Trading systems
A place on the grid
A growing number of banks have implemented grid technology for their risk management and derivatives trading businesses, allowing them to borrow spare capacity from dormant computers to process complex tasks in a fraction of the time. By Clive Davidson
Stateside summit
Adding to the success of Energy Risk Europe in March, last month’s Energy Risk USA conference raised some lively debate. ERM, credit risk and the problems facing quant analysts were among the hot topics. Oliver Holtaway reports
A place on the grid
Technology
RiskNews
RiskNews
Consolidate to accumulate
Profile
Basel Committee calls for dialogue on ERM
MONTE CARLO – Ryozo Himino, secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, called on bankers and regulators to engage in a constructive dialogue to achieve the dream of real enterprise-wide risk management, in a keynote speech at the…
The vendors’view
Energy Risk Annual Awards
Plugging the gaps
Italian banks have overhauled the risk management of their loan portfolios. But weaknesses still remain, particularly in the area of risk-adjusted pricing and credit risk transfer. Rachel Wolcott looks at what steps Italy’s banks are taking to fill the…
Size matters, finds Greenwich survey
The ability to execute large currency trades is one of the key components in winning new FX business from corporates and institutional clients, according to latest research from Greenwich Associates.
Hedge fund risk managers dispute need for transparency
A panel of hedge fund risk officers disputed the need for increased transparency in the industry today during a debate held at Risk ’s Global Risk Summit in Monte Carlo.
Basel Committee calls for dialogue on ERM
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
Fighting forforex space
Forex: trading platforms
Plugging the gaps
Portfolio management
Achieving consensus
Reference data
Making sources of risk transparent
Corporate Statement
Derivatives business must better state its case, says del Missier
The global derivatives industry must make a concerted effort to educate people about the usefulness of derivatives and deal with misconceptions, Jerry del Missier, head of rates and private equity and regional head of Europe for Barclays Capital, told…
Hedge fund risk managers dispute need for transparency
A panel of hedge fund risk officers disputed the need for increased transparency in the industry today during a debate held at Risk ’s Global Risk Summit in Monte Carlo.
Tentative steps
Emissions Trading
Goldman launches swaps platform
New angles