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In anticipation of Jacob Schmidt's report 'Worst Performing Hedge Funds', Cate Rocchi looks at the market and who are the worst offenders

AEP snaps up Enron's Nordic power team

Ohio-based utility American Electric Power (AEP) is set to enter the Nordic power market after its London-based European trading arm, AEP Energy Services, assumed operation of Enron's offices in Oslo and Stockholm.

Hungarian netting legislation welcomed by Isda

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) today said it welcomed the implementation of Act CXX of 2001 on the Capital Markets (CMA), which provides legal certainty to the enforceability of close-out netting in Hungary. The CMA, passed by…

In search of clarity and focus

Greater precision is needed in defining operational risk, but the Basle regulators' latest thoughts are lost in generalities, says Jacques Pézier, in the final article of a three-part series.

Regulators want active dialogue on op risk

BASEL - Active dialogue between banks and their supervisors is the key to the continued development of approaches to managing operational risk, global banking regulators said in a much-delayed paper on op risk sound practices issued in December.

Approach with caution

Indicators of operational risk are not for the faint of heart, nor are they necessarily bearers of good news. But used properly and effectively, they can help businesses identify potential losses before they happen.

Basel II sets the pace for operational risk reform

Basel II is set to come into play in 2005, bringing a host of opportunities for vendors along with the new framework for banking supervision. Andrew Partridge examines the potential and some of the challenges for the suppliers and users of financial…

The Basel Accord: A tough nut to crack

Crafting a capital charge for operational risk has proven to be a project fraught with controversy. International regulators’ first attempt raised the industry’s hackles. David Keefe reports on recent – and further expected – compromises by the Basel…

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