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Business continutity planning is high on the agenda for financial services firms. For the first time, OpRisk & Compliance has surveyed the market to identify the leading BCP providers. Victoria Pennington presents the results
In the line of fire
In the global fight against money laundering, financial institutions are developing various hi-tech weapons. Peter Madigan reports
Under a broad umbrella
Integration, consolidation and convergence were the key words from the top ranking companies in this year's compliance software survey. But as Peter Madigan reports, aiming for a fully comprehensive suite in a constantly changing regulatory world may be…
Thinking hard about AML software
Five years after 9/11, banks are stepping back and taking a more studied approach to anti-money laundering. Dianne See Morrison reports
Speed and compliance dominate data market
Despite consolidations and rationalisations, user firms are paying more for market data than ever before, according to speakers on a panel entitled "Small change: A look at market data spending" at sister publication Inside Market Data’s Europe…
Benchmarking ‘not enough’ to protect against conflicts of interest in Mifid
In a report commissioned by the FSA to coincide with its discussion paper, ‘Implementing MiFID’s best execution requirements’, IBM has found that benchmarking alone is not enough to protect against conflicts of interest when a firm is dealing on own…
FSA examines the feasibility of benchmarking for execution policies under Mifid
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK has just released discussion paper 06/3, ‘Implementing Mifid’s best execution requirements’. The paper, open for comments until August 17, 2006, will inform the FSA’s approach to Article 21 of the Markets…
SuperDerivatives upgrades forex platform
Options pricing systems vendor SuperDerivatives has launched an upgrade of its SD-FX system, according to RiskNews’ sister publication, Dealing With Technology .
'What is Risk management?' ask Risk USA speakers
The way banks and other financial institutions think about – and sometimes misinterpret – their risk management function formed the main theme of the opening keynote speeches at this year's Risk USA conference.
‘What is Risk management?’ ask Risk USA speakers
The way banks and other financial institutions think about – and sometimes misinterpret – their risk management function formed the main theme of the opening keynote speeches at this year’s Risk USA conference.
ING hires Asian equity derivatives traders
ING Financial Markets has hired two equity derivatives traders, Jean-Guy Renard and Martin Wevers, for its Hong Kong office.
Mantas and IBM collaborate for trading abuse monitor
Mantas, a compliance technology provider for the financial services and telecommunications industries, has partnered with IBM to develop Mutual Fund Monitor, a system developed to enable fund managers to detect market timing, late trading, self-dealing…
Bank of Israel signs up for SuperDerivatives
The Bank of Israel, Israel’s central bank, has adopted UK-based technology vendor SuperDerivatives' foreign exchange option pricing and analytics system.
Caterpillar chooses SuperDerivatives for forex hedging
Caterpillar, the US-based manufacturer of construction machinery, has bought the SuperDerivatives system for pricing foreign exchange options.
IBM rolls out SuperDerivatives for currency options
IBM has signed a multi-licence contract with London-based foreign exchange pricing company SuperDerivatives. The company will roll out the SuperDerivatives pricing system for currency options to the IT company's treasury team based in Armonk, New York.
Japanese banks need to improve op risk management, says BOJ
TOKYO - Some Japanese financial institutions need to improve their op risk management, according to a report released in March by the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
Taking it slow
Hong Kong's banks are, for the most part, targeting the standardised approach outlined in the new Basel capital Accord, but it is hoped that this will act as a catalyst for the further improvements in risk management.
Reuters and IBM team up in Asia-Pacific
Reuters has teamed up with IBM Financial Services to offer risk management systems and consulting services to small and medium sized financial institutions in Asia-Pacific.