Structured products
KPNQwest: north or south?
Market Perform
Calls mount for bank and rating agency disclosure on Enron
Leaders of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday called on 10 investment banks and three credit-rating agencies to turn over records linked to Enron. Questions to the banks focused on loans to Enron and whether future business with Enron…
Thyssenkrupp
News
Icap looks to buy First Broker Securities
Icap, the world's largest inter-dealer broker, is in discussions to buy First Broker Securities, the New York-based interdealer broker specialising in US-denominated corporate debt and high-yield bonds, according to an Icap spokesman.
Opening up Germany’s gas market
Germany
Two hubs or one?
Germany
At the heart of Europe
Germany
Controlling power
Germany
Clearing the way?
Germany
Changes afoot at rating agencies
Basel II
Accentuate the positive
Introduction
Robeco’s synthetic age
Case study
Credit derivatives platforms turn to structured products
Electronic trading
Managing the exposure challenge
Credit risk reporting
Less is more with tailored credit portfolios
Sponsor`s statement
Globalisation and equity index exposure
Does the global presence of large multinational companies diminish the diversification effect inequity portfolios? Gary Robinson argues that this is indeed the case, and suggests a remedy
Regulator hits back at Basel II critics
Much of the complexity for which the Basel II bank capital accord is criticised is the inevitable result of three highly desirable features of the pact - namely, risk sensitivity, wide applicability and the shifting of the task of risk measurement to…
Insurance companies - On the road to Basel III
UK regulators want to harmonise regulation of the financial services sector - and they have insurance companies in their sights.
SAN Storm
Disaster recovery issues have thrust network-based storage into the spotlight. Lehman Brothers reveals the complex layers of storage systems that allowed business to continue after last year's World Trade Center attacks.
Asset managers run for cover
UK investment firms are facing increasing risk management pressures, thanks to new regulatory initiatives, legal challenges and a shift in operating environment. Coping will require a major investment in technology infrastructure – especially in the…