Foreign exchange
FXCM hits back at CFTC charge
Online trading firm Forex Capital Markets (FXCM) hit back at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last week, after the regulator charged it with liability for an allegedly fraudulent trading firm, reports Risk’s sister publication FX Week .
Order Management Systems Clamp Down
Banks are looking to Order Management Systems to achieve compliance, settle trades and take advantage of liquidity. Are your traders ready for the coming Bull Market?
Basel across boundaries
With branches spanning Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, Standard Chartered faces a number of challenges in implementing the new Basel Accord. Yet Richard Meddings, the bank's group risk director, has his eye firmly fixed on the most…
Top six HK banks may adopt IRB
As many as six Hong Kong banks may implement the internal ratings-based approach (IRB) to Basel II by the end of 2006, potentially accounting for as much as 50% of Hong Kong's banking assets, says Simon Topping, executive director of banking policy at…
Default rate in EU to decelerate further, says S&P
Default rates in the European Union (EU) are set to decline further, following a dramatic decrease last year, said rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P).
IASB to create advisory group
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is investigating the establishment of an advisory forum, following comments from euro official Frits Bolkestein last month that standards for the treatment of derivatives are still unsuitable for…
US Congressman blasts Basel II while supervisors forge ahead
A US Congressman sent waves of panic across Europe when he announced at a fringe event of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in late January that he had serious reservations about whether the US would ever adopt Basel II.
Banks Tackle Op Risk
Banks misplacing millions of pounds and dollars may sound absurd, but operational risk makes it more commonplace than you might think.
Bracing for Basel
When international banking supervisors met in Basel, Switzerland in 1999 to propose a new framework for capital adequacy, they set in motion the biggest shake-up of the decade as to how banks measure risk and allocate capital. The new proposals, called…
Storms ahead
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Deutsche closing gap on Citi?
Deutsche Bank could be about to close the forex-earnings gap with rival Citigroup, if foreign exchange figures match the 33% dollar-terms improvement in its debt group, announced last week, reports Risk's sister publication FX Week .
IASB to create advisory group
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is investigating the establishment of an advisory forum, following comments from euro official Frits Bolkestein last month that standards for the treatment of derivatives are still unsuitable for…
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EU transparency: Lost in translation
Many credit market participants agree that a single European financial services market would be good for all concerned. But there is widespread doubt over whether the EU is the right architect for the project.
Upwardly mobile
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Taking the slow road
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IndianOil to use derivatives
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Morgan Stanley buys Duke’s trading book
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Ex-Merrill Lynch energy trader pleads guilty to fraud
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University of California adds four to Enron lawsuit
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The deal deluge
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Flying high
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