Middle East
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…
Cooke joins HSBC as global head of operational risk
Moves from Barclays Wealth where he was CRO
India-focused hedge funds continue seesaw performance
Mena funds outperform EM peers
Convertible arbitrage hedge fund strategies continue to outperform
Developed Europe-focused funds report positive gains
Sanctioned jurisdictions struggling with Fatca
Barriers to entry
Demand grows for Islamic op risk managers
Islamic studies
MSCI reintroduces Saudi Arabia indexes
The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) has allowed MSCI to create and issue Saudi Arabian domestic equity market indexes
The challenge of standardising sharia compliance
Seeking harmony
Operational risk in dangerous regions
Danger zones
2012: another year of living dangerously
2012: another year of living dangerously
Worse than we thought
Worse than we thought
Tough Middle East sanctions put AML under spotlight
Banks' anti-money-laundering processes will come under scrutiny in the face of tougher sanctions in the Middle East
Risk and compliance hiring in the Middle East is strengthening, say recruiters
Regulatory pressure and recognition of the importance of risk and compliance at firms is driving recruitment of executives from around the world into the Middle East
FX Invest Middle East: Volatility is tough and unsustainable, say managers
Delegates at FX Invest conference in Dubai discuss Japanese intervention, the value of emerging market currencies and their outlook on volatility
FX Invest Middle East: Mena region dodges Arab Spring 'curveball'
HSBC's senior economist for the Middle East and North Africa tells delegates at FX Invest conference the region has dealt with two big challenges this year, but it stands in better shape than some developed economies
Uprisings lead to AML improvement in Middle East
Banks in the Middle East have a heightened awareness of AML issues since this year's uprisings, according to industry experts
Risk-managing the Middle East's revolutions
Risk-managing revolution
Sean Corrigan talks emerging market risks
Diapason Commodities's Sean Corrigan discusses Chinese hard landings, Mena unrest, the role of Opec, quantitative easing and the likely market reactions to a Greek default
Financial institutions adhere to Middle East sanctions
The recent uprisings in the Middle East have presented increased challenges for financial institutions doing business in the region. Institutions have been required to react to and comply with imposed international sanctions
ETF Securities completes physical industrial metals platform with London listing
ETF Securities completes physical industrial metals platform with London listing
Commodity prices seen as greatest threat to recovery: poll
Rising commodity prices pose the biggest risk to recovery after the 2008 global financial crisis, according to a risk.net poll
Barclays ETNs access the 'pure beta' of commodity returns
Barclays ETNs access the 'pure beta' of commodity returns
Technicals don’t reflect fundamental truths
Far from perfect
Credit markets resilient to extraneous events in Japan and MENA
Trading talk: April 2011