Technology
Risk Derivatives Summit : EC backs multiple CCPs
Multiple central counterparties for clearing derivatives trades might be less efficient, but stability concerns make a single counterparty too risky to allow, a European Commission (EC) specialist said today.
Barclays ATM fault affects millions of consumers
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Australian emissions trading scheme will stunt LNG growth says opposition
The Australian LNG industry has expressed concern about the effect the Rudd Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) will have on growth, following its proposed introduction in July 2011.
Data corruption fastest cause of disruption for businesses
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OTC Global Holdings pushes into agricultural products
Interdealer broker OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH) has announced the acquisition of two Chicago-based firms, Futures International and T&J Shuff Enterprises, specialising in agricultural futures and options contracts in corn, wheat, soybeans, soybean meal…
Investor profile: Credaris
Scott Dowle, chief technology officer at London-based credit hedge fund Credaris, talks to Credit about 50%-plus returns in a bear market and the kind of tech infrastructure the firm deploys to manage its CDO holdings.
All in one -- Software rankings
Budgets are under pressure, and more and more firms are opting for a single platform provider for all their compliance software needs. Victoria Pennington looks at which companies they are turning to, and why
Heading for the clouds
Technology
More speed, more efficiency
Banks are increasingly aware of the speed and efficiency that is required to process data when creating and dealing in structured products. Calls for transparency and liquidity mean it is vital to choose systems that can cope with the products'…
The fast track
Modern trading and risk technology systems are large and complex, but banks are becoming increasingly wary of running into implementation difficulties. As a result, technology vendors are packaging their systems so they are quicker and simpler to get up…
After the dust settles
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Settlement risk
Fit for forex
Asia Risk FX Review & Outlook 2009 - Trading systems
SunGard acquires risk management solution from ICE
Pennsylvania-based software company SunGard has acquired the ICE Risk commodity trading solution from IntercontinentalExchange (ICE.)
FSA warns firms to address swine flu
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Financial pricing for the 21st century
Putting a price on assets for which no active market exists is a process mired in complexity and no little controversy. But the pricing models of yesteryear are simply not up to the job. David Patrikarakos looks at the new generation of valuation models…
Internal affairs
Internal Models