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IIC launches euro iBoxx ABS index
Frankfurt-based International Index Company (IIC) has launched the iBoxx EUR ABS 50 index, which consists of the 50 largest and most liquid AAA-rated European floating rate asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Each…
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Questioning the numbers
Model risk has become a key focus for financial institutions. But how do dealers ensure their models are implemented correctly and that they accurately reflect the risks an institution is running? By Laurence Neville
The power of association
An increasing number of industry professionals are hankering after a trade body for structured products, but some think that such a move would simply result in more red tape. Meanwhile, Germany and Finland have set the wheels in motion with their own…
Sponsor's article > Bank of America Selects SunGard’s BancWare for Basel II Compliance and Reporting
SunGard today announced that Bank of America has extended its relationship with SunGard with the selection of the BancWare Capital Manager (previously called Basel II Capital Manager).
Raising the standard
The German insurance industry is actively pushing forward the discussion on the standard model within the scope of Solvency II
Pillars of wisdom
European insurance regulation is shifting from Pillar I rulebook to Pillar II dialogue. But the dialogue may be evolving into a poker game. Aaron Woolner reports
Icecap completes first closing of its carbon portfolio
Icecap, the carbon emissions group, has today reached first closing of its carbon portfolio having raised aggregate commitments to buy 15 million tonnes of carbon credits from the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation markets.
Markit and CDS IndexCo launch synthetic ABS index
CDS IndexCo and Markit Group have teamed up to launch ABX.HE, a synthetic asset-backed securities (ABS) index of US home equity ABSs. The index will formally debut January 18.
Machiavelli and MiFID
CIOs face a new world of regulation and their saving grace is preparation.
ABX index to launch next week
The ABX asset-backed security index will launch next week as an easier way for investors to take positions in default risk on US residential mortgages, according to its developers, Markit and CDS IndexCo.
Credit derivatives operations get 33% rise in investment, says survey
Dealers devoted greater resources to their operations procedures in 2005, a year when both the UK Financial Services Authority and the New York Federal Reserve applied regulatory pressure on credit derivatives practitioners because of the rapid rise in…
The fundamentals of operational risk assessments
In the third of a series on scaling operational risk management for the small to medium-sized institution, Eric Holmquist discusses the fundamental elements to consider when developing an operational risk assessment where the emphasis is on process…
BarCap extends Barx to variance swaps
Barclays Capital has extended Barx, its electronic single-dealer trading platform, to cover variance swaps. The service will enable Barclays’ customers to trade variance swaps on a variety of equity indexes through their Bloomberg terminals.
Markit and FT Interactive Data to form strategic alliance
Markit and FT Interactive Data have formed a partnership in corporate and government bond evaluations that the companies believe will provide a greater degree of transparency in the credit markets.
Who's buying?
Operational risk derivatives are being reconsidered as a solution to banks' distrust of op risk insurance policies, but the market for these is yet to develop. By Duncan Wood