Book contributions by Risk Staff
Portfolio Construction and Management
Edited by Brice Benaben and Julien Jarmoszko
Articles by Risk Staff
Equiduct Challenges Project Boat
LONDON—Although Project Boat has been recently hailed as the answer to one of the key Mifid reforms to come on Nov. 1, 2007, the initiative is facing challenges from the newly created Equiduct as well as from other exchanges mulling their own offers.
Lukewarm response to SOX legislation
NEW YORK - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published details of the predominantly lukewarm responses received to its July Concept Release on internal controls legislation in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
TCF progress and desired outcomes outlined by the FSA
The FSA has stated how firms should measure progress towards the goals of the consumer outcomes.
Regional co-operation and micro and macro supervision are key to EMEA financial stability
Extra prudential pillars must bolster Basel pillars in Asian markets, says HKMA deputy chief executive.
Treasury and FSA publish discussion paper on insurance group supervision
UK regulators aim to overhaul the insurance industry with a minimum of regulatory burden.
FSA warns of default risk
The growing use of credit derivatives and the rise of private equity mean that a large-scale default could be a much more complex and serious event in the future, according to the UK Financial Services Authority.
Solvency II advice and consultations release
Activity is increasing on the directive, and consultations on the high-level principles have been issued.
UBS to launch European electricity and gas trading business
UBS plans to launch a European power and gas trading desk in the first quarter of 2007.
Structured moves
People
The lawyer
Q&A
Best in Benelux - KBC Asset Management
Structured Products European Awards 2006
Index provider of the year - Standard & Poor's
Structured Products European Awards 2006
Van Lanschot Bankiers
Quant Analysis
Exchange of the year - Euronext
Structured Products European Awards 2006
Best in Italy - Banco Posta
Structured Products European Awards 2006
Best in Ireland - IIB Bank
Structured Products European Awards 2006
Credit model meltdown
Dealers are trading increasingly high volumes of bespoke tranches of synthetic credit risk with each other, yet there still appears to be little consensus on the application of credit models. Is there a danger the house of cards may come tumbling down?
Contracting out
Contracts for Difference
Commodities
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