motion the biggest shake-up of the decade as to how banks measure risk and allocate capital. The new proposals, called…

EU transparency: Lost in translation

Many credit market participants agree that a single European financial services market would be good for all concerned. But there is widespread doubt over whether the EU is the right architect for the project.

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