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Bahraini Basel
Basel II
Landing on his feet
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Picking up the pace
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Is it really alpha?
Hedge funds often characterise their mission as the pursuit of pure alpha. A growing body of research, however, argues that a significant proportion of observed hedge fund returns are really alternative beta. David Rowe considers the implications for the…
Structuring for sharia
Structured Products
The balancing act
CDPCS
Reach for the sky
Sukuk
Pension funds treble use of derivatives, according to Mercer survey
The number of pension schemes using derivatives to hedge their inflation and interest-rate risks in connection with liability-driven investment strategies has trebled over the last year, according to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting (MHRC)…
Going downturn
There is much debate regarding the definition of 'downturn' loss given default (LGD). In this article, Michael Barco offers an analytic approach for calculating downturn LGD so that credit risk capital is not underestimated or overestimated
Putting backlogs up front
Equity Derivatives
A topsy-turvy world
Securitisation
Re-evaluating valuation
Subprime mortgage woes continue to send shudders through the markets. Rising delinquencies, rating downgrades and falling prices have left investors with huge losses on CDO of ABS investments. The losses have revealed discrepancies in the valuation of…
Tighter integration – the key to the most successful FX derivative businesses
Sponsored Statement
Moving to convergence
Risk Management
AFT to the fore?
Sovereigns
Take me to your interdealer
Hedge funds
The untenable robustness of hedging
Credit indexes