Foreign exchange
What banks can learn from Solvency II
Capital adequacy
Just-in-time reporting
The risk architect
Is risk management dangerous?
Risk analysis
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…
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
Greenpeace protest at IPE fuels debate on emissions trading
Greenpeace’s invasion of London’s International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) on Wednesday was intended to draw attention to the environmental impact of ‘big oil’ on the day the Kyoto Protocol came into force. However, by attacking an exchange that is about…
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…
UK broker trade group to launch emissions indexes
The London Energy Brokers’ Association (Leba) will launch a series of ‘green indices’, which it says are designed as independent benchmarks for the European emissions market. The association will release both spot and forward indexes, with the aim of…
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
Rankings 2005
A bid for power
Rankings 2005
Layers of intrigue
Rankings 2005
Real-time trading
Rankings 2005
WMG plans to launch three hedge funds
WMG, the hedge fund and wealth management firm, plans to roll out three in-house hedge funds in the second quarter of this year. Mark Richardson, head of risk management, said the new fund strategies are likely to be global macro, credit arbitrage and a…
If the cap fits...
Rankings 2005
The basics of basis
Rankings 2005
Smoke without fire
Rankings 2005
Correlation: the horror!
Rankings 2005
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
Rankings 2005
Setting a target for Basel II
Singapore and South Korea regulators set deadlines for Basel II
The Risk Awards 2005
Risk’s sixth annual awards highlight the institutions and individuals that have surpassed expectations in highly challenging and competitive markets, as well as recognising the achievements of a broader range of end-users of derivatives.