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Oil outlook revised down
Oil prices are not expected to top $100/bbl in 2010 as energy sector participants pare down their 2010 forecasts in light of supply issues
Countrywide to pay $600 million to New York pension funds
Mortgage bank alleged to have exposed investors to excessive risk
A granular approach to data
The drive for regulatory reform in the US has focused on the availabilty of data, and a bill being discussed in Washington, DC proposes the establishment of national data and research centres.
Indian banks ramp up AML investment
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Nine arrested in UK over £40m mortgage fraud
Losses and Lawsuits
Credit solution
Many companies have used hedge accounting rules for interest rate hedges, but hedge accounting for credit risk is much less common. Dirk Schubert argues hedge accounting for this type of risk can be applied, and proposes a possible solution
2008 record year for UK bank fraud
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Fund managers bought products they didn't understand, survey finds
A recent survey by auditing firm KPMG reveals a chasm in the level of derivatives and risk management knowledge at global fund and investment managers.
Internal audit turns focus to risk management
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Fraud in the UK hits twelve year high
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Brazil looks to controls
New legislation in Brazil on banking systems and controls has triggered a flood of sales from large accountancy firms and specialist service providers. John Rumsey looks at the new rules and how Brazilian banks are responding
Banking on a more advanced approach
Banks must review their advanced measurement approach models if they are to experience a smooth transition under the new Basel II regime. By Thomas Kaiser, of consultants KPMG
Bumf and bumf-ability
Each time a directive is altered in the run-up to implementation, the resulting rewording and reprinting of documentation can prove almost as challenging as getting the changes accepted by the industry. When that directive is as large as Mifid, a whole…
Risk managers: rainbow warriors?
Corporate social responsibility is an oft-bandied term among big business, but frustratingly hard to define. Peter Madigan looks at the risk issues for banks and what risk and compliance executives need to know
India deadline delay ‘for the best’ says KPMG
A new KPMG survey shows the revised Indian deadline of March 2009 should boost Basel II take-up
HBOS operational risk officer joins KPMG
Andrew Smith, former chief financial and operational risk officer at HBOS, has joined KPMG as a London-based managing director in the consultancy firm's financial risk management practice. Smith will develop the group’s technical expertise and expand it…
European business under-prepared for Mifid, says KPMG
A survey by the international financial services firm KPMG has found that European executives are under-prepared for the implementation of the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid).
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BarCap boosts German coverage with Frankfurt hires
Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of Barclays Bank, has made several appointments to its Frankfurt office, extending its coverage in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.