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Who Wants To Be a Compliance Officer?
High-profile scandals, hunting terrorist cash, and new regulations have made the role of compliance officer more demanding and less rewarding.
CME to launch Japanese weather derivatives contracts
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will launch Tokyo and Osaka weather derivatives contracts on July 26, the first of such contracts to serve an Asian market.
Wolverine to be market maker for Japanese weather futures
Wolverine Trading, the Chicago-based energy trading company, will be the lead market maker for Japanese weather futures soon to be offered by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
VAR: ready to explode?
The SEC plans to force US securities firms to tighten up their value-at-risk reporting. Its decision comes as VAR at the world’s leading financial services firms soared an average 25.8% last year. Who are the biggest risk-takers, and are risk managers…
Moody’s warns investors on digital CDS ‘moral hazard’
Moody’s Investors Service today warned investors to be wary of potential ‘moral hazard’ associated with the proliferation of digital credit default swaps (CDS).
A capital solution
Securitisation appears to offer clear regulatory capital benefits to owners of life insurance companies. Will other European banks follow Barclays' lead?
The liquidity makers
Technology
Faith in the figures
Tehnology
King of convenience
Technology news
Sponsor's Article > Managing Capital in Financial Institutions
Capital is key to any financial institution. Companies in other industries need capital to buy property and production equipment. For financial institutions, the primary function of capital is to cover unexpected credit and market risks losses, because…
Rivals gear up for forex clearing
The stage is set for a central counterparty clearing (CCP) system for foreign exchange as two potential providers moved their plans forward last week, reports RiskNews' sister publication, FX Week .
New England revolution
The Massachusetts state pension plan has just stumped up $1.6 billion for its first foray into hedge fund investment. Navroz Patel talks to treasurer Tim Cahill's team about the challenges associated with its asset reallocation plans
SEC regulation: A corporate investigator's view
due diligence
The standard threat to inflation swaps
Accounting standards
Inflating demand
Municipalities
Getting off the floor
Inflation options
The Monte Carlo mindset
Technology
Has insurance credit risk transfer been overplayed?
Credit guarantees
Unwelcome breakdown
Welcome Break
Paying the price for oil
oil prices
Funds flow in France
fund outsourcing
The CDS indicator
credit derivatives