Structured products
Basel regulators still hope for 2005 date as doubts increase
The Basel II bank capital adequacy accord could still come into effect by 2005, even if quite late in that year, although the date very much hangs in the balance, international regulatory sources said in early March.
Enron-related regulatory issues hit derivatives industry
Enron's collapse has sparked calls for more derivatives regulation and stricter accounting standards in the US. What proposals should the derivatives industry be concerned about?
Changes afoot at rating agencies
Rating agencies are under fire once again, this time for failing to anticipate Enron’s bankruptcy. But they are looking to improve their methodology. What do the changes mean for banks that will have to rely on their ratings under Basel II?
Credit risk reporting: Managing the exposure challenge
Mass financial shocks – including Enron and Argentina – are forcing banks to disclose more information, faster, about their credit exposures to satisfy skittish investors. How are banks' technology infrastructures coping with this challenge?
New disclosure rule boosts pension risks
New UK accounting rule FRS 17 will force companies to disclose pensions liabilities on corporate balance sheets. The risk management issues are wide-ranging, and experts have few easy answers. Furthermore, the new rule could soon be adopted in a number…
Disclosure in the dock
Cover story
Under fire
Credit derivatives
Moody's unveils default loss model
Credit tech
Predictive Merton
Technical
UK firms face increasing op risk
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AIB loss poses questions for the banking industry
FRONT PAGE NEWS
Basle regulators still hope for 2005 date as doubts increase
BASLE II UPDATE
On the road to Basle III
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Losses and lawsuits
LOSS DATABASE
Regulator hits back at Basle II critics
BASLE II UPDATE
Pushing the equities button
The increase in size, diversity and sophistication of the equity derivatives markets has spurred demand for more efficient technology. How are firms responding?
Books | The equities architect
Structured Equity Derivatives, the Definitive Guide to Exotic Options and Structured Notes by Harry Kat, John Wiley & Sons. 392 pages, $89.95. ISBN 0–461–48652–3
The risk breaker
To claw its way back from its problem-loan nadir in the late 1990s, Bank of America embraced risk-adjusted return metrics and credit risk distribution techniques. Amy Brinkley is overseeing its turnaround.