Operational risk
Victory for Sox and PCAOB
US District Court judge dismisses SOX/PCAOBlawsuit
Quadrant aids Basel II compliancy in Denmark
Danish banking industry gets to grips with Basel II
Japan-EU meeting to discuss financial issues
JFSA briefs EC on Basel II implementation process
CEIOPS out with more Solvency II advice
CEIOPS provides further Solvency II technical advice to the European Commission
FSA out with Mifid perimeter guidance
FSA issued more Mifid guidance for beleaguered firms
Four in ten EU firms to miss Mifid deadline, survey says
Handysoft-sponsored survey suggests only four in ten financial institutions will be ready to implement Mifid by the November 1 deadline.
FSA speaks out on Solvency II
Sarah Wilson, director of the FSA's Retail Firms Division, presents FSA view of Solvency II
PRMIA/SunGard deliver RAPM survey
PRMIA and SunGard out with survey on the current use of risk-adjusted performance measurement (RAPM) in business decision-making processes.
IIF special committee releases liquidity risk report
Institute of International Finance publishes new report, Principles of Liquidity-Risk Management.
SOX opposition continues
Three congressmen are reintroducing COMPETE bill to exempt small businesses from 404 requirements.
Under the yoke
The Reserve Bank of India released its long-awaited draft derivatives regulations in early December. But far from opening the market up to a wider universe of products, dealers complain the derivatives market has been reined back in.
Singapore stakes its claim
The lion city is pushing for a slice of the fast growing Islamic finance market - a move that may put it on a collision course with its more established peers, notably Malaysia.
Reuters launches new Mifid package
Reuters has launched a package of measures to help clients to comply with Mifid.
CESR publishes responses to transaction reporting CP
CESR publishes responses to its consultation paper on transaction reporting under Mifid
EBF responds to CESR call for evidence on non-equities markets transparency
EBF sees fundamental flaw in non-equities market transparency under Mifid.
Equiduct out with best execution white paper
Equiduct out with Mifid White Paper.
PWG recommends principles based guidance for hedge funds and private equity
PWG recommends principles-based guidance for hedge funds
South Korea on target for Basel II
The South Korean Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will begin screening banks’ Basel II programmes from June.
The view from the top
asset allocation
South Africa - Giving clarity
Hedge funds
Staging a comeback
A change in public perception, energy supply concerns and green issues are all driving a nuclear power revival in the US. Technological advances, financial incentives and licence standardisation look set to smooth the process of new build, finds Neil O…
Meeting the pace of change
Energy trading is advancing so quickly it's sometimes difficult for software to keep pace. Energy Risk's software survey reveals almost half of respondents changed systems in 2006. David Watkins reports
Harnessing our differences
In the first of a series, Eric Holmquist considers the characteristics, challenges and opportunities in developing a risk culture