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Foreign exchange volumes up by a third
Foreign exchange trading volumes are up by nearly a third over the past three years, according to new research from UK consultancy ClientKnowledge.
Banco Santander seals its first managed synthetic CDO
Spain-based Banco Santander Central Hispano has completed its first managed synthetic credit default swap portolio transaction in the European market.
Westpac buys new risk management software
Australian bank Westpac has licensed SunGard's Credient, part of its Adaptiv credit risk infrastructure.
FHL Bank Topeka selects Providus' RiskResolve for op risk management
The Federal Home Loan (FHL) Bank Topeka, a Kansas-based privately owned, federally chartered corporation that finances mortgage credit in member financial institutions, has selected Providus' operational risk management solution, RiskResolve, to boost…
Data crisis coming, says S&P
Financial institutions must start sorting through their large amounts of credit risk data to recognise the right information they need for the purposes of Basel II credit risk measurements, according to Ken Hoffman, the director of Digital Feed Products,…
The holistic approach to operational risk management
The term operational risk management (ORM) tends to conjure up images of every type of risk except credit or market risk. Some think of the Basel definition of operational risk and others will come up with their own versions.
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.
Basel II and the single-instrument bank
Banks could take a cue from the construction industry if they want to lessen the burden of Basel II, argues Ron Dembo.
CSFB gets OK for derivatives in China
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) authorised Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) to launch a financial derivatives business in China last week, reports RiskNews’ sister publication, FX Week .
Dollar/yen break-out expected
Technical indicators suggest the dollar/yen exchange rate could be set to break out of the tight trading range it has been trapped in since June, says RiskNews’ sister publication, FX Week .
Isda pushing bar codes for confirmations
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association is working on a new bar code standard to streamline the processing of trade confirmations across a variety of asset classes, according to RiskNews’ sister publication, Dealing With Technology .
Reassessing self-assessment
Traditional approaches to assessing and controlling operational risk within institutions are outdated, argues Gerald Sampson. Self-assessment needs rethinking, and proper risk evaluation is far better served if risk management departments assume their…
China's Tiantong Asset Management launches principal guaranteed fund
China’s Tiantong Asset Management has launched a three-year principal guaranteed fund, the third guaranteed fund to be launched in the Chinese market.
China's Tiantong Asset Management launches principal guaranteed fund
China’s Tiantong Asset Management has launched a three-year principal guaranteed fund, the third guaranteed fund to be launched in the Chinese market.
ABN continues BNP raid
ABN Amro has hired five senior energy derivatives executives, two of whom join from BNP Paribas. The move comes just three months after the Dutch bank poached Wayne Harburn and Vincent Chevance from French rival BNP. The pair now serve as global head of…
Cantor Fitzgerald to spin off its global voice brokerage business
Cantor Fitzgerald will spin off its global voice brokerage business as a new company, BGC Partners, effective from October 1 this year.