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Hedge fund bears thrive
The gloomy economic environment is bolstering the returns of hedge funds that focus on short selling and distressed securities, according to figures released yesterday by Van Hedge Fund Advisors International.
Shopping around
Investment companies are increasingly finding London a viable and attractive option to obtain a listing
Watching the markets spin
Currencies Japan struggles to compete
Entering new markets
ABN Amro Asset Management has successfully moved into the hedge fund arena. Gary Smith looks at how it has kept ahead of the competition
Protecting your assets
Fixed income Time to shift to eurozone bonds?
Basel II to be re-calibrated for Asian banks
Simon Topping, executive director for banking policy at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), said in July that the proposed Basel II capital accord will be re-calibrated during the current consultation period to make risk weightings for Asia's banks…
Insurers get amber light with some green
BASEL - Global banking regulators have signalled they might agree to a role for operational risk insurance in the Basel II bank capital accord.
EU urged to recognise different op risk profiles of investment firms
MONTE CARLO - The European Union's plans to make investment firms as well as banks reserve capital against operational risk must acknowledge that one size does not fit all firms in the financial services industry, a leading European financial regulator…
Basel working group suggests "pragmatic" approach to credit risk expected losses
BASEL - A working group of the Basel Committee of banking supervisors has proposed "a pragmatic approach" to treating expected losses in arriving at a capital charge for credit risk under the internal ratings based (IRB) approach of the proposed Basel II…
Beyond Basel II - operational risk management comes of age
Integrated, enterprise-wide, operational risk management can offer much more than just regulatory compliance.
Strategy, structure and information at Halifax
RISK MANAGEMENT
Insurers get amber light with some green
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Beyond Basle II -- operational risk management comes of age
RISK MANAGEMENT
Basle II to be re-calibrated for Asian banks
BASLE II UPDATE
The Basle II capital accord: op risk proposals in brief
BASLE II UPDATE
What the banking industry (and others) told the Basel regulators
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates said the op risk capital charge may be left to the discretion of the national supervisor, and should be based not only on quantitative factors, but should take account of qualitative factors. The Central Bank…