Opinion/Risk management

Risk milestones

Anniversaries inevitably inspire an urge to reminisce. David Rowe lists several important public milestones and one personal milestone in the development of financial risk management

Column: John Birdwood

Investors of a certain vintage will know that there's nothing new about the subprime boom and bust. Savings and loan associations in the 1980s went through a similar ordeal

A dangerous idea

Encouraging and supporting sound internal risk management has become an important aspect of effective financial regulation. Imposing a regulatory capital charge for stress-test losses would undermine this important objective, argues David Rowe

Keeping pace with a changing industry

Welcome to the 'new look' OpRisk & Compliance magazine. As many of our long-time readers will know, OpRisk & Compliance has come a long way over the past few years – we are working hard to keep up with the rapid evolution of the disciplines of…

A yen for financing

Yen-denominated mortgages have proven an attractive source of low-cost housing funding over the past 10 years. David Rowe asks whether these products are an accident waiting to happen

It's different this time - really

The advent of the structured credit market has changed investors' understanding of risk. What's more, the triggers for widespread losses will not be the same this time round

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