Infrastructure
Reducing risk through insurance
In this article, Silke Brandts describes a general algorithm for quantifying the risk-mitigating impact of operational risk insurance. She then presents a simple haircut approach to incorporate residual risks inherent in the insurance contracts into the…
Icap buys out GovPX for $13 million
UK inter-dealer broker Icap is buying out the outstanding shares in GovPX, a US fixed-income and derivatives data provider, for $13 million, it was announced last week.
Asian banks divided over Basel II, says Financial Insights
Some of the significant Asian economies will only use the new Basel Accord as a reference point, as they embark on their own ways of improving capital regulatory systems, according to Financial Insights, a financial business advisory service firm based…
Liquidity majors back SwapsWire's equity options service
The top 12 equity derivatives dealers will process over-the-counter equity option transactions through SwapsWire’s automated confirmation service when it launches in the second quarter of 2005.
Grinding to a halt in Taiwan
Asian bonds
Euro indices battle it out
Special report: Indices
Hybrid structured products are hotter than ever
Sponsored statement: BNP Paribas
Scottish Widows looks South
Company profile
From Basel II to Basel III
Portfolio risk
Forex appeal
Foreign exchange
Bridging the gas gap
Emission trading
Blending the rules
Emissions trading
Louise Purtle
opinion
secondary market liquidity
euro liquidity survey
CDOs: the growth of structured credit
CDO market
Janet Wynn
profile
The Raw Deal
opinion
SEC to oversee US hedge funds
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