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Basel Committee releases final draft of banking compliance guide
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has released the final version of its compliance guide, which provides guidance on compliance using a principles-based framework.
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Hedge funds should be more consistent, says industry survey
Thirty-two percent of respondents in a global hedge fund survey believed the pricing of illiquid instruments was the most significant challenge in portfolio valuation. The survey, conducted by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) on…
Monte dei Paschi’s asset management unit backs new hedge fund
Monte Paschi Asset Management (MPAM), the asset management arm of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, plans to back a fixed-income specialist hedge fund called TrinityCapM with €25 million in seed capital.
The risk monitor
As systemic risk concerns resurface, Gerald Corrigan, co-chair of Goldman Sachs’ firm-wide risk committee, has revived an industry group formed after the LTCM debacle. By Navroz Patel
Financial regulation hits saturation point, say top risk managers
The level of regulation in financial markets has reached saturation, and now poses a significant risk to institutions, said a panel of chief risk officers (CROs) speaking at Risk’s annual Global Risk Management Conference in Monte Carlo today.
Living with volatility
Three months after the new International Financial Reporting Standards came into effect, European companies are waiting to see how the rules will be received by investors and analysts. Duncan Wood reports
Regulation into returns
Managing one of the largest US commercial mortgage portfolios entails tough operational risk and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance challenges. General Motors Acceptance Corporation’s commercial mortgage arm is meeting the challenge and cashing in on its new…
Point Carbon buys Natsource Scandinavia’s analysis unit
Carbon emissions consultancy Point Carbon has bought Natsource-Tullett Scandinavia, Europe’s largest power and gas analysis firm, but will disband Natsource’s Oslo brokerage operations. The move adds power and natural gas market analysis to Point Carbon…
Isda looks to past and future
Members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association celebrated two decades of derivatives achievements at the trade body’s twentieth annual general meeting in Barcelona last month.
Barclays launches targets smaller trading firms in Hong Kong
Barclays today launched a new unit in Hong Kong to offer tailor-made advice to small trading companies via its wealth management unit.
Pillar I too complex for small countries
The complexity of Pillar I of the New Basel Accord is forcing smaller, resource-constrained countries, to delay the implementation of the aspect of the Accord that involves the determination and measurement of minimum capital requirements.
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Chile releases Basel II timetable
The Chilean Superintendent of Banks and Financial Institutions (SBIF) has released a Basel II consultative document that also details the country's implementation plan for the new Basel Accord, according to Gunther Held, head of research at the bank…
US regulators tackle unintended consequences of BSA enforcement
At a recent anti-money laundering (AML) conference in New York, US financial regulators conceded the enforcement of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) has produced negative, unintended consequences in the financial industry.