Operational risk
Yale founds school for corporate governance
Corporate governance
AMF issues Mifid consultation paper
Regulatory update
Carlyle Group acquires FRS
Measurement
Detica buys MA Partners for £32m
Measurement
The complex life
Reference Data
Efficiency and control in collateral management
Business Control Solutions
Theory vs Reality
Sponsored half-day briefing
UK FSA’s risk assessment framework updated
Changes to the risk-based regulatory framework used by the Financial Services Authority in the UK has been issued today. The report was published by the regulator as a part of a scheduled series addressing the Advanced, Risk-Response Operating FrameWork …
Likely UK client categorisation proposals for Mifid set out
UK regulator Financial Services Authority (FSA) has outlined the upcoming client categorisation consultations and proposals that will need to be addressed before the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) is implemented next year.
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FSA sends “Dear CEO” Letter for CRD firms FSA releases handbook development newsletter
EC calls for advice on the review of commodities business under the CRD
The European Commission (EC) has asked the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) for advice on commodities firms under both the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid). CEBS is going to…
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FSA publishes new Mifid requirements
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EC releases updated Lamfalussy league table
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AMF issues Mifid consultation paper
Follow up: BIS on emerging economies
In this chapter of the Bank for International Settlements’ recent report on emerging markets, the BIS discusses the changing nature of risks facing banks.
Paul de Fries, group risk manager, Noble Group
Paul de Fries is group risk manager of Noble Group. He began his career at the IPE, was a derivatives trader with Hull, and later joined ING Bank. He was head trader at Macquarie Bank before joining Noble in 2001
Weathering power's demand
Using temperature forecasts to predict power demand has some major pitfalls. Here Martin Fischer and Michael Grossman suggest ways to glean more from forecasted temperature data
Forward thinking for backwardation
In certain settings it's reasonable to assume that the current futures price embodies the market expectations of the spot price. However, as Gary Dorris, Sean Burrows and Vena Kostroun explain, there are distinct situations when this assumption does not…
Equator Principles re-launched
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Latching On In LatAm
LATIN AMERICA