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IMF tells HKMA to focus on op risks and corporate governance
REGULATORY UPDATE
Op risk glossary
REGULATORY UPDATE
CP189: the FSA yet to clarify rules for key op risk issues
REGULATORY UPDATE
The billion-dollar man
Profile
Does CP3 get it right?
Basel II
Merrill to launch options on vol swaps
New angles
Technology briefs
Systems
The dividend divide
Cover story
Job Moves
People
New database to match credit derivative names
2,000 names will be made available for greater transparency
Gaining true insight
Hedge fund transparency is a hot topic that is dividing fund managers from their investors
Evolving credit
The flexibility of credit default swaps makes them an invaluable tool for arbitrage, speculation or hedging products
Getting to grips with fair value
European corporate treasurers and finance officers are still way behind in their preparations for IAS 39.
Accord preparations: the rest is yet to come
While the debates have raged for months about many aspects of the proposed Basel II Accord, on some points there has been relative silence, in particular with regard to the seeming overreliance on statistical techniques.
Preparation, quantification, implementation
While the South African Reserve Bank is in favour of Basel II, those tasked with preparing for the new capital accord are in no doubt that the risk quantification challenges presented by it are daunting.
IDEAglobal moves into credit derivatives
IDEAglobal, a Singapore-based market research company best known for its fixed-income commentary, is moving into credit derivatives.
MMS launches one-stop credit service
Market data provider MMS International launched a real-time credit and derivatives commentary service last week, its first new service in five years.
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