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Considering the potential pro-cyclical impact of Basel II and the limited effectiveness of countervailing influences, David Rowe concludes that making the 8% ratio of capital-to-risk-adjusted-assets a discretionary policy variable should be part of the…
The consulting conundrum
Gone are the Y2K days, when consultancies could exploit their strong positions and bill their clients big money for questionable services. The roles have been reversed for financial services firms, and consultancies are having to back up their ‘smoke and…
Exceptional Rates of Failure
With industry exception rates so high that the word exception is hardly appropriate, some firms are taking drastic steps. Among them: demanding that partners meet minimum standards to continue getting business.
Framework developed for German banks
BONN, GERMANY - Many of Germany's banks have been somewhat slow to prepare their operational risk management framework for the new international bank capital accord, Basel II, and the prospective European Union (EU) Capital Adequacy Directive (Cad).
Reuters teams with Barra to offer buy-side risk analytics
Reuters, the UK information company, has teamed up with Berkeley, California-based risk management technology vendor, Barra, to integrate Reuters’ buy-side market data with Barra’s risk analytics products for the investment community.
Danske Bank selects Algo Collateral
Denmark’s Danske Bank has implemented Algo Collateral from Toronto-based risk management software provider, Algorithmics, to support the expansion of its margining activities and collateralised counterparties.
Summit to offer multi-asset exotics pricing
New York-based trading technology provider Summit Systems, a unit of the UK’s Misys, has developed a multi-asset derivatives pricing capability due for roll-out with version 3.5 of its flagship front-end trading system within the next two to three months.
Fra-Cross to use SwapsWire for electronic confirmation
Fra-Cross, the matching service developed by inter-dealer broker Icap for crossing forward rate agreements (FRAs) used to manage reset risk, is to use SwapsWire to confirm electronically matched trades.
RBS selects Algo credit to manage global wholesale credit limits
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has selected Algo Credit to manage its global limits and exposures management from Algorithmics, the Toronto-based provider of risk management software.
SunGard upgrades Monis Convertibles with new credit hedging tools
SunGard Trading and Risk Systems, an operating unit of SunGard, has added a credit hedging module to version 5.0 of Monis' Convertibles XL 5.0, the latest version of its spreadsheet-based pricing, analysis and hedging software for convertible bonds and…
Reveleus launches Basel II package
Boston-based financial analytics company, Reveleus, has launched a Basel II software product suite for enterprise risk management and compliance with the forthcoming capital regulations as specified by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
The LMP supermodel
With Ferc’s standard market design (SMD) seeking a shift from zonal power pricing to nodal pricing, the concept of locational marginal pricing (LMP) has become a key policy issue. Henwood Energy’s Vikram Janardhan proposes 10 key modelling features to…
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