Opinion
From Greek tragedy to Cypriot farce
The crisis in Cyprus may come to be seen as a turning point towards reduced moral hazard and a viable future for the euro, but David Rowe argues many pitfalls remain
Variable annuity products must avoid the derivatives witch hunt
Variable annuity products must avoid the derivatives witch hunt
Editorial: Operational risk in the regulatory spotlight
Attracting attention
Benefits and pitfalls of a risk taxonomy
Rigorous classification of operational risks can be the foundation of a good risk framework – but it's easy to get wrong, warns Marcelo Cruz
Hedge funds face continued global economic uncertainty
Search for meaning
Editorial: Return to sender
Return to sender
China and the challenge of creative destruction
If China is to continue its remarkable economic success of the past 30 years, it needs to tolerate and even encourage disruptive figures such as Steve Jobs. David Rowe argues that it is unclear whether the existing power structure is prepared to do so
The low-yield environment is a challenge for regulators as well as insurers
The low-yield environment is a challenge for regulators as well as insurers
Solving systemic risk in harmony
Regulators face an uphill task fixing the plumbing of global financial regulation, but an organisation waits in the wings ready to be tasked with the job of marrying up the connections
Italian financial transaction tax under scrutiny
When in Rome
Editorial: Business continuity is about planning in advance, whether for epidemics or storms
Preparing for the worst
First person: Section 871(m) amendment favours single-stock futures
What does the future hold?
Clarity call for trade repository reporting
Quotes of the quarter
The importance of preventive KRIs
Developing key risk indicators, or KRIs, is a prerequisite for effective risk management
CVA proxying: Nomura's alternative to "flawed" EBA method
A cross-section for CVA
Editorial: Asia’s political economy
The shaping force of today's financial markets is politics
Operational risk issues in the broker-dealer sector
Intensive exposure