Financial crisis
Equity markets in constant state of extreme event expectation, says expert
Models of US and UK equity markets show players expect fresh outbreak of crisis
FCIC report: the major findings
Risk summarises the major conclusions from the commission report
FCIC report: US crisis inquiry splits along party lines
Republican members of panel issue two inconsistent dissenting reports
Swiss authorities ink deal on crisis collaboration
Swiss National Bank, finance ministry and regulator sign memorandum on supervisory cooperation
Top 10 articles on Risk.net in 2010
A quick overview of the top ten articles across the whole of Risk.net in 2010 provides a roadmap of the year's main themes
Eurozone break-up fears persist despite EU bailouts
Risk of debtor-nation
Q&A: Marc Fontaine, head of commodity derivatives, Americas at BNP Paribas
Training for growth
Risk managers search for eurozone defences
Danger zone
Bank risk manager of the year: Deutsche Bank
Risk awards 2011
Isda's Richard Metcalfe: Regulatory risk has many faces
Insightful trading
In conversation with...Luke Spajic, Pimco
The head of European credit portfolio management at Pimco talks to Credit's Alex Monro about the ongoing Eurozone crisis, and the likely investment themes for 2011.
Imbalances could treble in next two decades: Bank's Haldane
Bank of England executive director Andy Haldane charts course of global imbalances, pointing to trends likely to widen them
Securitisation may ease Basel III SME lending concerns
Credit conservation
King called for global bailout in March 2008: WikiLeak
Bank of England governor told US ambassador of need for nations to cooperate in order to recapitalise banking sector
The Fed's role in the financial crisis: Jerry Tempelman column
In denial over monetary policy
Pain coming for senior bondholders, say Credit Institute panellists
Buy-side participants at the latest Credit Institute event acknowledged haircuts on senior unsecured debt are looking increasingly likely as regulators move to introduce new special resolution regimes.
The financial stability puzzle
The financial stability puzzle
Oil hedging strategies revised after Irish bail-out
Oil hedging strategies revised after Irish bail-out
Sponsored feature: The fight against financial crime – a post-crisis response
The fight against financial crime – a post-crisis response
Central banker Honohan expects IMF loan for Ireland
Trinity College's Lucey adds, "Thank God we have an honest central bank governor. He's the first official to call it as he sees it."
Make the right decision: Spain’s Ordóñez to Dublin
Governor of the Bank of Spain suggests Irish officials ask for help as fears grow that Dublin’s resistance to a bailout will trigger contagion
Foreclosures failings could lead to 'second round of crisis'
Former US Senate special counsel predicts trouble for institutions struggling to foreclose mortgages
G20 calls for bigger, better FSB to carry reform agenda
G20 leaders at Seoul summit identify areas in which further progress in needed, calling on Financial Stability Board to take the lead and drive reform; ask FSB to report on what extra resources it needs
Geneva Association: "stabilising" insurers should be better repesented in systemic risk supervision
Insurance think tank bemoans underrepresentation of the "firefighting" insurance sector in Financial Stability Board and confusion over its role in the financial crisis