Opinion
Small managers lagging on AIFMD compliance
Size matters
Emerging markets volatility lucrative for discerning investors
Lucrative volatility
Data loss is the price you pay for transparency: editorial
In praise of cyber risk
China at a crucial point in market liberalisation
Setting the cat among the pigeons
Beyond relational databases: a solution to data fragmentation
Beyond relational databases
OTC break-up may reverse - but only if rules mesh too
Nailing down mercury
Risk premia: the end of the road for smart beta?
Editor's letter
Remuneration policy occupies hedge fund minds
The politics of pay
AIFMD 'depo-lite' financial strength questions
Do depository liability rules leave hedge funds defenceless?
Commodity position limits may make hedgers think twice
Dodd-Frank and Mifid II position limits could cause firms to withdraw from commodity derivatives
OpRisk Benchmarking Survey shows mixed progress: video
In the February 2014 editorial video, OpRisk's latest industry survey finds room for improvement in risk management
Benchmarking and reputation risk – editorial
Managed expectations
Progress and peril: Dodd, Maijoor, Pirrong and more on the G-20 reforms
Last year was a landmark for the derivatives reforms laid out by the Group of 20 nations in 2009, with clearing, trading and reporting rules all coming online in the US. But it was also just the start of efforts to co-ordinate and align the rules…
The white elephant of the trading book review
The Basel Committee’s fundamental review of the trading book raises some serious issues, but David Rowe argues its central proposed revision to the market risk capital regime is little more than a costly distraction
Too early to declare victory on TBTF?
Too early for TBTF call
Resist the rise of the risk management machines
Overreliance on modern risk management systems, and metrics such as value-at-risk, can blind firms to tectonic structural market shifts. To help alleviate this problem, the use of human judgement and intervention is required, argues Vincent Kaminski
Trading OTC may be costlier than you think
Debate continues to rage about the merits of clearing, with some market observers arguing that the benefits of using central counterparties are outweighed by the precipitous costs involved. But such criticisms fail to take the full burden of over-the…
Systemic operational risk since the financial crisis
A year of huge fines and settlements has thrown new light on the importance of controls and conduct risk
Buy-side reporting concerns as February Emir deadline looms
Quotes of the quarter
Forward views: Senior Asia dealers give 2014 outlook
Forward views: Senior Asia dealers give 2014 outlook
VAB’s Winter: Collateral rules risk derivatives and liquidity
Regulating collateral
Pension funds and the collateral crisis
Rising interest rates could leave pension funds facing huge margin requirements, creating an acute liquidity crisis