Opinion
Six steps for preventive KRIs
A step-by-step guide on how to establish a suite of key risk indicators which can help prevent systems or process failures
Hedge funds' year in review
Event driven strategies disappointed in 2014, while trend-followers thrived
Ignore Eiopa's stress test results at your peril
Worst-case scenario looks worryingly possible
Approaches to reputation risk vary around the world – survey
Studies find wide spread of management methods
Big Data: managing legal and operational risk
Banks face particular problems in exploiting big data analytics
Gauge China's growth by derivatives use, not GDP data
Using PPP figures to assess the comparative size of China's economy is a pointless exercise
The 'right to be forgotten' and financial institutions
ECJ decision means new problems for data preservation
Non-cleared margin rules pose cross-border challenge – Isda
Key differences between European and US rules could hit Asia
Piecing together the October 15 puzzle
Huge US Treasury swing was result of hedge fund crowding and gamma hedging
Backtesting is not the way forward for structured products
Projections represent the only way forward
Whistleblowing in the UK: the law and your responsibilities
Companies should implement a robust whistleblowing policy to ensure protection for all
Dealers have the last word on derivatives notionals
Compression is the ultimate retort to those who equate notionals with exposure
Indos: unexpected conflicts of interest emerging from AIFMD
Are depo-lite standalone administrators independent enough?
Mifid II must recognise that commodities are different
EU law threatens to engulf commodities industry in financial rules
Now is the time for clarity
Matching adjustment process shows how regulatory confusion might be resolved in practice
The rough road to reform in 2015
Cultural change will be on the agenda in 2015 – and it won't be easy
Knowing your territory is vital for energy firms
Poor local knowledge can lead to persecution at home and abroad
Liquid alts advocated part of hedge fund founder exit strategies
Fees lower but flow diversification raises firm valuations
We all suffer if derivatives are treated like drugs
Regulators are clamping down on complexity, but risk harming innovation
Oil price drop may prove a boon to global growth
But prices may return towards $100 range, says fund manager
JP Morgan expects dispersion of hedge fund returns to increase
Historical composite data unreliable for extrapolating returns
Three could be a crowd for Australian OTC clearing market
Sydney home to world's fourth largest IRS market but is that big enough?
What the leverage ratio means for clearing fees – Citi analysis
The future of swap clearing depends on the finer details of the supplementary leverage ratio
Human resource management key to minimising 'people risk'
HR needs to have closer ties to op risk – both would benefit