Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

Japanese credit default swaps liquidity dries up

Trading in credit default swaps in Japan remained largely directionless this week in the absence of any significant end-client flow, and amid continued uncertainty regarding the government’s plans for the country’s ailing banks.

SMBC launches summer weather derivatives

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has recently launched a weather derivatives contract for unusual hot and cold summer temperatures in Japan, according to an official for the bank.

Modeling and measuring operational risk

Recent operational risk events such as occurred at Barings, Daiwa, Sumitomo, and other institutions show the importance of measuring and controlling such operational risk. In this paper the authors present a quantitative operational risk measurement…

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