Opinion
The compliance implications of AIFMD
Managed expectations
Peak oil enthusiasts might be giving up too soon
Proponents of peak oil should not capitulate too soon, as the days of oil – like those of horses – are numbered, writes Vincent Kaminski
Finding relationships between macroeconomic variables and losses
Multivariate analysis is a powerful tool for finding significant relationships between business environment and risk losses
Software risk is only part of the stability problem
Authors of their own destruction
High-touch hedge fund model could be salvation of industry
Up close and personal
We need an agreement on Omnibus II if Solvency II is to be kept on track
Optimism as trilogue discussions recommence, but a long way to go before an agreement is reached
Resolution planning leaves banks facing subsidiary dilemma
Time management
Corporate crime – can the Bribery Act be extended?
Extending the UK's powerful Bribery Act to cover fraud is superficially tempting, but will face difficulties
Multiple trade repositories cause reporting headache in Asia
A fragmented view
BBH disappointed burden of proof reversed in AIFMD
Quotes of the quarter
The downgrade trigger trap
Trigger trap
Risk is back on the agenda as credit fears ease
Editor's letter
RVA proving a struggle for derivatives counterparties
In this video discussion, Duncan Wood, editor of Risk, talks to Nick Sawyer, Risk’s editor-in-chief, about attempts to price in a replacement valuation adjustment on derivatives trades
The furore over physical commodity trading
Despite the agitation over their role, there are valid reasons why banks are involved in physical commodities
US investors can profit from UK and China growth, says BlackRock strategist
Lookback: Improvements in Europe and China
Why CCPs are the new rating agencies – and pose the same risks
A clear alternative?
The IAIS’s systemic risk proposals are contentious, but a global capital standard will be even more so
The IAIS’s systemic risk proposals are contentious, but a global capital standard will be even more so
Hedge funds need to tackle insider trading perception
Avoiding greater fools
Growing AML raises privacy concerns: editorial
The challenge of AML continues to evolve, but banks need to beware of overreaching
Operational risk and the great financial crisis
Five years on, how much do we actually know about the op risk impact of the crisis?
Power market design leads traders to take advantage
The design of modern power pools is highly complex, creating plenty of opportunities for clever traders to profit by circumventing the rules, writes Vincent Kaminski