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Mark up the scorecard
Sergio Scandizzo and Roberto Setola explore the application of a scorecard approach to the measurement of operational risk, assessing both its reliability as a risk-management tool and the practicalities of its implementation.
Mark up the scorecard
Sergio Scandizzo and Roberto Setola explore the application of a scorecard approach to the measurement of operational risk, assessing both its reliability as a risk-management tool and the practicalities of its implementation.
Fimat's UK branch first to adopt Belzberg-CBOE system
Broker Fimat’s UK trading arm is the first European customer for the Hybrid Trading System (HyTS), a joint offering from Belzberg Technologies and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), reports Risk's sister publication Trading Technology Week .
Rabobank upgrades software for Basel II compliance
Dutch bank Rabobank has purchased risk management software from Ubitrade-Fermat to assist in its Basel II compliance.
SGX signs up for OM trading system
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has selected OM to provide it with a new integrated trading engine.
Mind the gap
UK mortgage lenders are grappling with Basel II. But there are still concerns about a credit risk management gap between the large and small lenders.
Sponsor's article > Credit risk catches up
When Basel II was first proposed in 1999, credit risk models lagged way behind market risk models. But that's changed, which means we need less prescriptive rules for determining credit risk capital.
SAS extends risk software portfolio
North Carolina-based software provider SAS has extended its range of risk management systems by acquiring technology vendor RiskAdvisory. The Canada-based software company specialises in providing risk software to energy and utility companies.
WSS updates hedge accounting software
Wall Street Systems (WSS), the global treasury and capital management system provider, has launched a new module for its treasury engine to incorporate the most recent worldwide hedge accounting requirements. The new ‘hedge compliance module’ replaces…
SunGard MDS buys Fame
SunGard Market Data Services (MDS) has signed an agreement to acquire historical data and data management software vendor Fame Information Services.
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Kamakura upgrades credit default prediction software
Hawaii-based risk technology vendor Kamakura has upgraded its default probability calculation software. The company said version 3.0 of its Jarrow-Chava default probability KDP-jc is an improvement on previous models that tended to overestimate the…
Abbey National selects Algo Collateral
Abbey National has licensed Algo Collateral from Canadian risk technology provider Algorithmic. The UK bank will start implementing the technology in London immediately.
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