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Equities to drive structured product market in 2015
Outlook for 2015: regulatory pressures to ease, further flourish expected
No flash crash: Paulson, Pimco and the US Treasury meltdown
Market’s big beasts played a part in wild and weird October 15 volatility
Rise in microfinance poses new regulatory problems
Operational risks from microlending increasing in developed and developing world
Smart beta failing to capitalise on source of excess returns
Comparing smart beta and market capitalisation strategies
Planned SPA risk indicator is no panacea, say critics
Concerns over Structured Products Association's proposed risk rating
Uneven growth in European listed markets
Multi-issuer platforms a growing alternative to listed exchanges
Head of metals trading leaves Credit Suisse
Other commodities moves at Citi, Morgan Stanley and Noble Group
Energy evolution set to reshape risk management
Technological progress expected to change the way energy is traded
Modelling by the rules: Risk’s technical articles in 2014
A round-up of the year’s topics, trends and citations in Risk's technical articles
FVA, correlation, wrong-way risk: EU stress test’s hidden gems
How much margin is missing in sovereign swaps? The stress test had the answer
JP Morgan commodity heads reveal plans for the future
Bank will remain a market leader despite Mercuria sale, say new co-heads
Compression to save the swaps business, dealers predict
Banks believe they can cut the notional value of their swaps books in half by the end of next year
Piling on the pounds: Aviva-Friends Life reflects appetite for scale
Insurance tie-up is part of trend for firms to maximise efficiencies
First wave of EU client clearing to catch estimated 400 firms
Two of the 30 firms contacted by Risk say they will fall into Emir’s crucial category two
Commodity trading firms piece together Mifid II jigsaw
Complexity makes precise effect of EU legislation difficult to predict
Top 10 op risks 2015: social media
Social media brings new risks to a bank, but also benefits
Life firms set sights on asset management
Insurers are making changes to outmoded business models
Top 10 op risks 2015: model risk
Avoiding model failure will be a key issue in 2015
Vietnam faces barriers in drive to set up derivatives market
Reform process underway but global firms need convincing it will succeed
Top 10 op risks 2015: illicit transactions
Tax evasion, corporate ownership and sanctions will all be concerns
Lawyers tout fixes for CLO risk-retention woes
Affiliates and warehouses could satisfy both US and EU risk-retention rules, lawyers claim
Top 10 op risks 2015: long-duration scandals
Slow-moving investigations mean misdeeds will linger on
Top 10 op risks 2015: physical security
Focus on cyber threat shouldn't mean ignoring physical risks
Swiss Re resigned to G-Sii designation – Brahin
Reinsurer ready to meet additional requirements