Middle East
Geopolitical risk models not ‘rigorous’ enough, says quant
Joseph Simonian believes game theory and reinforcement learning could improve matters
Asia moves: senior hires at Standard Chartered, Barclays and more
Latest job news across the industry
Exchange of the year: Intercontinental Exchange
Risk Awards 2022: Amid Brexit and benchmark transition, Ice fulfils Abu Dhabi exchange ambition
People moves: Quarles quits Fed, CS credit team exodus continues, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
People moves: Citi nabs JPM and Citadel staff, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
People moves: Credit Suisse senior shake-up, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Kuwait dispute leaves SWF without a head or full board
Fiscal battle between monarch and parliament keeps top positions at sovereign wealth fund vacant
Optimisation firms prep for SA-CCR boom
Flush with new cash, vendors ready rebalancing services ahead of risk-sensitive leverage framework
People moves: new CRO at LCH, changes at Natixis investment bank, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
People news: Yarian leaves HSBC, Goldman’s Lemkau joins MSD Partners, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
FRTB implementation – Covid-19 and Libor pressure
Industry leaders discuss the pressures FRTB is placing on banks’ data infrastructure and systems, how FRTB may constrain banks’ ability to manage future volatility, and the potential complications to implementation caused by such factors as the Covid‑19…
Banks eye post-pandemic shake-up of op risk scenarios
Firms seek better handle on impact of global shocks, and hope to avert regulatory attention
Growing sanctions raise compliance risk for energy firms
Sanctions increase risk for energy firms as regulators step up enforcement, writes maritime data expert
Asia moves: JP Morgan names new Apac CEO, Axa hires six heads, and more
Latest job news across the industry
HSBC hires Credit Suisse European rates head
Olivier Herregods joins UK bank to run Emea flow rates
Corporates fear EU will spike Emir Refit reporting relief
Delegated reporting threatened by policy-maker objections to use of foreign banks
Credit data: ‘dirty diesel’ woes weigh on autoparts firms
Auto supplier default risks have jumped, as environmental concerns hit prospects for diesel vehicles, says David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark
Loans to offshore centres surge
Total claims surpass pre-crisis peak
Sovereign risk manager of the year: Debt Management Office of Saudi Arabia
Risk Awards 2018: New DMO is building a benchmark curve that could spur local capital markets
Margin rules spur Middle East netting upgrades
Bahrain, Qatar, UAE seek to bolster swaps safeguards
Sovereign wealth fund interns cost BNY Mellon nearly $15m
Custodians should retrain HR in foreign bribery rules as SEC threatens further action
Mena brightspot for fund flows
Funds of hedge funds, India and commodities strategies see redemptions but Mena focuses attract flows
Sovereign hedging picks up as developing countries end fuel subsidies
A push to eliminate fuel subsidies across much of Africa, the Middle East and Asia is raising interest in the use of commodity hedging by governments as a way of containing social unrest. But it remains a challenge to get sovereign commodity hedging…