Foreign exchange
Balancing the capital structure
Cover story
Falling short of the mark
Operational risk
Big is beautiful
Inter-dealer survey 2005: Brokers
We've come a long way...
Automated trading
Life, death and structures
Mortality risk
Demanding disclosure
Hedge funds
New York Fed looks at confirmation issue
New angles
First step to free floating yuan
Renminbi revaluation
Going overseas
Profile
Editor's letter
Comment
Malaysian central bank governor cautions on Basel II
Zeti Akhtar Aziz, the governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, has said that other financial leaders in emerging economies should be cautious about how they implement Basel II.
Sponsor's article > SunGard Launches New Version of BancWare ALM Incorporating Credit Risk Analysis into Asset/Liability Management
SunGard today announced the availability of version 5.6.2 of BancWare Asset Liability Management (ALM). The new version incorporates credit risk simulation into ALM, providing the ability to model, analyze and manage the credit risk associated with…
Van says hedge fund industry to hit $2 trillion by 2009, capacity will meet investor demand
Van Hedge Fund Advisors says that current strategies, alongside implementation of new ones and growing activity in new geographical regions will meet investor demand for hedge funds. The Nashville-based hedge fund group projects that the industry’s…
Icap to acquire United Fuels International
Interdealer broker Icap is to acquire the majority of the assets of United Fuels International, a leading US-based energy broking business with 2004 turnover of $24 million.
New York Fed picks up on confirmation issue
The New York Federal Reserve Bank will meet regulators and leading banks next month in an attempt to deal with backlogs of unconfirmed credit derivatives trades.
New York Fed picks up on confirmation issue
The New York Federal Reserve Bank will meet regulators and leading banks next month in an attempt to deal with backlogs of unconfirmed credit derivatives trades.
CRO Forum study released
Industry body the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Forum, which consists of the chief risk officers of Europe's leading insurers, is advancing the case for the use of proprietary internal models under Solvency II with the publication of a new in-depth report.
A consolidating market
Operational risk software vendors say the market is shaping up, but is this view still too optimistic? By Dianne See Morrison
The twin challenges of Basel and MiFID
The connected problems of Basel II and MiFID compliance were the subject of a round table discussion group in London in mid-July
Basel Committee issues corp gov guidelines
BASEL, SWITZERLAND – The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued sound corporate governance guidelines for banking organisations. The guidelines, open for public comment until October 31, are to supersede similar principles it issued in 1999.
Playing catch-up
The back office has found it difficult to keep up with front-office trading, prompting a warning by the FSA over the level of unsigned confirmations in the credit derivatives market earlier this year. Banks are now looking to improve the automation of…
S&P calls for more risk disclosure
Standard & Poor's has called on financial institutions to provide more risk disclosure about potential losses from worst-case financial events. The ratings agency, which started factoring in market risk management statistical analysis as an important…
Basel II costs rising, says survey
A survey of banks in Europe and North America, sponsored by the consultancy firm Accenture, has found dwindling optimism and rising predicted costs for the implementation of Basel II, with the cost of compliance now estimated to be £2.5 billion for the…
US NPR delayed until December
WASHINGTON, DC – The US notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) may be delayed as late as December, according to well-placed sources both inside and outside the regulatory community.