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11/12/2018
Risk USA: Forget Silicon Valley – come work in finance, hedge fund CRO tells technologists……
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11/09/2018
The pair reduced op RWAs a combined $15 billion in the third quarter……
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11/06/2018
A comprehensive review of a firm’s GRC framework can deliver enhanced reporting and transparency, increasing the pace of innovation and adoption……
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11/06/2018
Firms are increasingly exploring the benefits of cloud-based options for a range of tasks and applications. A panel of industry leaders discusses key topics, including how to best deploy cloud computing, its most effective uses, the impact of regulation on its adoption and the long-term advantages c…
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10/31/2018
Two-thirds of reduction achieved through RWA efficiencies……
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10/31/2018
In early October, figures from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision confirmed what banks have known for some time: the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) will spark a vast increase in the cost of market-making to the point that, for some products, it will no longer make sense to con…
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10/29/2018
The €114m default of Nasdaq power trader Einar Aas will have consequences across markets – but energy could be particularly badly affected……
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10/29/2018
Mexico, China, and US yet to implement key rule changes……
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10/29/2018
Risk densities range widely and out-of-sync with average probabilities of default……
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10/25/2018
Clearing house is “seriously considering” contributing to its own default waterfall……
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10/25/2018
We present a method for conditional time series forecasting based on an adaptation of the recent deep convolutional WaveNet architecture….
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10/24/2018
Varied supervisory and external audit demands stretch cross-border risk management……
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10/24/2018
Dealers urge South African Reserve Bank to depart from Basel standards on NMRFs……
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10/23/2018
RWA densities for corporate loans under standardised approach stand at 94%, for A-IRB just 43%……
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10/23/2018
A forum of industry leaders discusses how banks will define individual trading desks under FRTB, whether BCBS 239 compliance projects can help banks meet FRTB risk data challenges, which model validation obstacles banks still face and other key topics……
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10/23/2018
Market share in long-dated trades has halved since metric was imposed at start of year……
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10/22/2018
This paper aims to reflect the current state of the discussion on the validation of market risk forecasts by means of backtesting….
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10/18/2018
Ice and CME question handling of individual direct clearing members at FIA Expo……
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10/17/2018
Four sources say draft will make concession; it could also revive EU-US segregation drama……
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10/17/2018
Regulators and exchanges need to learn from the Greenhat/PJM default in the US as well as the Norwegian Nasdaq blowout……
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10/17/2018
In this paper, the authors develop an early warning system for forecasting a financial crisis of the magnitude of the 2007-8 crisis for the European Union (the EU14)….
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10/17/2018
Second quarter saw the second-largest quarterly increase since the CCP began reporting in 2015……
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10/15/2018
The impending move from interbank offered rates to alternate reference rates will require important changes to many valuation and risk management processes and infrastructure. EY Financial Services’ Shankar Mukherjee, Michael Sheptin and John Boyle explore the impact of the transition, as well as wh…
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10/15/2018
The shift from Libor to an alternative risk-free rate will require considerable cost and effort, and the sooner the market takes action the fewer and lesser the risks associated with transition will be. A forum of industry leaders discusses key topics, including the impact of the shift on market pri…
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10/11/2018
Choice of stress period affects market risk capital requirements……
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10/08/2018
With financial reporting in a state of flux amid the introduction of several new accounting standards, many corporates may feel overburdened by the need to ensure accounting compliance to take full advantage of IFRS 9 from the point of adoption. Robert van Wijk from the market risk advisory group at…
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10/07/2018
Commissioner Peirce wants rest of dealer regime completed within “weeks”, but no word on clearing……
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10/05/2018
Basel III output floor will add 5.4% to minimum required capital……
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10/05/2018
Median savings shrink to 5.1% from 19% at end-2015……
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10/04/2018
Total capital ratios would fall to 14.5% from 18.5% if reform package were implemented today……
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10/04/2018
Just seven of 193 surveyed below 100% minimum requirement at end-2017……
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10/02/2018
Change reflects CCP’s model methodology and calmer markets in Q2……
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10/02/2018
Banks are pushing for a 48 hour delay in reporting large corporate bond trades……
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9/30/2018
New risk management challenges as firms split legacy fossil-fuel operations from renewable-focused areas……
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9/27/2018
As many as 70 banks globally could adopt the internal model approach for market risk capital……
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9/27/2018
‘Daft’ guidance would see settled-to-market derivatives caught by NSFR and LCR liquidity ratios……
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9/24/2018
This paper investigates the procyclicality of capital in the advanced internal ratings based (A-IRB) Basel approach for retail portfolios, and identifies the fundamental assumptions required for stable A-IRB risk weights over the economic cycle….
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9/24/2018
In this paper, the authors obtain analytic expressions of different actuarial and statistical quantities for a general class of composite models derived from the McDonald’s family of probability distributions….
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9/23/2018
Clearing exemption removes swaps deterrent as bank seeks to hedge growing China exposure……
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9/21/2018
Barclays had the lowest percentage of market RWAs calculated under IMA, at 49.6%, and Lloyds Banking Group the highest, at 86.1%……
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9/19/2018
Four-member auction may have turned 27% margin breach into huge default fund loss……
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9/19/2018
High achievers in the fields of risk management and derivatives across Asia……
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9/18/2018
Normally the province of IT, cyber defence is increasingly seen as a critical part of operational risk……
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9/14/2018
Lower risk levels drive quarter to quarter fall……
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9/12/2018
Change in stress period drives 15% increase in market risk capital requirement……
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9/11/2018
G-Sibs cut $31 billion of market RWAs in three months to June……
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9/11/2018
This paper proposes temperature-based risk management using hybrid financial instruments built on weather derivatives….
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9/11/2018
In this paper, the authors apply a dynamic extreme value theory (EVT) model based on a nonhomogeneous Poisson process incorporating covariates to estimate frequency, severity and risk measures for operational risk….
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9/11/2018
This paper proposes an alternative framework for setting banks’ operational risk capital, which allows for forward-looking assessments and limits gaming opportunities by relying on an incentive-compatible mechanism….
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9/10/2018
21 of 65 ECB-surveyed banks’ internal model practices non-compliant with EU rules……
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9/10/2018
The aim of this paper is to predict future default behaviors of nonbank financial company customers using credit scores….
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9/10/2018
Delegated reporting threatened by policy-maker objections to use of foreign banks……
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9/09/2018
Dearth of liquid products and historic data threatens banks with capital hit under new market risk rules……
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9/06/2018
60% of UCITS funds’ single-name CDS gross notional exposures were sell contracts in October 2017……
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9/03/2018
Requirements for the mandatory exchange of initial margin are expected to be time‑consuming and laborious to implement. David White, head of sales at triResolve, discusses the lessons learned from in‑scope firms, obstacles to achieving compliance and how automation can increase operational effic…
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8/30/2018
Retail A-IRB assets grow 12% quarter to quarter……
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8/29/2018
Measure touted as better gauge of VAR violations……
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8/29/2018
Firms are now under pressure to significantly transform governance, risk and compliance processes. Traditional mechanisms of effective risk management and regulatory compliance are fast becoming outdated. New technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence are helping manage commo…
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8/29/2018
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s current expected credit loss rule could mean loss provisions for loans are three times higher than with International Financial Reporting Standard 9……
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8/28/2018
Probabilities of default fall on average across 39 countries……
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8/27/2018
Firms have grown modelled RWAs by 31% and cut standardised RWAs by 56% in five years……
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8/27/2018
Exemption removed from Emir Refit, but Parliament moots future legislative changes for ETDs……
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8/23/2018
More buy-in and more recognition of the commodity market’s special features will make future regulation faster and smoother, argues energy expert……
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8/23/2018
Previous bets on US interest rate curve flopped following unexpected flattening……
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8/23/2018
In this paper, the author estimates a two-equation system: one for LGD that incorporates time to recovery as one of the model explanatory variables, and the other for time to recovery using survival models that address data censoring….
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8/23/2018
Sovereign credit risk-weighted assets jump 19% as Barbadian loans sour……
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8/22/2018
Across 14 G-Sibs, IRB assets fall 10%, standardised assets 20% over three years……
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8/21/2018
Calculation tweaks made to scrap higher regulatory RWA multipliers……
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8/21/2018
Academic aims to address gaps in existing LGD forecast method with two-equation fix……
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8/21/2018
Regulators sidestep questions on whether ‘material compliance’ amounts to full compliance……
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8/16/2018
Critics of the Basel Committee’s Fundamental Review of the Trading Book are wrong, write John Beckwith and Sanjay Sharma……
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8/15/2018
French bank’s IHC reports four backtesting exceptions……
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8/15/2018
This paper highlights some anomalies and asymmetries in the new market risk paradigm of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) framework….
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8/15/2018
Treating eurozone as single jurisdiction could slash G-Sib capital, but the 19 member nations have differences to settle first……
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8/14/2018
The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of defaulting on one personal credit modality on future defaults on other modalities. Using Brazilian microdata, the authors run a logistic regression to estimate the probability of default on a given credit modality….
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8/13/2018
A new breed of vendors could change the face of risk management – if they can hang around long enough……
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8/09/2018
Light on cash, risk management fintechs face an extended gauntlet most won’t survive……
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8/09/2018
This paper is a historical case study of the GAS scandal and is the first to analyze it from the perspective of operational risk….
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8/08/2018
The bank’s market RWAs dropped 24% quarter to quarter, to €1.7 billion, following a 41% reduction in the first quarter……
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8/07/2018
Sovereign bond yield spike hits public finance portfolio……
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8/07/2018
Despite new reserve requirement, dealers say ‘maturity’ in risk management is here to stay……
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8/06/2018
As global financial institutions face changing compliance targets, demand has emerged for new ways to improve efficiency and increase the integration of regulatory and finance initiatives into organisations’ business‑planning processes……
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8/06/2018
HSBC cut counterparty credit risk-weighted assets by 18% – $10.4 billion – in the second quarter……
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8/06/2018
Bank estimates Sfr35 billion jump in RWAs from Basel III, with credit modelling one driver, says CRO Bluhm……
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8/02/2018
Credit RWAs up 4.2% on loan growth and Belgian regulator-set multiplier……
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7/30/2018
Regulatory technology could be effective in improving data reporting and monitoring, but central banks have a long way to go to make it a reality……
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7/25/2018
New study supports sixfold hike in 2020 compliance threshold to avoid “dormant” margin accounts……
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7/23/2018
Elexon’s proposed modifications to the UK’s Balancing and Settlement Code will have a huge impact on forecasting and risk management processes for UK and international suppliers……
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7/22/2018
Big data and analytics play an increasingly important role in balancing supply and demand as electricity grids around the world become more decentralized. Market participants are using these tools to improve forecasting and valuing capabilities, but challenges remain….
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7/18/2018
In this paper, the authors estimate and test several default risk models using new and unique data on corporate defaults in the German stock market….
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7/17/2018
Average daily value-at-risk fall $9 million quarter to quarter……
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7/16/2018
Trading VAR falls to $30 million from $40 million in Q1……
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7/10/2018
Trading and counterparty losses triple those implied by banks’ market RWAs……
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7/10/2018
Swaptions, sovereign CDS and long-dated swaps at risk of being NMRFs……
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7/10/2018
Despite a drop in the bad loan ratio, default estimates continue to rise, writes David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark……
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7/03/2018
Concerns over cost, applicability and oversight give pause to banks’ use of ML techniques in credit risk……
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7/02/2018
Analysis shows many desks would not benefit from safe harbour in Basel FRTB proposals……
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7/02/2018
Shortfalls totalling $79 million were by far the largest for the CCP since public reporting started in 2015……
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7/01/2018
EU approach to new credit risk framework must recognise local market structures, say banking experts……
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7/01/2018
Financial regulation should be adaptive, not reactive, argues Andrew W Lo……
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6/27/2018
Member firm contributions swell Â¥135.5 billion across derivatives clearing services……
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6/26/2018
This paper analyzes the impact of different estimation window strategies, including structural breaks and forecast combinations, on forecasting common risk measures such as VaR and ES….
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6/25/2018
Analysis shows regulatory minimums protect banks from distress……
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6/25/2018
Modelled capital requirements for identical portfolios can differ by up to 4%, study shows……
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6/22/2018
Only three G-Sibs fully compliant with all risk data and reporting principles at end-2017……
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6/18/2018
In markets increasingly dominated by automated and algorithmic trading, banks must ensure their compliance departments have the computational firepower to match the trading desks……
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6/15/2018
Percentage of credit RWAs calculated using IRB approaches ranges from 42% to 91% across large dealers……
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6/13/2018
OpRisk Europe: Third parties would still require oversight from banks, even if formally regulated……
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6/13/2018
Market risk SCR averages 37% across six large insurers……
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6/12/2018
Draft AIF and Ucits regulation would oblige more stringent record-keeping along custody chain……
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6/12/2018
Net capital charges of £368 million across five lenders attributable to model updates alone……
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6/12/2018
New book addresses how traditional op risk should be applied to insurance……
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6/12/2018
Institute of Operational Risk’s new qualification gains momentum……
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6/12/2018
Big-four consultancy shines on Basel SMA, cyber risk and model risk……
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6/11/2018
In this paper, the authors present an alternative quantification technique, so-called exposure-based operational risk (EBOR) models, which aim to replace historical severity curves by measures of current exposures and use event frequencies based on actual exposures instead of historical loss counts….
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6/11/2018
Morgan Stanley density increases from 41.46% to 45.47% year-on-year……
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6/08/2018
Extraterritorial reach is not new to the region, but EU benchmarks regulation poses real risks……
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6/08/2018
Net long CDS positions fell by $117 billion from mid-2014 to end-2017……
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6/07/2018
Auto supplier default risks have jumped, as environmental concerns hit prospects for diesel vehicles, says David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark……
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6/06/2018
Inter-dealer trades have retreated as CCP dominance grows……
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6/04/2018
Thomas Lee, chief executive at VivoSecurity, and Martin Liljeblad, operational risk manager at MUFG Americas, examine how a data breach cost model can replace an advanced measurement approach in a structured scenario……
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5/30/2018
CET1 ratios improve between five and 120 basis points quarter-on-quarter at ‘Big Five’……
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5/30/2018
Citi accounted for 23% of outstanding forwards at end-March……
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5/23/2018
IBM talks to Risk.net about how asset and liability management and liquidity risk stand to benefit greatly from big data applications……
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5/23/2018
Switch to Basel II-based floor adds 16 basis points to bank’s CET1 ratio……
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5/21/2018
This paper describes the three components needed to simultaneously stress clearing members and CCPs across markets: scenario generation, evaluation of the profit and loss (P&L) of clearing member portfolios for each scenario, and default of clearing members. For each component, the paper provides al…
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5/21/2018
New regulation bans use of internal models to capitalise asset-backed products……
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5/18/2018
Energy Risk Awards 2018: French bank continues China focus while helping European industrials hedge against aluminium price spikes……
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5/18/2018
In this paper, the author constructs a capital model for operational risk based on the observation that operational losses can, under a certain dimensional transformation, converge into a single, universal distribution….
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5/15/2018
Charges may be brought under regulation 166.3 in cases where intent is hard to prove……
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5/14/2018
TMF Group discusses how in‑house general counsels can help Asia-Pacific‑based organisations navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape by creating a global subsidiary compliance strategy that also addresses regional needs……
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5/14/2018
It is possible that, in the next five years, the risk management function will move beyond being a cost centre to become a value-added component within the financial services sector, according to Neil Dodgson, global head of tech sales, risk and compliance at IBM Watson Financial Services……
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5/14/2018
Trading losses exceeded estimates on a single day at each dealer in the first quarter……
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5/10/2018
Standardised data would improve systemic risk monitoring and save firms billions, say data engineers……
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5/10/2018
Operational risk as a percentage of total RWAs drops 0.44% across eight G-sibs……
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5/09/2018
In this study, the authors address the fact that the ranking of classifiers varies for different criteria with measures under different circumstances, by proposing the simultaneous application of support vector machine and probabilistic neural network (PNN)-based CDP algorithms, together with freque…
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5/09/2018
Risk-weighted assets consumed by least-risky counterparties decline from 57% to 36% in two years……
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5/09/2018
Charge applied for poor management of operational, compliance and conduct risks……
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5/08/2018
A fast-moving, headstrong hedge fund – hit by rare losses after a black swan event touched on an overweight country exposure – ponders adding fresh quantitative expertise. Much to traders’ chagrin, the chief investment officer and chief operating officer recruit several quants, running them through…
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5/08/2018
Nick Gant, head of fixed income prime brokerage for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific at Societe Generale Prime Services, discusses banks’ evolving responsibilities for providing liquidity in a post-financial crisis environment in which tighter regulation restricts the ability to tak…
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5/08/2018
In this paper, the authors propose smoothing algorithms that are based on constrained maximum likelihood for rating-level PD and for rating migration probability….
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5/08/2018
New Eonia/Euribor swaps will be barred from 2020 if Eonia fails to comply with EU benchmark rules……
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5/07/2018
Goelman compares manufactured payouts to match-fixing, and says CFTC has jurisdiction to bring case……
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5/07/2018
Mifid reporting has fallen short of US swaps data, but national regulators are partly to blame……
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5/04/2018
Gender pay gap disclosures could be a proxy for credit risk, writes David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark……
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5/02/2018
Benchmark reform means additional work for rates quants……
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4/30/2018
Automaker ramps up cash flow hedging in wake of FASB update……
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4/30/2018
In this paper, the authors argue that both for-profit central counterparties and their clearing members should contribute to the default waterfall, with a CCP’s two contributions coming directly before and directly after the tranche of clearing member contributions….
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4/27/2018
German lender increases share of fund’s CDS portfolio……
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4/24/2018
Committee names and shames regulatory laggards……
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4/20/2018
BNY and State Street assets hit new record, as Basel consider G-Sib changes……
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4/19/2018
Basel rethink on FRTB capital ratio hedging prompts fresh questions over EU implementation……
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4/17/2018
Increased client activity and market volatility increases firmwide risk……
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4/17/2018
Industry says recent Basel proposals are unclear and retain burden of pre-approval for hedges……
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4/15/2018
Capula and Rokos Capital among funds to have gained access to JSCC in recent months……
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4/13/2018
US regulator has previously warned EU supervisors not unpick hard-won equivalence agreement……
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4/11/2018
New market risk rules require a rethink on trading and ops, argue market risk experts……
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4/11/2018
Thomas Lee, chief executive and co-founder of Vivo Security – a start-up firm based in Silicon Valley and sponsors at OpRisk North America - talks about how special the banking industry is to Vivo Security and why its approach to model risk management and its top-down approach to quantifying cyb…
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4/11/2018
This paper introduces the concept of risk-averse dynamic arbitrage using a general time-consistent dynamic risk measure and a risk-aversion threshold level….
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4/05/2018
Proposed softening of SBA make it more appealing, but most banks still expect to adopt IMA……
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4/04/2018
Sharp increase in risk weight for strategic equity stakes will capture ownership of apex banks……
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4/03/2018
Quants show that popular risk measures fail to limit risk-seeking behaviour among traders……
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4/01/2018
New supervisory guidance will make business heads responsible for risk management……
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3/28/2018
Postponement follows Basel’s decision to revise key elements of new market risk framework……
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3/26/2018
In this paper, the importance of the empirical bootstrap (EB) in assessing minimal operational risk capital is discussed, and an alternative way of estimating minimal operational risk capital using a central limit theorem (CLT) formulation is presented….
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3/26/2018
This paper reviews the ways of measuring the performance of LGD models that have been previously used in the literature and also suggests some new measures….
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3/26/2018
This paper proposes a risk management framework designed to facilitate the alignment, integration and streamlining of professional practice standards and computer science/cybersecurity educational curriculums by bridging NPNATFs, SNIFs and RMCPFs….
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3/22/2018
“Amber zone” will protect near-miss desks – but regulators not convinced by NMRF complaints……
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3/22/2018
This paper assesses the model risk associated with the copula choice for the calculation of the Default Risk Charge (DRC) measure….
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3/21/2018
Information security is increasingly seen as a risk management function……
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3/20/2018
EU Council mulls introducing only reporting requirements in CRR II, or a very low scalar……
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3/20/2018
OpRisk North America: Swiss bank has overhauled its risk and compliance functions to prevent a repeat of costly missteps……
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3/19/2018
In this paper, the authors examine the problem of validating and calibrating FHS VaR models, focussing in particular on the Hull and White (1998) approach with EWMA volatility estimates, given its extended use in the industry….
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3/16/2018
Move could open the door to single-name clearing mandate, say experts……
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3/14/2018
The goal of this paper is twofold. First, the authors analyze how autocorrelation affects MoM estimators commonly used in the industry to determine the latent asset return correlation. Second, the authors propose a new estimator that includes correction terms to account for the autocorrelation and t…
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3/13/2018
Ambiguity in wording of rules sets up potential clash between banks and auditors over loan loss forecasts……
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3/08/2018
Amir Khwaja of Clarus FT considers how initial margin, variation margin and default fund contributions can quickly add up……
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3/08/2018
In this paper, the authors introduce an approach to cluster asset classes by correlation distance and then outline how these results can be used to design portfolios that are optimal in a group risk parity (GRP) framework….
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3/07/2018
New standards for currency dealers have brought some big improvements, but many practices remain hazy……
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3/06/2018
LCR and NSFR could produce $1 trillion shortfall in plans for balance-sheet ‘normalisation’……
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3/06/2018
Turmoil benefits total return futures, cross-asset arbitrage and dispersion……
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3/06/2018
Top dealers continued technology push as hedgers fine-tuned risk management strategies in 2017……
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3/01/2018
In this paper, a method of allocating operational risk regulatory capital using a closed-form Shapley method, applicable to a large number of business units (BUs), is proposed….
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2/28/2018
End of Sifi designation court fight reduces need for legal and lobbying work at US insurer……
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2/23/2018
In this paper, the authors discuss the hazard generated by OpRisk driven by natural and human-made disasters, and argue the position of the LDA as the most-fitted statistical approach to deal with it….
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2/21/2018
Fears over dearth of talent across tech and risk management……
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2/21/2018
The biggest op risks for 2018, as chosen by industry practitioners……
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2/15/2018
CFTC chairman says US single-sided reporting regime is ‘the better approach’……
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2/13/2018
This paper deals with the credit valuation adjustment (CVA) of interest rate swap (IRS) contracts in the presence of an adverse dependence between the default time and interest rates: so-called wrong-way risk (WWR)….
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2/08/2018
Emmanuel Denis, head of tri‑party services at BNP Paribas Securities Services, discusses why financial institutions must rethink old practices of collateral management and instead adopt a tri-party approach, with which equities can be managed as collateral……
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2/06/2018
This paper uses data on consumer credit along with generalized additive models to analyze nonlinear relationships and their effect on predicting the probability of default in the context of consumer credit scoring….
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2/06/2018
Ice hires new director of model risk management, EEX appoints senior manager of agricultural commodities, new chairman of Baltic Exchange Advisory Council, and more……
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2/05/2018
In this paper, the authors outline a simulation-based methodology for the generation of stressed transition probability matrixes under the structural credit risk framework….
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2/01/2018
Platforms and reporting entities develop individual solutions, but no silver bullet……
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2/01/2018
This paper explores the complication of calculating the IM amount requirement when collateral comprises risky assets in a parametric VaR framework. The authors show that the required IM amount can be calculated by solving a quadratic inequality….
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2/01/2018
Clearing helps Japanese bank branch out into US single names……
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1/30/2018
Differences in performance reflect market exposure, factor construction and risk budgeting……
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1/30/2018
Has the time come to look beyond return on equity (ROE) as the best indicator of a bank’s performance? This webinar explores the desirability of ROE as a performance indicator……
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1/28/2018
Chicago Fed paper calls for contributions in two phases: before members’ capital is tapped and after it is depleted……
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1/26/2018
This paper provides a detailed analysis of the relationship between approximate VaR (ES) and exact VaR (ES) by finding a linear regression model in which the response variable is the approximate VaR (ES) and the explanatory variable is the exact VaR (ES), over a large number of simulation runs….
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1/25/2018
Analysis finds bubble signals in bitcoin and ether, write trio of quant risk managers……
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1/25/2018
Fabio Mercurio, global head of quantitative analytics at Bloomberg discusses risk management and valuation adjustment for derivatives……
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1/23/2018
Move will facilitate index arbitrage trades and put CDSClear one step ahead of rival Ice, note FCMs……
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1/22/2018
Firms reach inconsistent conclusions on scope of transparency requirements……
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1/22/2018
This paper presents an evaluation of how risk interdependence affects the risk management process….
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1/22/2018
Bank of China, ICBC likely to see lower reductions in operational risk capital due to reliance on interest income……
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1/19/2018
Demise of AMA leaves industry needing risk-sensitive approach for calculating top-up capital, says consultant……
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1/18/2018
Fall in operational risk weights could push up capital requirements for market and credit risk……
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1/17/2018
Esma could be left with an incomplete list of instruments subject to reporting requirements……
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1/15/2018
Sharp increase in risk weights for unrated corporates could lead to 30% jump in RWAs……
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1/14/2018
The war on coal is over, according to the US President – and the effect can be seen in banks’ default estimates……
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1/10/2018
Minor tweaks don’t make up for removal of internal modelling, say banks……
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1/10/2018
With the deadline for the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s revised standards for IRRBB fast approaching, many financial institutions are struggling to prepare, meaning many will have to adapt quickly in a drastically changing environment. IBMÂ discusses how it can leverage its insight into t…
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1/09/2018
Myopic models are creating feedback loops, warns founder of new macro firm Avoca……
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1/04/2018
The capital impact of Basel III on Nordic banks is disproportionate to the risks they face……
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1/03/2018
This paper proposes a latent variable credit risk model for large loan portfolios. It employs the concept of nested Archimedean copulas to account for both a sector-type dependence structure and a copula-dependent stochastic loss given default (LGD)….
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1/03/2018
This paper expands on the foundation of model risk analytics to address the governance, organizational and human behavior challenges associated with enterprise MRM….
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1/03/2018
In this paper, the authors analyze the failure probabilities of the profit-and-loss attribution (PLA) test as defined in the final market risk standard published in January 2016 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision….
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1/02/2018
Non-EU benchmarks have until 2020 to comply, but swaps contracts may need to change immediately……
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12/21/2017
Rumoured triggering-for-financing arrangement sparks calls for more legal protection for sellers……
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12/21/2017
Launching a hedge fund business in February 2013 may have seemed an unusual move at the time, but for the co-founders of La Française Global Investment Solutions (LFIS) it has proved a logical and successful one……
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12/20/2017
Lobbyists confident EU policymakers can be persuaded to implement softer credit risk rules……
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12/18/2017
A European Parliament draft would let supervisors decide response to P&L attribution test fails……
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12/13/2017
Risk Awards 2018: LGIM led on inflation e-trading, margin rules prep……
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12/13/2017
Two of Nasdaq’s pre-eminent thought leaders – Michael O’Brien, global head of product management, risk and surveillance, and Wendy Jephson, head of behavioral science, market technology - discuss the most pertinent regulatory concerns facing the buy side, and how firms can effectively implement ne…
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12/12/2017
With wins for regulatory reporting, economic scenario generation, Solvency II and stress-testing products in the 2018 Risk.net Market Technology Awards, Moody’s Analytics is well positioned to meet the demands of changing regulation such as IFRS 17……
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12/12/2017
Satya Pemmaraju, founder and chief executive officer at Droit Financial Technologies, discusses how the organisation’s Adept platform can offer institutions knowledge of complex global rules systems to enable auditability and traceability, as well as how the platform’s digitised daily monitoring of…
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12/12/2017
Today’s narrow margins mean utilities and energy traders need to cut costs and improve efficiencies, and a firm’s choice of commodity trading and risk management system will be crucial in the battle to become as agile as possible……
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12/07/2017
Lack of convergence allows some banks to benefit from an arbitrage between booking and pricing the adjustment……
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12/07/2017
Capital hit for G-Sibs ranges from 28% drop to 43% jump, QIS reveals……
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12/07/2017
Morgan Stanley takes top derivatives prize; lifetime award for Xavier Rolet; Citi lands risk management award……
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12/07/2017
Risk Awards 2018: How a $2bn repo helped solve Egypt’s currency crisis……
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12/07/2017
Risk Awards 2018: New roles for machine learning, frontier markets and OTC data give fund an edge……
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12/07/2017
Risk Awards 2018: CDS clearer completes ground-breaking four-year overhaul of its crisis plans……
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12/07/2017
Standards body likely to approve SOFR as eligible……
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12/07/2017
TMF Group explores how educating organisations on the approaching Common Reporting Standard can fix problems presented by discrepancies in the standard’s interpretation across different jurisdictions……
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12/07/2017
Basel Committee ready to release new accord but patchy adoption of internal model floor and FRTB expected……
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12/06/2017
Dual-registered venue no longer necessary under US-EU substituted compliance regime, say lawyers……
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12/05/2017
This paper presents a new value-at-risk (VaR) model for the estimation of market risk in banks and other financial institutions….
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12/05/2017
European banks could see big jump in capital if losses from legacy businesses are included in SMA……
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12/05/2017
Marwan Tabet, head of product evolution for enterprise risk management at Murex, discusses how technology has evolved the organisation’s offering, and how its analytics expertise can help clients implement a cost-effective model risk management framework in a changing landscape……
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12/01/2017
Pure exposure to home equities harder to isolate than previously thought, new paper says……
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12/01/2017
Position reports will contain “meaningless information”, experts warn……
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12/01/2017
New products allow investors to access digital currency in a monitored marketplace, says commissioner……
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11/29/2017
EMTNs issued by treasury functions may need to be moved to trading desk because of new market risk rules……
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11/28/2017
The SMA proposed in BCBS (2016) presents several issues: in particular, its two components are not sufficient to discriminate banking institutions by risk profile, thus penalizing the more virtuous ones. This paper describes a possible solution to extend the SMA by including insurance coverage….
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11/28/2017
Drop loss categories and correlations and adopt simple loss distribution, advises AMA expert……
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11/27/2017
Lobbyists say change to gross derivatives liabilities measure shows the whole ratio is flawed……
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11/24/2017
Trading venues bemoan the commercial terms of a service vital to Mifid II swaps reporting……
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11/22/2017
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Market maturity drives demand for risk management software……
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11/22/2017
US commitment to FRTB is essential to persuade Europe to adopt a 72.5% output floor……
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11/21/2017
Bank estimates offer alternative view on probability of default risk……
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11/16/2017
Structured Products Europe Awards 2017: Swiss bank has ingeniously projected hedge fund strategies through structured products to offer great returns at a lower cost……
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11/16/2017
Subjecting big firms to tougher regulation is sensible in principle but difficult in practice……
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11/16/2017
Philip Moyer, Enterprise Cloud and Financial Technologies, Amazon Web Services, discusses the biggest government, regulatory and compliance (GRC) challenges organisations face today, how moving to the cloud can help firms prevent potential cyber attacks and how risk/GRC professionals can start a new…
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11/16/2017
CFTC says common transaction identifiers close to completion, with product identifiers not far behind……
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11/14/2017
Risk30: swap data reporting will move to a distributed ledger platform in early 2018……
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11/14/2017
Market risk group member describes intermediate capital charge for desks that marginally fail the P&L attribution test ……
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11/09/2017
UK insurers may need to pay more and run basis risk to hedge interest rates after the transition……
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11/07/2017
Risk30: Post-crisis reforms have failed to fully address systemic risk, Prudential’s CRO warns……
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11/07/2017
A look at the valuation of gas storage facilities and show how a deeper analysis of the value formation can offer insights for P&L optimisation and risk management……
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11/06/2017
Risk and default management of grandfathered portfolios required in any clearing relocation plan……
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11/01/2017
Recent months have seen some interesting shifts in the structured products market as firms try to adapt to the new normal amid an ebbing and flowing industry. Gathering senior structured products professionals from across North America, Risk.net’s fifth annual Structured Products Washington conferen…
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10/31/2017
In this paper, Paul Embrechts reviews discussions on regulation within banking (Basel III and IV) and insurance (Solvency II and Swiss Solvency Test (SST)) from a historical, personal and academic point of view….
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10/31/2017
The author presents a systematic review of the chronological evolution of risk management, in tandem with financial innovation and methodological advances in derivatives pricing….
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10/31/2017
Global banks charge premium for accepting local securities instead of major currencies……
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10/26/2017
CCAR cycle frustrates compliance with Fed model risk guidance……
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10/25/2017
Risk USA: Piecemeal roll-out of Basel III will be “enormously costly”……
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10/25/2017
Some trading activities will need to be reorganised to comply with market risk rules, bankers say……
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10/24/2017
Basel’s risk weights under SBA said to unfairly penalise banks reporting forex risk positions in non-G3 currencies……
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10/22/2017
Market participants welcome outcomes-based approach, but need clarity where rules differ……
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10/20/2017
Excluding some metrics makes A-IRB retail portfolio risk model more stable……
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10/19/2017
This paper presents a nonexhaustive review of the literature on operational risk quantification under a combination of the loss distribution approach model – the most commonly used of the AMA models – and extreme value theory….
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10/18/2017
Dealers criticise “unreasonable” timetable for FRTB model approvals, revealed in September call……
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10/12/2017
IBM explores five key areas of risk management that can help transform the way in which organisations understand and manage risk. It provides real-world examples to show how IBM solutions can help you deliver demonstrable business value and achieve your full potential….
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10/11/2017
In this paper the authors study insolvency cascades in an interbank system, in which banks are permitted to insure their loans with credit default swaps sold by other banks….
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10/11/2017
Albanese, Caenazzo and Syrkin show how full-revaluation VAR is more accurate and robust than sensitivity-based VAR measures……
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10/10/2017
SFC move designed to clamp down on misconduct and promote city as China risk management hub……
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10/05/2017
The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on asset price bubbles to study the impact that the existence of bubbles has on standard risk management methodologies….
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10/05/2017
Nordic banks to use the protocol to benefit from longer deferral period……
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10/04/2017
In this paper, the author presents an easy-to-implement, fast and accurate method for approximating extreme quantiles of compound loss distributions (frequency C severity), which are commonly used in insurance and operational risk capital models….
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10/03/2017
Proposed fixes under consultation don’t go far enough, say banks……
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10/02/2017
This paper shows how the closeout risk framework can be extended to realistically represent and simulate the potential outcomes of “hedge and auction” default management policies currently implemented by several major central counterparties….
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10/02/2017
Institutionalization of hedge funds could be adding to liquidity risk, managers say……
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10/02/2017
With the fast-approaching deadline for Mifid II compliance bringing a host of reporting obligations, regulators have asserted the importance of ensuring that all reporting is correct. Adrian Gill, regulatory compliance specialist at NEX Regulatory Reporting, discusses the difficulties firms face in…
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9/29/2017
Expansion of scheme will bring 47,000 firms in scope; compliance and recruitment costs set to rise……
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9/29/2017
Rohit Verma, senior director at Oracle Financial Services, discusses the challenges that firms face in ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standard 9, as well as Oracle’s approach to helping firms implement the new regulation, with the deadline approaching……
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9/29/2017
Implementation of International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9) on January 1, 2018 – just over three months away – will mark a sea change in centuries-old accounting conventions, and will force banks to dramatically increase provisioning against loans that are at risk of turning sour.Â…
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9/28/2017
Contentious 20% add-on for derivatives liabilities to be reviewed this October……
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9/26/2017
Evaluation of new framework by Basel Committee will not be excuse for tweaking pre-agreed rules – unless proposed changes are backed by strong evidence……
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9/26/2017
Complexity is slowing roll-out of standards, says Basel Committee deputy……
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9/25/2017
High achievers in the fields of risk management and derivatives across Asia……
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9/20/2017
Charges would encourage systemic banks to buy protection from less significant players……
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9/20/2017
Asian jurisdictions likely to implement key liquidity metric before US and Europe……
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9/20/2017
The goal of this paper is to explain and improve the offshore oil storage trade observed in a contango market using a forward dynamic optimization strategy. The strategy is developed using trades in forward contracts and contrasted with the literature….
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9/13/2017
Marco de Innocentis and Sergei LevendorskiÄ describe a faster and more accurate method for market-implied calibration of the Heston model……
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9/12/2017
The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book will introduce unprecedented volatility to banks’ market risk capital quotas. This diminishes the value of traditional point-in-time quantitative impact studies as a gauge of firms’ capital demands – as these can only provide snapshot calculations based on…
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9/12/2017
Having a larger firm to stand under as compliance costs soar could be the best bet for the year ahead……
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9/11/2017
FSB evaluation could maintain international standards or accelerate their decline……
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9/06/2017
Dealers want firmer guidance on whether technique to slash margin costs contravenes clearing mandate……
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9/05/2017
The deadline for Europe’s Benchmarks Regulation is fast approaching, but the asset management industry is looking for more guidance and information from the regulator to ensure compliance from January 2018….
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9/05/2017
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Wise application of risk management, clear awareness of regulation and a sustainable spirit of innovation have allowed the bank to support investors and market growth……
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9/04/2017
In this paper, the authors analyze the credit risk of Japanese regional banks when they lend to areas outside their original operational bases….
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9/04/2017
This paper presents a novel approach to modeling retail mortgage LGD estimation….
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9/01/2017
Banks eye opportunities to claim hedge accounting treatment for fixed-rate portfolios and callable debt……
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9/01/2017
This paper proposes a generalized risk budgeting approach to portfolio construction….
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8/31/2017
This paper proposes an ordinal model based on forward ordinal probabilities for rank outcomes….
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8/31/2017
Veteran regulator says international standards may be the wrong medicine for emerging markets……
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8/29/2017
This paper discusses the criticism and praise the SMA and AMA have received, respectively, in many recent articles….
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8/24/2017
This paper proposes a qualitative method to assess the maturity of model risk management practices within banks….
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8/22/2017
This paper applies vine copulas with GARCH marginals to the problem of capturing asset dependence and tail dynamics for currency and commodity exposures commonly found in portfolios of global corporates….
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8/21/2017
IBM discusses the challenges and opportunities facing banks as they prepare to implement the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and how data aggregation and reporting tools can aid compliance….
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8/21/2017
This paper proposes a new risk-based regime-switching model for stock prices to examine the impact of operational risk events on stock prices. ……
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8/17/2017
This paper presents an analysis of the impact of asset price bubbles on standard credit risk measures….
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8/15/2017
Matt Pountain, product lead and deputy general manager at Broadridge Financial Solutions, discusses what market requirements his firm has addressed this year and how it has innovated its post-trade management solution to earn the title of Best Newcomer at the 2017 Operational Risk awards….
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8/08/2017
31% of European fintech firms are completely unregulated, survey finds……
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8/02/2017
This paper aims to fill a gap in the literature by developing the first comprehensive risk management framework for private equity fund investments….
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8/02/2017
This paper compares mVaR and mES estimators with VaR and ES under normal and fat tailed t-distributions….
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7/31/2017
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at bank, sovereign and corporate credit risk data……
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7/26/2017
Collin Coleman, head of NEX Regulatory Reporting, discusses the complications that arise from converging reporting regimes as well as how NEX Regulatory Reporting can offer advice to firms and share their regulation compliance burden….
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7/26/2017
Local lenders wait on central bank’s interpretation of Basel standards before upgrading IT infrastructure……
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7/23/2017
Cashflow mismatch risk framework aims to plug holes in Basel Committee’s liquidity coverage ratio……
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7/21/2017
Non-banks may have to use tougher market risk approach than bank competitors……
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7/17/2017
Eric Berdeaux, chief executive officer of Oxial, shares his thoughts on the digital innovation in operational risk and compliance and what the biggest challenges Oxial clients are facing right now within compliance….
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7/13/2017
As global financial markets go through a raft of regulatory changes, demand for risk management and compliance solutions that can be streamlined across all sectors of a financial organisation is on the rise. IBM, ranked best provider for governance, risk and compliance solutions in the Risk Technolo…
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7/13/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Commitment to op risk management has paid off with solid financial results and balance sheet strength……
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7/12/2017
Jodi Richard, chief operational risk officer, discusses the bank being named Bank of the year in the 2017 Operational Risk Awards….
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7/11/2017
The long-running battle to replace the AMA with a non-models approach was beset by nationalistic squabbles……
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7/10/2017
Rule changes could be proposed as early as the fourth quarter of 2017……
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7/09/2017
The Basel Committee’s retreat on a risk sensitive standardised approach for operational risk capital has some market practitioners despairing, although others spy an opportunity for national regulators to spark a revival in more intuitive op risk calculation methodologies……
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7/07/2017
This paper discusses the different approaches to incorporating market liquidity risk within a CCP’s default waterfall and the challenges that these approaches pose….
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7/07/2017
This paper presents a clearinghouse framework to establish initial margin requirements for portfolios of credit default swap instruments….
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7/07/2017
In this paper, the authors address one aspect of CCP risk management: initial margining practices. The paper provides a historical review of margining at selected CCPs as well as an overview of their current margin policies….
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7/06/2017
New head of US rates trading for Barclays; TP-Icap shakes up senior management……
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7/06/2017
Corporates ask for opt-out from Emir reporting changes proposed for their benefit……
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7/05/2017
New FSB analysis reveals interdependencies of clearing system……
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7/03/2017
As US rate-setters met last month, real-time reporting showed the impact on swaps……
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7/03/2017
Head of NEX Regulatory Reporting Collin Coleman discusses the end-to-end regulatory reporting solution that addresses the needs of reporting parties across the regulatory regime and, in this year’s Operational Risk Awards, has been named best regulatory reporting platform or service……
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7/03/2017
In richer test, ‘filtered’ VAR beats five other measures……
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6/29/2017
6/28/2017
US industry association criticises official analysis suggesting optimal Basel ratios of up to 26%……
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6/27/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Nuveen successfully blends op risk platforms from both sides of Atlantic……
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6/27/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Agency encourages, and if necessary, forces banks to bolster defences……
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6/27/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: In recognition of assisting clients in addressing insurance needs under Basel requirements……
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6/27/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Authors provide rigorous proof of SMA’s pitfalls and suggest ways to improve existing approach……
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6/27/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Winning entry taps into number one concern for many op risk managers……
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6/27/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Insurer has harnessed the power of its entire workforce for op risk effort……
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6/27/2017
CCP clamps down on bond-for-cash switches driven by reporting and quarter-end repo spikes……
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6/23/2017
IFRS 17 will create a closer link between insurers’ risk management and P&L volatility……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Winner stood out in a sector dominated by bigger names……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: High-quality advocacy for individuals and firms accused of market wrongdoing impressed judges……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: For its attempts to bring cyber risk management into the mainstream, RSA Archer wins two awards……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Financial crime specialist scoops award for helping clients reduce costs……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Winning entry from IBM harnesses machine learning for its GRC solution……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Focus on cyber helps RiskLens scoop award……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: NEX Regulatory Reporting’s client customisation impressed judges……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Breadth of coverage helped Nasdaq clinch award……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Clients speak highly of unified post-trade management platform……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Sharia compliance tool is just one of the firm’s pioneering KYC initiatives……
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6/23/2017
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Wide-ranging KYC operation – Org ID – promises cost savings for clients……
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6/23/2017
RSA Archer takes Best Cyber Risk/Security Product and Overall Provider; IBM OpenPages wins Best GRC Product……
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6/22/2017
There is no question that the banking community has a tremendous amount invested in model risk management (MRM) capabilities. While regulatory requirements have been the primary driver, this investment has expanded beyond compliance value. As banks continue to refine their MRM functions, KPMG’s Bri…
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6/22/2017
This paper describes a simple model that can be used for risk management….
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6/22/2017
This paper examines how we may use A-IRB models in the estimation of expected credit losses for IFRS 9 purposes….
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6/22/2017
This paper proposes a portfolio credit risk model with random recovery rates….
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6/22/2017
Until all the final standardised approaches are known, the floor has little meaning……
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6/20/2017
Have your say in this year’s survey of the interdealer market……
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6/20/2017
Mnuchin report marks a US regulatory shift – from leadership to gamesmanship……
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6/20/2017
Impact of capital floor depends on new credit risk SA and changes to treatment of provisions……
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6/20/2017
Investors may be forced to sell illiquid assets in a crisis to avoid compliance breaches……
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6/19/2017
Clearing house to hike CDS index trade fees from July after Ice’s determinations committee takeover……
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6/15/2017
SFTR vagaries cause confusion over commodity-specific transactions……
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6/15/2017
Treasury converges to international standards, but leverage ratio exception may delay Basel deal……
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6/14/2017
Ex-SEC head says hedge funds should expect greater harmonisation between regulators……
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6/14/2017
Lengthy payout mechanism of cyber policies makes it ineffectual against large losses, dealers argue……
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6/08/2017
This paper applies classical theory to determine if limiting distributions exist for WCvM test statistics under a simple null hypothesis….
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6/07/2017
Industry still advocates single-sided reporting as a way to improve EU swaps data quality……
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6/05/2017
This paper investigates the mechanics of the empirical aggregate loss bootstrap distribution….
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6/01/2017
Structured Products Americas Awards 2017: Cross-asset capabilities and compliance know-how are expanding Smart Derivatives’ user base……
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5/31/2017
Esma promises guidance, but some say ‘firm, executable’ quotes are impossible……
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5/30/2017
Fed using qualitative reviews to test compliance with SR 11-7……
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5/25/2017
Rules could produce “lots of little country desks”, warns StanChart market risk head……
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5/25/2017
In today’s insurance environment, risk-based decision-making must become the new norm……
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5/25/2017
Financial institutions increasingly depend on models to estimate risk, inform decision-making, to drive operations and strategy, and to set their future direction……
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5/25/2017
Solvency II is driving the regulatory agenda for most insurers in Europe and increasingly in many countries throughout the rest of the world. The opportunity exists for industry leaders to set their sights on more than just achieving regulatory compliance and to use this new risk-based regulation as…
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5/25/2017
Banks will have more flexibility on use of internal models, but calibration still undecided……
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5/25/2017
Market participants unsure who will report client-side leg of exchange-traded derivatives trades to CCPs……
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5/23/2017
EC and EBA officials criticise low pass rates for P&L attribution test……
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5/23/2017
Regulatory heads at JP Morgan and BNP Paribas recommend regulatory recess……
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5/22/2017
5/19/2017
Increasing regulation requires more data reporting, and financial institutions are relying on faster, more adaptable regtech solutions to manage the swelling scope and complexity of regulatory compliance and to build more efficient businesses. Rajat Somany, vice-president, product and platform manag…
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5/18/2017
Internal move sees equities risk chief replace Kasenally, after her move to UBS AM……
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5/17/2017
Time-stretched energy traders are crying out for faster, smarter risk management systems. OpenLink has answered the call with its trading and risk management cloud that offers transformative possibilities to individual firms and the industry as a whole……
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5/17/2017
This paper proposes a model for forecasting scenarios from the perspective of a reverse stress test using interest rate, equity and foreign exchange data….
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5/17/2017
Data shows removal of cap on substitutability in revised methodology would hit four banks……
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5/16/2017
Brevan exec says market risk capital rules could force buy-side out of certain trades……
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5/15/2017
European regulators embrace external data for internal modelling of credit risk capital……
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5/11/2017
Isda AGM: EBA acknowledges approach’s shortcomings, but warns Basel is not reconsidering……
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5/10/2017
Isda AGM: transition period may allow time for Basel to recalibrate rules, panelists note……
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5/10/2017
Energy Risk USA: market participants say delay in rulemaking is ‘very frustrating’……
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5/10/2017
Energy Risk Awards 2017: Forecasting accuracy sets French bank apart in oil and gas analytics……
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5/09/2017
Donald Trump may have strengthened ties with the region, but the true impact of his administration on Asia remains to be seen……
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5/09/2017
Isda AGM: Swinburne criticises Basel’s lethargy on clash between leverage and clearing rules……
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5/04/2017
Building an outlier test for interest income would be better than the standardised EVE approach……
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5/03/2017
Anfuso, Aziz, Loukopoulos and Giltinan propose a method to develop and backtest forecasting models for IM……
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5/01/2017
Capital models should reflect loss grouping – research……
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4/28/2017
Krzysztof Wolyniec presents a volumetric risk management model for energy markets……
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4/27/2017
Step-in risk guidelines could be taken more seriously in the EU than in the US……
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4/26/2017
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at banks’ credit risk data……
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4/25/2017
Dealers adapt regulatory capital models to ease implementation burden, but approach comes with challenges……
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4/21/2017
As energy markets change, risk management should be at the heart of business strategy – Novera Khan……
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4/21/2017
As energy markets change, risk management should be at the heart of business strategy, says Novera Khan……
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4/21/2017
This paper demonstrates that the rank-order tests are unreliable for assessing models to be used to predict probabilities….
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4/20/2017
Although it was designed to improve and stabilize the financial system worldwide, especially in developing and emerging countries, the implementation of Basel III has involved a number of challenges and obstacles. Pakistan, with its recent economic expansion and lagging rate of Basel III implementat…
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4/20/2017
The purpose of this particular study is to determine if any liquidity risk exists in the Islamic banks of Pakistan and, if it does, what effect it has on the resilience of the industry in that country….
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4/20/2017
Some experts warn the methodology to identify systemic banks could increase systemic risks……
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4/20/2017
The availability of cloud-based applications and services is not a new phenomenon to the financial markets industry, but their adoption by buy-side and sell-side firms is anything but universal. However, this is now changing……
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4/12/2017
JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and ex-StanChart CEO Peter Sands are no fans of the RWA approach……
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4/12/2017
Practitioners, vendors and service providers invited to enter by the end of April……
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4/11/2017
Megan van Ooyen from SAS rounds up the top five operational risk losses for March 2017……
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4/09/2017
Ice single-name CDS volumes double year on year following switch to semi-annual rolls……
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4/06/2017
US participants will be able to start clearing credit default swaps referencing Ice clearing members……
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4/04/2017
Authority’s “key goal” in Basel talks has been to defend risk-sensitive capital framework……
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4/04/2017
Ongoing rule changes at Basel and EU could allow future bid to end corporate exemption……
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4/04/2017
Why do 66% of risk and compliance practitioners think the three lines of defence model should be updated?…
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4/04/2017
Redemptions focused within strategies suffering losses in 2016……
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4/04/2017
US insurers claim their bespoke swaps are being front-run, raising hedging costs……
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4/03/2017
Carlos Blanco and Alessandro Mauro explain how non-linear P&L attribution tools can improve a company’s business intelligence capabilities, be an effective way of benchmarking mark-to-model values, and identify key sources of risk and return on energy portfolios……
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4/03/2017
Smaller banks’ modelling practices under growing scrutiny, but ability to comply is stretched……
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3/31/2017
With FRTB’s final implementation date of end-2019 on the horizon, banks are looking to respond swiftly and effectively to the challenges posed by the new FRTB framework. In this forum sponsored by CompatibL, Murex and Numerix, a panel of market risk practitioners explores the revolution in data, adv…
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3/30/2017
Guidance for IFRS 9 and Cecl phase-in leaves local regulators to decide on calibration……
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3/30/2017
Peter Sands advocates replacing SMA with a capital buffer set by regulators……
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3/30/2017
Ex-StanChart chief exec advocates replacing current op risk capital framework with regulator-set buffer……
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3/30/2017
This paper develops a framework to fully characterize the invariance of the Delta capital charge for the FX book under a change in reporting currency….
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3/30/2017
This paper presents a comprehensive model framework for DRC that is compliant with the revised Basel regulatory framework….
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3/29/2017
Cost of implementing General data protection regulation could reach hundreds of millions for largest banks, say op risk practitioners……
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3/26/2017
Darrell Duffie explains why it’s difficult to arbitrage direct and swap-implied funding rates……
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3/24/2017
EU regulators may use different reporting deferral periods for large or illiquid trades……
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3/21/2017
Most recently standing trial accused of manipulating an interest rate futures market, Don Wilson has had a colourful career……
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3/21/2017
Energy trading and risk management software implementations are a huge investment, yet not all are considered worthwhile, according to a survey by Energy Risk……
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3/21/2017
The authors put forth a realistic network model that maximizes the use of data available to a CCP in order to simulate credit default contagion….
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3/21/2017
Consob’s Minenna says new ECB policy effectively hedges QE bond purchases……
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3/21/2017
The panel discusses the top regulatory requirements and operational risk priorities in the current market environment……
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3/20/2017
Deal volumes in the US shale sector have soared as operators slash costs and hedge against increasing fears of falling oil prices……
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3/20/2017
Grace Brasington of IBM discusses solutions to key regulatory compliance issues……
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3/17/2017
The need for accuracy, speed and flexibility: how regulation is affecting data management……
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3/16/2017
US president Donald Trump is no fan of Basel III, Perdue claims……
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3/15/2017
Trigger decision highlights product’s weaknesses, warns Milbank’s Williams……
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3/15/2017
Lack of data makes AI technology unsuitable for risk management, say Cont and Rebonato……
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3/15/2017
Non-European firms may have to undertake compliance projects without knowing the final rules……
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3/15/2017
Rising default rates could trigger a stampede out of the market……
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3/15/2017
Revised op risk capital framework unlikely to be implemented uniformly, even when a deal is agreed, bankers say……
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3/14/2017
Net long position weakens after cartel announces change in attitude to price drivers……
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3/14/2017
UK and Swiss bank Holdco CDSs likely inclusions in next iTraxx index roll, say strategists……
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3/13/2017
The mysterious fate of the apocryphal 2013 clearing proposal, and what comes next……
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3/13/2017
Megan van Ooyen from SAS rounds up the top five operational risk losses for February 2017……
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3/13/2017
Cognitive computing can help banks streamline operations and reduce regulatory compliance cost……
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3/08/2017
Banks feel “wind of optimism” from market risk group reshuffle……
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3/07/2017
Cognitive technology can increase data and process efficiencies across an organisation and enhance predictive accuracy……
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3/03/2017
Market participants accuse committee of being disingenuous and underestimating capital hit……
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3/03/2017
Market participants say capital hit has been underestimated……
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3/02/2017
Recalibration of Basel risk weights raises fresh concerns over bail-in buffer levels……
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3/02/2017
Dumping every IT problem into the operational risk register could cause chaos; operational risk and cyber risk managers can avoid this by using a taxonomy-based process to feed each level of the company only the risk information it needs……
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3/01/2017
Managed futures funds saw big inflows in 2016, but left investors disappointed……
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2/28/2017
Some firms forced to watch from sidelines as voluntary clearing of single-name CDSs takes off……
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2/27/2017
The authors develop a factor-type latent variable model for portfolio credit risk that accounts for stochastically dependent probability of default (PD), loss given default (LGD) and exposure at default (EAD) at both the systematic and borrower specific levels….
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2/24/2017
Error-strewn, duplicated and inconsistent – reporting of over-the-counter derivatives contracts data to trade repositories was supposed to lead to transparency and maintain global financial stability. As Jenny Nilsson, product marketing executive at triResolve, the portfolio reconciliation and repo…
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2/21/2017
This paper focuses on the corporate stress testing models for credit risk….
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2/20/2017
A market report on buy-side risk management technology sponsored by OpenLink and Tradeweb……
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2/20/2017
‘Vague’ anti-manipulation standards a source of frustration for energy firms……
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2/15/2017
Attitudes to GRC are changing, thanks to a new breed of solutions and the dawn of cognitive GRC……
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2/15/2017
2/15/2017
Fed chair rebuffs Republican lawmaker; dodges question on delaying VM rule……
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2/14/2017
While regulatory considerations remain a key driver of risk management, financial services firms are under pressure to recalibrate their strategy to focus on new, emerging threats such as cyber attacks……
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2/14/2017
This paper examines the three lines of defence in the context of ORM in UK financial institutions….
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2/14/2017
Firm hopes move will entice smaller players to join rates clearing service……
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2/13/2017
This paper uses a model combination approach to develop robust macrofinancial models for credit risk stress testing….
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2/13/2017
Investors have flocked back to commodities. And while analysts believe this will continue, hedge fund managers see traditional investor profiles changing……
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2/10/2017
The authors propose a method to consider business cycles in the computation of capital for operational risk….
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2/10/2017
New reporting regime marks start of increased scrutiny for big players……
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2/09/2017
Megan van Ooyen from SAS rounds up the top five operational risk losses for January 2017……
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2/09/2017
The authors examine the behavior of asset correlations for companies in Taiwan under the Basel Accord’s asymptotic single-risk-factor approach….
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2/09/2017
Murex was voted overall number one technology vendor in the Risk Technology Rankings 2016. Chief marketing officer Stella Clarke explains how exploiting technology can cut costs, soften the impact of regulation and align short- and long-term goals……
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2/09/2017
Dealers blast “illogical” carve-outs for backtesting exceptions……
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2/08/2017
FSB concerns about regulatory arbitrage might prove tricky for the likes of BlackRock……
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2/06/2017
Special features will look at the future of bank technology, quantitative research, risk transfer and regulation……
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2/06/2017
Central bank to issue guidelines to help address the shortage of data for compliance……
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2/06/2017
Model predicts future crashes will not be total wipeout……
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1/31/2017
Cyber attacks on energy firms are growing each year – an alarming fact for chief risk officers who are becoming ever-more involved in cyber risk management……
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1/31/2017
The Basel Committee’s new market risk framework will lead to crowded trading in instruments referencing the most commonly used benchmarks, dealers say – to the detriment of all others. The result could be a dangerous concentration of risks across the banking sector……
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1/30/2017
Segmented upside and downside betas can be used for better risk management……
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1/26/2017
Risk.net This paper proposes a methodology applied to complex systems to analyze operational risk events in Australian banks….
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1/25/2017
Some interpret draft CRR II changes to NMRF framework as raising the bar for compliance……
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1/25/2017
Risk Awards 2017: US bank racks up $500 billion in book deals, $9 billion in CDS basis trades……
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1/25/2017
Risk Awards 2017: XVA and reg specialist finds “perfect use case” for maths trick……
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1/25/2017
Risk Awards 2017: Record-breaking contingent hedge accompanies complex, cross-border acquisition……
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1/25/2017
Risk Awards 2017: 30-year-old incumbent moves with the times……
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1/25/2017
Risk Awards 2017: Bold decision to ditch VAR in favour of expected shortfall pays off……
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1/23/2017
Risk.net presents the top 10 operational risks of 2017, as chosen by risk practitioners……
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1/22/2017
Bruno Castor, head of market risk at Murex, discusses the issues senior management will need to consider when fulfilling the requirements of such important regulation……
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1/22/2017
Bruno Castor, head of market risk at Murex, discusses the challenges of implementation issues around FRTB……
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1/21/2017
Bruno Castor, head of market risk at Murex, discusses the challenges of implementation issues around FRTB……
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1/19/2017
As financial criminals innovate their methods and the costs of compliance mount, financial institutions are responding by centralising their data and investigations……
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1/19/2017
This year’s Top 10 Operational Risks survey highlights sharp rise in geopolitical risk following Brexit and Trump election……
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1/19/2017
Market participants raise concerns about extraterritoriality and hedge exemptions, while regulators are tipped to struggle……
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1/17/2017
Todd Semanco discusses how the leveraging of regulatory technology, digital labour and data analytics is transforming compliance programmes……
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1/17/2017
Legal settlements with US regulators dominate the year’s biggest operational risk charges……
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1/16/2017
Risk.net The author of this paper proposes a dynamic PD term structure model for multi-period stress testing and expected credit loss estimation….
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1/15/2017
Risk.net Phase-in to IFRS 9 and Cecl needed to avert “a dramatic overnight drop in regulatory capital”, say auditors Phase-in to IFRS 9 and Cecl needed to avert “a dramatic overnight drop in regulatory capital”, say auditors……
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1/15/2017
Lack of substituted compliance for Japan’s small bank margin rules causing concern……
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1/12/2017
Risk.net Corporates “don’t have a choice” about hedging Corporates continue to hedge despite price rises as RMB set to weaken furtherCorporates continue to hedge despite price rises as RMB set to weaken further……
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1/12/2017
Corporates continue to hedge despite price rises as renminbi set to weaken further……
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1/12/2017
Megan van Ooyen from SAS rounds up the top five operational risk losses for December 2016……
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1/11/2017
Talks under way to exchange principal amounts on IMM dates to allow for greater netting……
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1/10/2017
Risk.net Operators of legal entity identifiers hope Mifid II will spur greater adoption Operators of legal entity identifiers hope Mifid II will spur greater adoption……
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1/05/2017
New accounting standard requires tough data upgrade, but capital incentives are weakening……
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1/04/2017
Risk.net Disagreement on output floors continues Governors and heads of supervision to delay meeting that would have given final approval to Basel III, as disagreement continues on output floors……
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1/04/2017
Market pushes for change to auction date amid fears of reduced single-name and index CDS payouts……
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1/04/2017
Risk.net Market pushes for change to auction date amid fears of reduced single-name and index CDS payouts Market pushes for change to auction date amid fears of reduced single-name and index CDS payouts……
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12/28/2016
Risk.net Possible revision to standardised approach would favour US banks for corporate exposures Possible revised standardised approach would favour US banks for corporate exposures……
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12/28/2016
Industry experiencing crisis of negative investor sentiment……
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12/28/2016
How Basel’s plans to tighten control over banks’ internal models have evolved since 2014……
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12/27/2016
SGSS enables clients to achieve compliance targets and zero in on their core business……
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12/21/2016
EC dilution of Basel liquidity and market risk rules could create new regulatory arbitrage……
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12/20/2016
Risk.net Isda DC to consider whether non-payment of debt held by an affiliate is a failure-to-pay event Isda DC to consider whether non-payment of debt held by an affiliate is a failure-to-pay event……
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12/16/2016
IBM Algo Reporting for Solvency II gives LV= the tools to produce reports with minimal manual intervention……
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12/14/2016
Imperfect markets create opportunities for Culross, played out through different themes……
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12/14/2016
Tages’ hedge fund seeding business concentrates on spotting top early-stage managers……
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12/11/2016
Final compromise regulation not expected to trigger large fund reallocations, unlike US……
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12/06/2016
The ‘flylet’ approach allows risk managers to simultaneously hedge on local and global levels……
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12/06/2016
Risk management professionals are switching to the powerful ESG from Conning……
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12/05/2016
Two years on from its devising – and two years out from its implementation – large parts of the Basel Committee’s new market risk framework currently remain unworkable. That’s according to the banks charged with implementing it, who responded to Risk’s 2016 FRTB implementation survey – and many are…
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12/05/2016
Technology transformation is about thinking strategically and beyond the risk management function……
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12/02/2016
Risk.net This paper proposes using an optimization mechanism in the currency overlay portfolio construction process….
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12/02/2016
Our panel discusses how far global financial institutions have moved with the risk data aggregation and reporting mandate……
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12/01/2016
BP restructures long-dated hedge for commercial player……
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12/01/2016
Risk.net TLAC-driven issuance changes likely to see UK and Swiss holding company CDS included in iTraxx Financials TLAC-driven issuance changes likely to see UK and Swiss holding company CDS included in iTraxx Financials……
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12/01/2016
New structure cuts costs associated with Ucits-compliant commodities trading……
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12/01/2016
Macro risk model offers means to stress test multiple worst-case scenarios……
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11/30/2016
Bank treasurers call plan to underpin internal models with standardised floors “unmanageable”……
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11/28/2016
Basel’s new market risk capital framework imposes strict conditions on internal risk transfers between the banking and trading books. These promise to load new costs and operational burdens on dealers. Plenty of unanswered questions on the specifics remain, however……
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11/28/2016
The authors develop an agent-based model to study the impact of a broad range of regulation policies on the banking system….
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11/23/2016
Repositories battling to improve matching rates for Emir trade reporting as SFTR looms……
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11/23/2016
In this paper, the author studies how asymptotic normality does, or does not, hold for common severity distributions in operational risk models….
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11/23/2016
Risk.net The author of this paper explores the reasons for the pending demise of the advanced measurement approach (AMA) to operational risk….
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11/22/2016
IRS’s Section 871(m) rule poses huge problems for US and European structured products issuers……
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11/18/2016
Banks may push ahead with publishing key information documents before compliance date……
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11/17/2016
No transactions after first day of trading, while price discovery is problematic……
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11/16/2016
Mary Jo White says the agency has brought about “fundamental reforms”; the future direction of US financial regulation is unclear following divergent statements from Trump……
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11/16/2016
Risk.net The author of this paper proposes a prudent methodology to correct for potential biases in LGD estimations due to historical price appreciations, appraisal biases and wear-and-tear or potential damage to the house….
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11/16/2016
If CDS skew spikes, some banks may be thankful for conservative accountants……
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11/16/2016
Risk.net Massad: stress tests reveal “quite a bit of diversification” in CCP exposures Massad: stress tests reveal “quite a bit of diversification” in CCP exposures……
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11/15/2016
Risk.net Agency to publish report on regulation and market liquidity in May 2017 Agency to publish report on regulation and market liquidity in May 2017……
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11/14/2016
Risk.net The aim of this paper is to integrate prior information into a robust parameter estimation via OBR-estimating functions….
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11/13/2016
Risk.net Committee discussed axing standardised and basic approaches in recent months, sources say – but ruled out both Committee discussed axing standardised and basic approaches in recent months, sources say – but ruled out both……
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11/10/2016
Risk.net Ailing British bank is still winding down its defunct Asia derivatives business RBS sold the CDS book as it was looking to retreat from Asia to refocus efforts on home markets……
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11/10/2016
Risk.net Risk USA: Senior US regulator criticises focus on capital neutrality Risk USA: Senior US regulator criticises focus on capital neutrality……
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11/10/2016
Risk management preparations confounded by day that shifted from risk-off to risk-on……
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11/10/2016
US, EU regulators expected to implement new framework consistently……
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11/09/2016
Stability improves, but higher capital requirements also cut lending in new research……
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11/08/2016
The recent changes in regulation, in particular the Basel Committee’s standardised measurement approach (SMA), are an opportunity to escape misconceptions regarding operational risk……
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11/08/2016
Short credit and equity positions held in banking book will be caught by market risk capital requirements……
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11/07/2016
Fund managers see some major flaws in the SEC’s watered-down liquidity risk management rules……
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11/04/2016
Risk.net Regulator builds out reporting platform to monitor position limit breaches Regulator builds out reporting platform to monitor position limit breaches……
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11/04/2016
This paper explores the aggregation of different single ratings to a ‘consensus rating’ to get a higher precision of a debtor’s default probability. It builds upon the methodology published by Grün et al, 2013 and Lehmann and Tillich, 2016….
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11/02/2016
This paper uses simulation studies and an example of operational risk modeling to show the necessity and benefit of using RMT to fit high-dimensional t-copulas in risk modeling….
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11/02/2016
Risk.net Record-keeping obligations of SFTR already in force, but no guidance on data fields Record-keeping obligations of SFTR already in force, but no guidance on data fields……
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11/01/2016
Droit gets $16m capital boost to support growth of cross-border compliance service……
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11/01/2016
Risk.net The authors analyze the impact of a decline in property prices that leads to stressed recovery rates for collateral on the loss given default (LGD) parameter in portfolios of mortgage loan….
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10/31/2016
Risk.net David Frank proposes an adjustment to sample variance for the computation of value-at-risk The calculation of value-at-risk often relies on using a sample variance for that of the forward-looking distribution. However, using an unbiased estimate of variance leads to biased est…
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10/31/2016
Mercuria hires Morgan Stanley commodities chief; SocGen Asia energy sales head moves to CME; Lindt named Danske CEO; Commonwealth Bank hires head of commodities structuring; Freepoint hires Cofco agriculture heads; Uniper appoints Nordic region GM; Statkraft adds power and gas traders……
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10/31/2016
Bump to operational risk capital under SMA could be bigger than expected, experts warn……
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10/31/2016
Risk.net The authors of this paper study the forecasting performance of Nordic power futures in order to see whether the futures bias reported in a number of previous studies still prevails and, if so, whether this means that the market is inefficient….
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10/31/2016
Risk.net New Basel capital exemptions could be too small if all EU banks have to issue bail-in bonds New Basel capital exemptions could be too small if all EU banks have to issue bail-in bonds……
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10/31/2016
Two observations have consequences for commodity risk management and stochastic volatility modelling: the first is that the standard leverage effects in commodities are due to a misspecification and are inefficient proxies for the forward slope effect; and the second is that commodity volatility can…
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10/28/2016
The last line of defence between us and punitive negative rates is paper currency……
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10/27/2016
Views on risks and accounting treatment of arbitrage repack differ across the Street……
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10/26/2016
Regulators could rescue op risk modelling through Pillar 2, writes former supervisor……
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10/26/2016
Risk.net New chief executive seeks to clarify approach after stumbles in past years New chief executive seeks to clarify approach after stumbles in past years, admitting global understanding of conduct regulation still at an early stage……
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10/25/2016
HFT default could destabilise interdealer markets……
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10/25/2016
Risk.net Manager says systemic risk has reduced, creating opportunity in sell-offs Manager says systemic risk has reduced, creating opportunity in sell-offs……
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10/21/2016
Risk.net Basel Committee to integrate insurance and divestitures, but SMA still lacks forward-looking approach Basel Committee to integrate insurance and divestitures, but SMA still lacks forward-looking approach……
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10/21/2016
Unfunded loans and exposures to suppliers worry credit risk managers……
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10/21/2016
Risk.net Revival of credit derivatives arbitrage strategy targeted at insurers and private banks Revival of credit derivatives arbitrage strategy targeted at insurers and private banks……
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10/20/2016
Risk.net KRIs show particular promise for managing operational risk……
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10/17/2016
The authors conduct a comprehensive study of some parametric models that are designed to fit the unusual bounded and bimodal distribution of loss given default (LGD)….
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10/14/2016
Risk.net Buy-side turning to Brexit-inspired hedges for political tail risk Buy-side turning to Brexit-inspired hedges for political tail risk……
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10/12/2016
Have hedge funds got so good at investing that luck now dominates the field?…
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10/11/2016
There has been a resurgence of interest in enterprise risk management (ERM) recently. What can ERM offer beleaguered utilities?…
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10/10/2016
Risk.net The authors of this paper analyze the Solvency II standard formula for capital risk aggregation in relation to the treatment of operational risk capital….
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10/07/2016
Ken Phelan stresses importance of credit risk management in key Treasury role……
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10/06/2016
Recognising excellence in derivatives trading and risk management in Asia……
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10/06/2016
Macro funds still suffering; commodities inflows continue……
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10/05/2016
This paper explores how a defined-contribution pension fund optimally distributes wealth between a defaultable bond, a stock and a bank account, given that a salary is a stochastic process….
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10/04/2016
Risk.net ERM remains just a compliance function at many utilities, say consultants……
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10/03/2016
Self-taught technology could push humans aside from some – or all – of the underwriting process……
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9/30/2016
Debt subordination behind spread widening from January; CVA desks may need to adjust hedge ratios……
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9/29/2016
Risk.net Parliamentarian hits back at European Commissioner’s criticism of Basel model floors Parliamentarian hits back at European Commissioner’s criticism of Basel model floors……
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9/29/2016
Risk.net US regulators have already imposed stringent internal model floors, which Europe opposes US regulators have already imposed stringent internal model floors, which Europe opposes……
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9/26/2016
Risk.net BoE and EC concerned about repo liquidity, but Basel Committee unlikely to budge BoE and EC concerned about repo liquidity, but Basel Committee unlikely to budge……
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9/22/2016
Risk.net Repo, collateral and legal entities pose obstacles to liquidity reporting, say panellists at event Repo, collateral and legal entities pose obstacles to liquidity reporting, say panellists at event……
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9/22/2016
Risk.net Differing discount methods and EVE approach will need explaining to investors……
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9/21/2016
Ken Robinson reflects on the ‘good, bad and ugly’ in energy risk management……
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9/21/2016
A panel of market risk experts discusses the impact of the systemic change, examines the technological challenges and asks how service providers can support the banking sector……
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9/21/2016
Crowding is the “biggest challenge” facing the hedge fund industry, CRO of Point72 says……
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9/19/2016
Banks must construct a new IT architecture to support the burden of FRTB regulation……
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9/16/2016
But humans and ‘intelligent’ computers a strong combination, hedge fund managers say……
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9/15/2016
Risk Hedge Europe attendees say they lack formal measures of liquidity……
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9/14/2016
Impact studies showing significant capital increase prompted committee rethink……
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9/13/2016
Non-maturing liabilities pose problems for banks’ IRRBB hedge accounting……
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9/12/2016
9/12/2016
Setting an op risk appetite is illogical without reference to reward, argues Ariane Chapelle……
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9/12/2016
This issue contains four technical papers. Two of which deal with an analysis of the SMA, one paper deals with data and another tackles statistical issues around the quantification of operational risk….
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9/12/2016
Some funds using artificial intelligence already; others see obstacles to its success……
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9/12/2016
Risk.net This paper discusses and studies the weaknesses and pitfalls of the SMA and the implicit relationship between the SMA capital model and systemic risk in the banking sector….
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9/12/2016
Risk.net In this paper, the behavior of the SMA is studied under a variety of hypothetical and realistic conditions, showing that the simplicity of the new approach is very costly….
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9/08/2016
Substituted compliance ruling means parties will not face worst-of-both-worlds regulation……
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9/07/2016
Risk.net Hedge fund puts clients’ money in machine learning and company capital in deep learning Hedge fund puts clients’ money in machine learning and company capital in deep learning……
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9/06/2016
Take part in our annual survey to find the top 10 operational risks affecting banks and other financial institutions……
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9/06/2016
Clients face tougher reporting rules if dealers don’t become systematic internalisers……
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9/05/2016
Search for ‘quick fix’ underway before plenary vote on Priips regulation later this month……
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9/04/2016
Jodi Richard, US Bank’s chief operational risk officer, explains her overhaul of the firm’s op risk programme, including its plans for crisis management……
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9/02/2016
Big US Treasury trader has seen hedge fund add $1.5bn this year……
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9/02/2016
French bank helps corporates hedge in the wake of China devaluation……
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9/01/2016
Risk.net The authors of this paper address some issues to do with IFRS 9 and explain how to determine if an instrument has suffered serious deterioration in credit risk….
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9/01/2016
Risk.net Increased activity by funds fuels take-off in listed and OTC volumes, traders say Increased activity by funds fuels take-off in listed and OTC volumes, traders say……
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8/31/2016
Lack of recognition in new SMA capital charge could cause market to shrink, worry insurers……
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8/30/2016
Risk.net Gordon Ritter proposes a stable mean-variance optimisation for APT models Gordon Ritter presents an explicit formula for mean-variance optimisation in the context of arbitrage pricing theory models (also called multifactor models), and related generalisations with trading cost…
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8/29/2016
Systematic hedge funds are looking to new markets for a competitive advantage……
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8/26/2016
Risk.net Sfr270 million transaction by Credit Suisse and Zurich thought unlikely to be copied due to SMA Sfr270 million transaction by Credit Suisse and Zurich thought unlikely to be copied due to SMA……
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8/23/2016
Using historical equity and credit market data, this paper illustrates the validation of a structural correlated default model applied to Black-Cox setups….
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8/19/2016
Offering investors gains on the downside can present risk management headaches……
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8/19/2016
Risk.net Central bank seeks ways to improve corporate risk management Indonesia regulator moves to bring 10bn USD/IDR market onshore……
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8/19/2016
Effective risk management is more important than what your organisational chart looks like……
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8/19/2016
8/17/2016
Operational risk managers say the idea is too formalised and beset by implementation challenges……
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8/16/2016
Risk.net This paper aims to derive VaR bounds for the portfolios of possibly dependent financial assets for heavy tailed Glosten-Jagannathan-Runkle generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity processes using extreme value theory copulas….
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8/15/2016
Bonds could pre-fund CCP default funds and higher margins during market stress, authors argue……
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8/12/2016
Benefits of initial margin also overstated, new research finds……
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8/09/2016
Risk.net This study investigates two well-established ensemble learning methods: Stochastic Gradient Boosting and Random Forest, and proposed two new ensembles….
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8/08/2016
The focus and priorities of financial institutions appear to reflect the uncertainty of global markets and the growing impact of money laundering and counter-regulatory measures……
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8/05/2016
Risk.net Guidelines would cut the large exposure due diligence threshold to 2%, versus the 5% Basel standard Guidelines would cut the large exposure due diligence threshold to 2%, versus the 5% Basel standard……
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8/04/2016
Hardwiring of older risk measure into Priips means risk ratings could mislead investors……
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8/04/2016
Funds of hedge funds are struggling to attract investment more than the funds they invest in……
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8/02/2016
Asset managers are turning to ETFs and CDS to meet exposure targets, replacing them with bonds later on……
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8/02/2016
Risk.net Vivien Brunel establishes the properties of an operational risk model under the requirement of classification invariance Most of the banks’ operational risk internal models are based on loss pooling in risk and business line categories. The parameters and outputs of operationa…
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8/02/2016
The US banking supervisor has been taking a leaf out of banks’ books and putting the focus on enterprise risk management……
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8/01/2016
Lamorre-Cargill seeks to entice investors back to commodities with Argon……
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8/01/2016
Seven months after new market risk capital rules were finalised, regulators and lobbyists are still locked in discussion over one of its key elements – the result of a mysterious eleventh-hour change to the text……
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7/31/2016
As structural reforms push up defaults, China’s regulators are working to put in place a credit default swap market. However, without reforming the regulatory fragmentation that plagued previous attempts, market participants fear new efforts will also fail……
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7/29/2016
Basel Committee working on sovereign risk, but eurozone has most at stake……
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7/25/2016
Uncertainty over approval process leaves firms “in limbo”……
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7/24/2016
Teza, TransMarket, Virtu among firms held back by regulation and old market practice……
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7/22/2016
Risk.net This paper analyzes the validity of using the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio to explain the behavior of mortgage borrowers at an empirical level….
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7/22/2016
UK energy firms fear leaving EU may usher in new layer of reporting rules……
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7/21/2016
UK regulator promotes the use of financial technology to smooth compliance wrinkles……
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7/18/2016
Receptiveness, resilience and reflection are crucial for avoiding nasty surprises……
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7/14/2016
Demand for credit protection increases, but traders say sellers will be hard to find……
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7/14/2016
Risk.net Latest tweaks to position limits rule draw ire of CME and Ice Latest tweaks to position limits rule draw ire of CME and Ice……
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7/14/2016
Risk.net The step-in risk concept may need a total overhaul to be fit for purpose as the UK goes its own way The step-in risk concept may need a total overhaul to be fit for purpose as the UK goes its own way……
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7/11/2016
Foreign investors can now hedge CNY bonds but dealers expect limited uptake……
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7/11/2016
Loss of influence belies critical role UK played in crafting sensible financial regulation……
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7/07/2016
Risk.net This paper addresses the issue of model selection risk by examining whether a model’s past performance in forecasting expected returns provides an indication of its future forecasting performance….
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7/05/2016
The AMA doesn’t make any sense – but the idea of a single, simple equation does, writes Ruben Cohen……
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7/04/2016
The authors propose a method for determining an arbitrage-free density implied by the Hagan formula….
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7/04/2016
Risk.net Regulator seeks info on currency make-up of capital base, and capital adequacy Regulator seeks information on currency make-up of capital base, and capital adequacy……
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7/04/2016
Low prices across the commodity spectrum have made credit risk a higher priority for energy firms worldwide. This webinar, brought to you by Energy Risk and Moody’s Analytics, brings together thought leaders from across the industry to discuss the best tools and methodologies for assessing counterpa…
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7/03/2016
PwC goes back to basics to simplify how clients approach risk management……
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7/03/2016
The vendor, a leader in the governance, risk and compliance space, scores with rapid deployment solutions……
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7/03/2016
The service boasts some 50,000 users, with around five billion transactions being processed each year……
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7/03/2016
Apra wins praise for pushing business case for op risk modelling and scenario analysis……
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7/03/2016
The consortium wins with a definitive set of op risk scenarios that insurers can use to identify which one is relevant……
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7/03/2016
Firm captures a 24% market share in Mifid reporting by volume and is the third-largest manager of trade reports under Emir……
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7/03/2016
At the foundation of Oracle’s offerings across all 46 of its financial services analytical applications is a common data model……
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7/03/2016
Risk management failures cause the bank to revamp its op risk programme……
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7/03/2016
The US software company’s product enables reporting and decision-making on cyber security……
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6/30/2016
Even as EU Market Abuse Regulation kicks in, few companies have systems to flag suspect trades……
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6/30/2016
Risk.net Bids to use bigger datasets give no better loss forecasts, says hedge fund Bids to use bigger datasets give no better loss forecasts, says hedge fund……
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6/30/2016
Wave of organisational change at major banks heightens operational risk exposure……
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6/30/2016
UnaVista, London Stock Exchange Group’s global hosted platform for all matching, validation and reconciliation needs, was named best regulatory reporting platform in this year’s Operational Risk Awards. Tom Wieczorek, head of product management, describes how the platform helps firms reduce operatio…
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6/29/2016
Local regime likely to be tougher than Solvency II, although risk margin might change……
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6/29/2016
Risk.net UK-based firm’s four macro funds hit by equity index and sovereign debt losses UK-based firm’s four macro funds hit by equity index and sovereign debt losses……
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6/29/2016
Risk.net Banks told to avoid trades that offset regulatory adjustments, but details are thin Banks told to avoid trades that offset regulatory adjustments, but details are thin……
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6/29/2016
Risk.net Researchers offer academic justification for Basel’s standardised measurement approach Researchers offer academic justification for Basel’s standardised measurement approach……
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6/28/2016
Relentless focus on Priips compliance leaves industry vulnerable to hidden threats……
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6/27/2016
Risk.net Going beyond the regulatory requirements to operational risk measurement, the authors of this paper aim to provide relevant business applications to a bank….
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6/23/2016
Pictet has developed a unique hedge fund unit within its asset management business……
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6/23/2016
Hathersage wins hedge fund of the year for its dbSelect currency trading strategy……
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6/23/2016
Since the early 1970s, David Anderson has been key in the European hedge fund industry……
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6/23/2016
Deep research and a careful strategy has delivered impressive returns for Elementa……
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6/23/2016
Lyxor’s Epsilon fund and its research model gives it top spot in the best directional hedge fund category……
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6/23/2016
Religion and hedge funds are an unusual mix, but Roy Kuo has mixed them successfully at the Church of England……
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6/23/2016
The team at LFIS hope their new spin on risk premia will be attractive to investors……
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6/23/2016
No good reason to subject energy firms to mandatory clearing, says firm’s head of regulation……
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6/23/2016
Some UK insurers think secondary annuity assets are the ideal hedge for annuity liabilities and could fit well into matching adjustment portfolios. Others think regulators will hold the market back……
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6/22/2016
New EU rules may fragment liquidity and spur regulatory arbitrage, conference hears……
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6/22/2016
Operational risk managers are becoming unusually excitable, with some justification……
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6/22/2016
Risk.net Internal models remain more accurate than standardised approaches, say industry responses Internal models remain more accurate than standardised approaches, say industry responses……
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6/22/2016
Investing now in a new-generation technology platform for front and middle office is the smart choice. Those who don’t are storing up problems – regulatory and financial – for the future, says Steve O’Hanlon, chief executive officer of Numerix……
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6/17/2016
Risk most dispersed, but most extreme, in macro funds……
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6/17/2016
Margins, OpRisk Europe and the pushback against Basel……
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6/16/2016
Small but muscular Altura Markets has always known that keeping abreast of technology and regulation was going to be critical in exchange-traded funds. Sverre Hasvold, managing director, explains how the Spanish leaders continue to lead the way in derivatives……
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6/15/2016
Risk.net Information security should use same framework as op risk, Cyber Risk Europe delegates hear Information security should use same framework as op risk, Cyber Risk Europe delegates hear……
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6/15/2016
Risk.net Capital hit from new loan loss accounting rules to rival incoming Basel regulations Capital hit from new loan loss accounting rules to rival incoming Basel regulations……
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6/15/2016
List of information expected or required to be disclosed under the Market Abuse Regulation is ‘misleading’, say industry groups……
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6/15/2016
Risk.net Resist temptation to intervene often, says head of op risk at UBS Asset Management Resist temptation to intervene often, says head of op risk at UBS Asset Management……
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6/15/2016
Risk.net Row over access to books and records threatens to undermine registration rules Concerns mount over ability of foreign banks to comply with the SEC’s security-based swap registration rules……
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6/15/2016
Risk.net EU authorities express concern over move to less risk-sensitive capital requirements……
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6/14/2016
Chair of working group on operational risk says committee is considering discounting certain historical losses for SMA capital calculation……
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6/10/2016
Risk.net This paper proposes a methodology for constructing TTC rating grades and assessing the resulting degree of PIT-ness….
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6/09/2016
Risk.net Regulatory arbitrage fears stall clearing mandate for CAD swaps in Canada Regulatory arbitrage fears stall clearing mandate for CAD swaps in Canada……
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6/08/2016
Risk.net The authors of this paper simulate realistic total bank return distributions by means of a top-down copula approach for different parameter settings….
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6/08/2016
Risk.net Study finds op risk losses can be scaled in the same way as tests on engineering models Study finds op risk losses can be scaled in the same way as tests on engineering models……
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6/08/2016
Risk.net Swinburne says clearing should be shielded from ratio “if Basel does not deliver” Swinburne says clearing should be shielded from ratio “if Basel does not deliver”……
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6/07/2016
Fed’s analysis of NSFR costs ‘dubious at best’, says AEI scholar Paul Kupiec……
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6/07/2016
The papers in this issue deal with credit stress testing models, pricing equations for derivatives, the double default value-of-the-firm model and intuitive models for covered bonds……
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6/07/2016
Risk.net The authors demonstrate how different credit risk models can be efficiently implemented for scenario analysis and stress testing execution with concrete application examples….
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6/01/2016
Heightened lapse risk ends 20-year “romance” with hedge funds, says Nordea Life & Pensions CIO……
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6/01/2016
Insurers still treating own-risk assessment too much like a compliance exercise, Nordic supervisors say……
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6/01/2016
The papers in this issue are all related to energy risk management, including both risk assessment and risk hedging by financial derivatives….
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6/01/2016
CRO Aileen Gillan discusses UK bank’s approach to culture, conduct and credit risk under Basel II……
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5/31/2016
US model risk management guidelines being increasingly used by banks and regulators elsewhere……
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5/27/2016
Regulation is having unexpected effects on derivatives unwinds……
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5/27/2016
To properly value a basket option, one should construct a joint probability density, correctly repricing all asset smiles and correlation smiles. At first sight the task seems formidable, but by reformulating the problem, Peter Austing develops a model that is simple and fast, admitting analytic or…
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5/27/2016
Ditching own models for CVA risk is too binary and eliminates possibility of further dialogue……
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5/27/2016
Risk.net Code covers ethics, governance, information sharing, execution, risk management, confirmation and settlement Code covers ethics, governance, information sharing, execution, risk management, confirmation and settlement……
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5/26/2016
Switching to the standardised approach for credit modelling could have an impact on their legacy books……
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5/26/2016
Rama Cont and Lakshithe Wagalath propose a portfolio risk model that integrates market risk with liquidation costs. Their model provides a framework for computing liquidation-adjusted risk measures such as liquidation-adjusted value-at-risk. Real-life examples reveal a substantial impact of liquidat…
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5/26/2016
Firms should use stress testing to challenge assumptions……
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5/26/2016
Efficiently achieve FRTB compliance with IBM solutions……
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5/25/2016
This paper reviews and extends the saddlepoint methods currently available to measure credit risk….
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5/23/2016
Bank traders who leak information about derivatives trades to hedge funds could face charges, CFTC officials say……
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5/22/2016
Improving credit risk assumptions could soften Basel’s push for input floors……
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5/20/2016
Risk.net This paper examines the applicability of a wide range of VaR models in emerging markets, focusing on South Eastern European countries….
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5/19/2016
Risk.net This paper investigates the hedging effectiveness of energy derivatives traded at the EEX for the purpose of mitigating the risk exposure of gas- and coal-fired power plants in Germany….
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5/19/2016
Risk.net Capital requirements, position limits and other rules still hampering liquidity, conference hears Capital requirements, position limits and other rules still hampering liquidity, conference hears……
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5/18/2016
In this paper the authors provide a comprehensive treatment of the discretization effect under general stochastic volatility dynamics….
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5/18/2016
Risk.net Fewer models and higher capital requirements seen as likely outcomes of SSM review Fewer models and higher capital requirements seen as likely outcomes of SSM review……
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5/18/2016
Risk.net Key MEP urges broader exemptions for regional banks as FRTB looms Key MEP urges broader exemptions for regional banks as FRTB looms……
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5/16/2016
Regulatory attention shifting to hedge fund users of derivatives……
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5/12/2016
This paper investigates whether there are existing common model features that yield consistently superior results under both VaR and ES risk metrics in the energy commodities markets….
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5/12/2016
Risk.net A push towards anonymous trading via platforms could undermine counterparty risk management A push towards anonymous rates trading via electronic platforms could make it harder for banks to manage credit lines……
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5/12/2016
IRRBB could reveal commercially sensitive information and mislead analysts……
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5/12/2016
Industry co-operation on operational risk taxonomies might yield a valuable tool……
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5/11/2016
Risk.net The authors of this paper formalize a methodology to manage short-term FX risk….
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5/10/2016
Megan van Ooyen from SAS rounds up the top five operational risk losses for April 2016……
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5/09/2016
Risk.net New regulation could shut down secondary markets in outstanding products New regulation could shut down secondary markets in outstanding products……
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5/06/2016
This paper models the tail behavior of daily returns and forecasting VaR in order to evaluate the performance of several skewed and symmetric distributions….
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5/05/2016
Dealers face conflicting incentives and capital hike after internal models are blown away……
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5/04/2016
GZC’s Elbhar rode oil spread trade to 40% annual return in 2015……
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5/03/2016
Analysts say regulatory risk plays a part in weak bank valuations and wobbly prices……
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5/03/2016
Basel Committee’s decision removes a potential source of competitive advantage for large dealers……
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5/03/2016
Risk.net This paper analyses whether the double default treatment under Basel II is appropriate to capture the asymmetric relationship between an obligor and its guarantor….
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5/03/2016
Technological innovation continues to provide market participants with access to increasingly sophisticated risk management tools and strategies. Senior executives at HSBC discuss how organisations can make the most of cutting-edge solutions such as algorithmic execution models……
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4/29/2016
Risk.net A new mothod to estimate marginal VAR and marginal ES is presented Here, Apoorva Shende, Kyriakos Chourdakis, Amit Puniyani, Marc Jeannin, Alan Smillie and Eduardo Epperlein develop an enhanced method for estimating marginal value-at-risk using local linear regression. Their n…
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4/28/2016
Risk.net This paper focuses on a comparison of the capital for Indian banks as required by the current regime for capital charge calculation, versus the possible revised Standardised Approach….
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4/28/2016
Banking operations are being rewired around XVA metrics, quantifying market incompleteness. Here Claudio Albanese, Simone Caenazzo and Stéphane Crépey focus on the cost of funding of variation margin and the cost of capital: that is, funding valuation adjustment (FVA) and capital valuati…
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4/28/2016
Risk.net Staggered implementation of transparency regime could allow further easing of regulation……
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4/27/2016
Risk.net Risk.net analysis finds PD floor would hit a swath of low-risk corporate loans at the biggest EU banks Risk.net analysis finds PD floor would hit a swath of low-risk corporate loans at the biggest EU banks……
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4/27/2016
Risk.net Representatives of energy and agriculture firms clash over Regulation AT Representatives of energy and agriculture firms clash over Regulation AT at meeting of CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee……
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4/26/2016
Risk.net This paper focuses on medium-term probabilistic forecasting for risk management purposes….
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4/26/2016
Just because we can’t measure op risk accurately doesn’t mean we should give up, argues Peter Sime……
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4/26/2016
G-Siis see MetLife opinion as strengthening their case against aspects of international regulation……
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4/22/2016
Risk.net EBA voices preference for 3%, but evidence backs Basel plan for G-Sibs EBA voices preference for 3%, but evidence backs Basel plan for G-Sibs……
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4/21/2016
Adoption of ‘risk-sensitive’ SA-CCR will allow more leverage, argues FDIC vice-chair……
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4/21/2016
Vanilla and exotic products should be treated differently, BlackRock co-founder argues……
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4/20/2016
This issue explores the practicality of the CVaR measure as a criterion for portfolio selection, and also discusses wavelet analysis for portfolio selection and currency option pricing….
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4/20/2016
Casting doubt on science is an unwise risk management strategy, Vincent Kaminski argues……
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4/19/2016
Small firms have many advantages in administering op risk programmes, argues Ariane Chapelle……
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4/18/2016
Risk.net Prime brokers proposing to guarantee the performance of clients’ trades Prime brokers proposing to guarantee the performance of clients’ trades……
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4/18/2016
The Fundamental review of the trading book requires dramatic change to the banking industry’s existing market risk management practices. One of the underlying challenges is the collection and management of market data and other information, especially for banks that want to use internal models. In a…
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4/18/2016
Risk.net Hedge fund’s foray into gas follows bank retreat from physical commodities Hedge fund’s foray into gas follows bank retreat from physical commodities……
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4/18/2016
Risk.net This approach would align interests of clearing house and their members……
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4/15/2016
Risk.net To enable autocorrelation in the frequency distribution, this paper proposes a significant generalization of the LDA model that involves treating operational risk as a Lévy jump-diffusion….
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4/14/2016
Uncertainty lingers even as firms begin reporting bilateral power and gas trades……
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4/13/2016
Risk.net This paper proposes a method based on Granger causality to measure the level of contagion between financial institutions and sovereigns….
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4/13/2016
Megan van Ooyen from SAS rounds up the top five operational risk losses for March 2016……
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4/13/2016
As well as guarding against operational threats and market fluctuations, John Scott, chief risk officer of Zurich Global Corporate, says accurate risk management can also provide frontline staff with vital information with which to maximise commercial opportunity even in challenging times……
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4/12/2016
Risk.net Late narrowing of scope and exclusion of package trades throws up difficulties Late narrowing of scope and exclusion of package trades throws up difficulties……
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4/12/2016
Regulators need to rely less on uniform rules and work closer with banks, says Mori……
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4/12/2016
Risk.net Shirakawa warns binding leverage ratio could harm banks’ risk management practices Shirakawa warns binding leverage ratio could harm banks’ risk management practices……
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4/12/2016
Pooling market risk factor data could cut capital requirements……
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4/12/2016
Businesses face a daunting combination of risk factors in supply chains – and many existing supply chain risk management (SCRM) systems are not up to the task. Software company ACL believes firms should take a more holistic view of supply chain risk to build more streamlined, reliable and cost-savin…
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4/11/2016
Risk.net Trade finance exposures would move to standardised approach Trade finance exposures would move to standardised approach……
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4/11/2016
Maturities too short to hedge autocallable books, say dealers……
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4/08/2016
Quant funds doing a better job interpreting drivers of rates and currency markets……
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4/06/2016
But the proposals do not yet allow for more lenient treatment of initial margin……
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4/06/2016
Risk.net High cost of downgrade triggers forces Dutch bank to consider alternative hedge High cost of downgrade triggers forces Dutch bank to consider alternative hedge……
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4/05/2016
Risk.net CCPs, the TLAC and Basel III capital rules are all cause for concern, Minnesota Fed hears CCPs, the TLAC and Basel III capital rules are all cause for concern, Minnesota Fed hears……
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4/04/2016
Risk.net Firms reporting more than 50,000 open swap positions could save $1 million a year at CME Firms reporting more than 50,000 open swap positions could save $1 million a year at CME……
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4/03/2016
Outdated systems and lax controls mean it may only be a matter of time before a US public sector pension plan experiences a major operational risk failure……
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3/28/2016
“The stick they’re wielding right now is around CCAR,” says SunTrust’s Marmolino……
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3/24/2016
Risk.net Proposals clamp down on IRB approach that is “usually gamed pretty easily”, says FDIC’s Hoenig Proposals clamp down on IRB approach that is “usually gamed pretty easily”, says FDIC’s Hoenig……
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3/24/2016
Risk.net Wujiang Lou presents a framework to compute recursive CVA and FVA via Monte Carlo simulation Uncollateralised swaps hedged back-to-back with central counterparty swaps are being used to introduce the funding valuation adjustment (FVA). The open IR01 from FVA, however, is a sur…
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3/24/2016
Novations will not automatically trigger de-designation of hedge accounting treatment, says FASB……
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3/24/2016
Basel Committee’s controversial proposal on op risk modelling spurs debate at US event……
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3/23/2016
Risk.net Demand is high for alternative ETFs, despite underwhelming performance Demand is high for alternative ETFs, despite underwhelming performance……
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3/23/2016
Rising cost of CNY forwards and tighter regulation encourages renminbi funding……
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3/23/2016
Operational Risk / BAE Systems global survey of financial crime is now open……
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3/22/2016
A wounded CCP should not have a claim on users’ assets, says hedge fund group……
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3/18/2016
Energy Risk, in association with OpenLink, presents a summary of a technology and regulation breakfast briefing held recently in London. The invitation-only event convened heads of regulation and compliance, chief technology officers, consultants and risk managers from energy companies to discuss th…
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3/18/2016
Biggest share of bank capital at stake as regulators take aim at credit models……
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3/17/2016
Basel Committee’s “tantrum-like reaction” is not supported by evidence, say practitioners……
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3/16/2016
Concentration on largest holdings has grown but average holding size has shrunk……
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3/16/2016
Operational risk urged to assume bigger role in strategic and HR decisions……
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3/16/2016
Risk.net Op risk professionals pour scorn on SMA charge, but some bank experts speak out in favour Op risk professionals pour scorn on SMA charge, but some bank experts speak out in favour……
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3/16/2016
Ice is “working through” wrong-way risk issues, may need to revamp auctions……
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3/16/2016
CFTC adopts substituted compliance for European CCPs; US clearers still waiting on Esma approval……
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3/15/2016
Risk.net The objective of this paper is to compare numerical approximation techniques in terms of their practical usefulness and potential applicability in an operational risk context….
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3/15/2016
This special issue contains papers covering central counterparty default management and stress testing….
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3/15/2016
Risk.net This paper highlight the key differences between CCPs and banks in terms of roles, risk profiles, balance sheets and systemic characteristics, and the implications of these differences for CCP risk management and regulation….
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3/15/2016
This paper investigates the two mechanisms of memory, short-term memory and long-term memory, in the context of credit risk assessment….
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3/14/2016
This paper examines risk management governance challenges of the demutualized CCP ownership model and the incentives faced by “incomplete demutualization”, where clearing members remain the ultimate underwriters of CCP default risk….
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3/14/2016
Risk.net This paper discusses a VaR time-scaling approach based on fitting a distribution function so as to apply a Monte Carlo simulation to determine long-term VaR….
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3/11/2016
Risk.net The authors discuss the incentives created by the structure of CCPs’ default waterfalls, drawing out the role of transparency and governance in ensuring effective incentives….
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3/10/2016
Risk.net This paper proposes a new approach for determining OpVaR using an inhomogeneous counting process based on Panjer recursion as the frequency distribution….
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3/10/2016
Risk.net This paper introduces a credit portfolio framework that allows for dependencies between default probabilities, secured and unsecured recovery rates and exposures at default (EADs)….
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3/10/2016
Risk.net This paper analyzes the pricing of contingent credit default swaps….
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3/09/2016
Sponsored by FIS, this webinar convenes a panel of insurance industry risk experts and aims to provide actuaries, risk executives and other risk management stakeholders with useful insights to help them best prepare for what lies ahead. The webinar includes a review of key findings from recent resea…
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3/09/2016
This paper investigates a sample of 142 live hedge funds via a DEA sensitivity analysis using a super-efficiency model….
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3/08/2016
Risk.net SMA expected to raise capital charges, but lower standards in risk management SMA expected to raise capital charges, but lower standards in risk management……
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3/08/2016
Changing attitudes to risk management in the financial services industry have created a demand for innovative technology that addresses new regulations and creates an accurate and consistent enterprise-wide view of risk. IBM, which was ranked at number one for enterprise-wide risk management in the…
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3/04/2016
Risk.net Industry sources that have met with the agency claim it has “no plan” for mandate Industry sources that have met with the agency claim it has “no plan” for mandate……
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3/04/2016
Oversight from clearing members is good for central counterparties, says LME Clear CEO……
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3/03/2016
Swap spread inversion contributed to derivatives losses of $2.7 billion in 2015……
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3/01/2016
New margin approach threatens hedge accounting status, could hurt effectiveness……
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3/01/2016
Using traditional financial tools such as value-at-risk can improve market risk analysis in the energy sector……
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3/01/2016
Risk.net Stricter oversight could see index houses gobble up dealers’ in-house indexing units The capture of “non-significant benchmarks” by incoming European regulation – such as the proprietary indexes banks offer via subscription to small groups of investors – is prompting some deal…
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3/01/2016
Youssef Elouerkhaoui addresses the problem of pricing derivatives with credit valuation adjustment, funding, initial margin and capital costs. By extending the fundamental funding invariance principle, he shows how to compute the capital valuation adjustment (KVA) term for an IMM bank and how to tac…
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2/29/2016
Practitioners, vendors and service providers invited to enter to win an Operational Risk Award……
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2/29/2016
As ranks of commodity funds thin, survivors say investor interest is starting to pick up……
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2/28/2016
The liquidity coverage ratio restricts global dealers’ capacity to issue equity derivatives thanks to the punitive treatment it metes out to hedge collateral. In a bid to liberate their inventories, dealers are turning to monetisation risk options, but prospective counterparties are wary……
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2/26/2016
Risk.net Alexander Passow presents a portfolio performance measure that combines the omega measure with Johnson distributions The Johnson-Omega performance measure accounts fully flexibly and on a non-discretionary basis for the first four moments. Johnson-Omega is insensitive to ‘nois…
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2/25/2016
Issuers of structured notes that hedge their own credit risk by selling CDSs or holding financial bonds face protracted conversations with their auditors about whether the practice is legitimate under new accounting rules……
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2/25/2016
Other hires at Noble Group, JP Morgan and Mercuria……
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2/24/2016
Risk.net Commodity firms can slash Mifid II capital charges by 40%, report finds Commodity trading firms can slash Mifid II capital charges by 40% through optimisation of derivatives portfolios and application of new Basel rules, report finds……
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2/23/2016
Risk.net Increasing the number of reporting fields ‘doesn’t necessarily add a ton of value’, market participants argue Increasing the number of reporting fields ‘doesn’t necessarily add a ton of value’, critics argue……
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2/22/2016
Definitions, reporting lines, frameworks and metrics vary among major banks……
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2/22/2016
Firms face heat over out-of-the-money natural gas hedge transactions……
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2/18/2016
Demutualised CCPs must find a way to keep clearing members engaged in risk management……
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2/17/2016
China indexes tied to structured products fell precipitously following the lunar new year break but there was no scramble to hedge positions according to dealers……
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2/17/2016
US regulator finally moves to clean up its own swap data mess……
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2/16/2016
Vast variety of contracts, lack of coordination by SDRs led to reporting debacle……
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2/10/2016
Risk.net CDS trades between non-US counterparties will be captured under Dodd-Frank……
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2/10/2016
Risk.net Operational risk practitioners from large banks working together on industry best practice Operational risk practitioners from large banks working together on industry best practice……
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2/09/2016
Dealers are increasingly opting to bifurcate the market risk and credit risk in large cross-currency swaps, but greater standardisation may be needed……
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2/09/2016
Risk.net European authorities’ risk scale “too conservative”, says trade body The European structured products industry has mobilised to seek inclusion of the German Derivatives Association’s alternative market risk measure in the final iteration of the Priips framework……
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2/09/2016
Processes, people, systems and external events are fundamental to operational risk management, says Ariane Chapelle……
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2/04/2016
Local data laws clash with Basel’s risk data aggregation rules……
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2/04/2016
Eiopa chairman speaks to Risk.net on G-Siis, derivatives use and regulation of securities financing……
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2/03/2016
A dynamic regulatory climate and the increasing cost of governance failures continue to put pressure on banks and other financial institutions to overhaul and improve their overall approach to governance, risk management and compliance. But there continues to be a lack of best practices or technolog…
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2/03/2016
Risk.net Clearing members say narrow definition of default may limit ratings’ usefulness Clearing members say narrow definition of default may limit ratings’ usefulness……
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2/03/2016
Risk.net Lundin and Satchell present a non-linear asymmetric dependance method among two assets Derived from a century-old and largely forgotten theorem involving the basic characteristics of Pearson’s correlation, Mark Lundin and Steve Satchell introduce a non-linear and asymmetric de…
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1/31/2016
Dealers cite limited demand to clear foreign currency interest rate swaps at JSCC as reason for slow volumes, with two trades cleared in four months……
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1/27/2016
Citadel’s hedge funds dodged the Swiss franc’s surge and made money during the Greek debt crisis……
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1/27/2016
Clearing adds complexity for small buy-side firms; CloudMargin aims to take it away……
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1/27/2016
LiquidityMetrics uses buy-side questionnaire to measure liquidity in the data-scarce bond market……
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1/27/2016
More than 400 customers are now using the ERCM platform to keep a lid on financial crime……
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1/27/2016
Persistent low liquidity in commodity markets is the result of the fundamental interaction of high volatility and noisy data sets. This fact has profound implications for the theory and practice of risk management in commodity markets……
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1/26/2016
With Eonia no longer representing reality and huge volatility in the spread between secured and unsecured funding rates, hedgers require accurate, bespoke instruments to avoid risk, explain Frank Odendall and Maesa Beany of Eurex. New Secured Funding Futures, using Stoxx GC Pooling EUR Deferred Fund…
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1/25/2016
Old technology poses security and compliance risk……
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1/25/2016
This paper investigates a practical and fast analytic framework for portfolio modeling and tail risk allocation using Hermite polynomials….
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1/25/2016
Rated number one worldwide in the RiskTech100 rankings for its liquidity risk and asset liability management (ALM) solutions, risk consultancy and technology firm Prometeia explains how it combines cutting-edge innovation with client-centric flexibility……
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1/22/2016
Risk.net Market participants frustrated at attempts to further standardise swaps in data reporting proposals Attempts to further standardise swaps in new data reporting proposals are a source of frustration for market participants……
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1/20/2016
Ferc and the CFTC have overlearned the lessons of past crises, and energy traders are paying the price……
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1/20/2016
Study says 2013 capital rules more in line with actual risk, but can be easily gamed……
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1/20/2016
Risk.net presents the Top 10 Operational Risks of 2016, as chosen by risk practitioners……
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1/19/2016
In an increasingly complex marketplace, energy trading and risk management (ETRM) systems have become the flight deck from which firms pilot their entire business activity, says Sidhartha Dash, research director at Chartis Research……
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1/19/2016
Risk.net This paper employs the least-action principle to model the complex relationship between expected load and expected price in electricity spot markets….
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1/19/2016
Regulator emphasis and high-profile attacks keep cyber threat top-of-mind……
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1/18/2016
Improvements in some areas of market risk rules offset by harsher treatment in others……
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1/15/2016
Risk.net Credit risk in creation and redemption process singled out by Finra Finra’s new year letter prompts speculation on new collateral and reserve requirements for authorised participants……
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1/13/2016
‘Very poorly timed’ paper misses the point on pro-cyclicality, says ABI’s head of regulation……
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1/13/2016
Risk.net This paper provides a comparative assessment of the minimum capital requirement (MCR) in three prominent versions of the Basel regulatory framework….
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1/11/2016
Risk.net No standard charge for banking books, but souped-up Pillar 2 still worries critics No standard charge for banking books, but souped-up Pillar 2 still worries critics……
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1/11/2016
Advances in understanding of networks hold potential for new trading strategies for hedge funds……
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1/07/2016
Regulatory change drives innovation, with valuation, centralisation and speed taking centre stage……
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1/07/2016
Risk.net Some class action attorneys are watching developments closely Enforcement action may hamper regulatory efforts and result in dark pool practices, an industry lawyer says……
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1/07/2016
Risk.net Morgan Stanley loses four staff in US; Barclays forex head departs; Citadel adds CDS trader; and more Morgan Stanley loses four staff in US; Barclays forex head departs; Citadel adds CDS trader; and more……
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1/07/2016
eVestment analysis shows exposure to top 10 risk factors……
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12/28/2015
Banks want an integrated solution to the many different regulatory costs facing the trading business – creating a demand for flexible, cross-asset systems that can cope with capital, credit, and funding impacts. Vendors are doing their best to deliver. Reporting by Clive Davidson. Research for this…
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12/23/2015
EU energy firms warn Esma’s proposal to scrap the Emir hedge exemption would introduce a glaring inconsistency between Emir and Mifid II……
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12/22/2015
Commodity houses are searching for more sophisticated ways of enhancing their risk management systems. Instead of tearing down the old order, or duplicating systems across services, Amine Chbani, head of commodities business development at Murex, believes that welding an in-house infrastructure to a…
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12/21/2015
Risk.net Latest FRTB tweaks also include increasing granularity of commodity risk weights Latest FRTB tweaks also include increasing granularity of commodity risk weights……
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12/18/2015
12/17/2015
Risk.net Roberto Torresetti and Giacomo Le Pera explore the relevance of the diversification benefit from a theoretical and practical point of view A granular classification of operation risk classes, based on event types and business lines, can have a significant impact on the value-a…
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12/17/2015
“Most acute shortages” are in operational risk, say recruitment consultants……
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12/16/2015
Risk.net Accounting standards and auditing may be a weak point Accounting standards and auditing may be a weak point that is only just starting to be addressed, according to MPs at a parliamentary committee hearing on the failure of HBOS……
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12/15/2015
Ucits funds still pose operational risks, says Credit Suisse……
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12/15/2015
Deutsche AWM’s platform has embraced arbitrage strategies others have not……
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12/15/2015
Risk.net Regulators ignored expert recommendations, lobbyists say Industry associations condemn market risk measure, which they fear is biased against many equity-linked products……
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12/14/2015
Axa avoids big hedge funds that leave footprints in illiquid markets……
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12/11/2015
Risk.net “Critical mass” needed before risk management benefits can be realised, firms say “Critical mass” needed before risk management benefits can be realised, firms say……
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12/11/2015
Complying with continuously evolving regulation is at the heart of a fund administrators’ business, but efficient preparation and an unflinching emphasis on supplying client-led solutions has boosted the fortunes of RBC Investor & Treasury Services……
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12/11/2015
Proposal requiring banks to deduct holdings of other banks’ TLAC debt could restrict market-making……
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12/10/2015
Consultation on scrapping operational risk modelling is now expected in early 2016……
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12/10/2015
Risk.net Analysis shows some trading desks receive lower capital with stressed market risk charge Analysis shows some trading desks receive lower capital with stressed market risk charge……
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12/09/2015
Risk.net Regulators want to switch CEM for SA-CCR, conference told Regulators want to switch CEM for SA-CCR, conference told……
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12/09/2015
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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12/08/2015
Saudi Hollandi Bank’s operational risk leader discusses implementation of governance, compliance and risk project……
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12/08/2015
Risk.net Oil major exploring “all possible options” for compliance, official says Oil major Royal Dutch Shell is exploring “all possible options” for compliance with Mifid II, including migrating trading activity to countries outside the EU, a company official says……
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12/08/2015
Energy firms get wise on credit risk; asset managers tackle op risk……
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12/07/2015
A recent report from FIS argues that insurers will benefit from adopting a flexible and innovative data management strategy – one they can use to continually adapt to inevitable changes in regulation and business intelligence requirements. In this article, the authors explore further how firms can g…
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12/07/2015
AMA can go, but other models will stay, Felix Hufeld tells Risk.net……
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12/07/2015
Risk.net This paper investigates European bond markets; looking at credit risk spillover effects between financial institutions and sovereigns in the euro area….
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12/04/2015
This issue includes: an analytical value-at-risk approach; loss distributions; default risk of money-market fund portfolios; and credit scoring and medical collections….
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12/03/2015
Being able to demonstrate good practice in areas such as risk reporting, governance and culture is critical for firms seeking to reassure regulators about their operational risk management. Ariane Chapelle offers some advice on how to avoid unnecessary scrutiny……
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12/03/2015
Risk.net The authors of this paper develop a modeling framework that can incorporate mean-reverting scenarios into any scenario-based forecasting model….
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12/02/2015
This paper proposes a semi-analytic approach to quantify the default risk associated with Money-Market Fund (MMF) portfolios….
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12/02/2015
New venture will offer average pricing for swaps starting in early 2016 New company will offer automated clearing and reporting services alongside compressions, compactions and average pricing……
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12/01/2015
A year ago, banks warned of the threat Basel III posed to hedge fund strategies. After an overhaul of prime brokers, many say they now want to expand prime financing – but only to certain strategies……
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12/01/2015
Supervisors under pressure to finalise post-crisis reforms to capital rules Supervisors under pressure to finalise post-crisis reforms to capital rules……
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12/01/2015
With defaults in the energy industry at their highest level in 15 years, firms are increasingly nervous about the credit standing of their peers. That has put pressure on credit teams to improve their counterparty assessments……
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11/30/2015
It has been another tough year for Italy’s derivatives houses. Once again, low and stable interest rates, excess liquidity from the European Central Bank, and the dampening effects of regulation have made life difficult for derivatives desks. But, with the US Federal Reserve finally moving to tighte…
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11/27/2015
This paper shows that it is an “inconvenient truth” that the largest losses by banks are not firm specific….
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11/27/2015
Firms benefiting from ‘relatively favourable’ regulation The relatively benign impact of Solvency II compared with banking regulation is enabling insurers to take opportunities banks are being forced to miss……
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11/27/2015
A study of alternative mixing models for external data for a particular risk class using real operational risk data. Scaling through a proxy for size for this risk class does not seem to be a sensible technique; kernel-modified estimators and Bayesian estimators represent an improvement; we describe…
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11/26/2015
A long-awaited Basel Committee review of trading book capital rules is nearing its conclusion. That is worrying banks, which point to major outstanding problems with the framework. But supervisors argue a simple recalibration is all that is necessary……
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11/26/2015
A conflict of interest could raise operational risk if one part of a group oversees its affiliate, writes Bill Prew of Indos Financial……
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11/25/2015
Icap and Tradeweb also named as defendants Quinn Emmanuel follows $1.8bn CDS lawsuit with rate swap allegations……
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11/23/2015
Capital rules have incentivised bank- and insurance company-owned asset managers to enhance their operational risk functions. Meanwhile, independent money managers have fallen behind the curve……
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11/23/2015
The winners of the 2015 European Fund of Hedge Funds awards were announced on November 19 in London……
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11/23/2015
In the wake of the first criminal conviction in a spoofing case, US commodity traders and lawyers are concerned that the vagueness of the CFTC’s rule is having a chilling effect on market participants……
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11/20/2015
This paper focuses on the distribution of correlations among aggregate operational risk losses….
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11/20/2015
A strong dollar, weakness in emerging markets and a downturn in commodities caused the International Finance Corporation’s net income to plummet during the year to June. But Avi Hofman and Frank Taverner, its co-directors of corporate portfolio and risk management, remain unperturbed……
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11/20/2015
Independent asset management firms catching up with bank- and insurance-owned peers Independent asset management firms are catching up with bank- and insurance-owned peers……
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11/19/2015
Structured Products Europe Awards 2015: The implementation of Credit Suisse’s Giraffe risk management system is now well advanced, boosting the bank’s capabilities and increasing efficiencies across its structured products business……
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11/19/2015
Structured Products Europe Awards 2015: As investors in Switzerland dealt with negative interest rates and the SNB’s sudden decision to remove its currency floor in January, UBS stepped forward with a number of structures tailored to the unique market conditions……
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11/18/2015
Paul Berry, CRO of Mizuho International, believes risk managers must understand the commercial pressure facing frontline staff – and encourage those colleagues to reciprocate by getting actively involved in risk management……
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11/16/2015
Funds welcome aggregation tweaks but urge regulator to go further Hedge funds, pension funds and private equity firms welcome the CFTC’s new proposals on position aggregation but urge the regulator to go further……
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11/16/2015
Your chance to shape our landmark annual forecast on operational risks……
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11/13/2015
Widening in the dollar/yen cross-currency basis is being blamed on regulation such as the Basel III leverage ratio which is decreasing the appetite of foreign banks to provide liquidity for cross-currency swaps….
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11/13/2015
This paper addresses the uncertainty in scenario analysis and produces a combined loss distribution….
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11/12/2015
Capital increase levied by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision could depend on use of mean versus median figures……
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11/12/2015
Insurance Risk Awards 2015: Users of BearingPoint’s Abacus software can be reassured that many supervisors have chosen to operate a version of the same product……
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11/12/2015
Insurance Risk Awards 2015: Ways to help clients move data into their op risk frameworks are key to OpenPages’ win……
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11/11/2015
With oil-rich Alberta and four other provinces set to finalise a joint rule on trade reporting by year-end, Canadian energy firms are hoping that regulators resolve troublesome issues with the definition of a ‘dealer’ and the handling of trades with US counterparties……
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11/10/2015
Rules double down on existing clash with national privacy laws……
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11/09/2015
Association still faces licensing overhaul as part of pending settlement Association still faces licensing overhaul as part of pending settlement……
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11/06/2015
This paper studies alternative mixing models for external data for a particular risk class….
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11/06/2015
The January 2017 implementation deadline for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and its companion legislation, Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) is fast approaching. Firms subject to the new rules must act quickly to mitigate the risk of transaction reporting…
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11/06/2015
Shrinking pool of FCMs could undermine efforts to port client positions in a default FCMs may not be willing to absorb a defaulting clearing member’s client positions, CCPs and regulators warn……
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11/05/2015
Meucci, Santangelo and Deguest introduce a risk decomposition method based on minimum-torsion bets Standard risk budgeting and risk parity use marginal risk contributions to attribute risk to the different instruments in a portfolio. Attilio Meucci, Alberto Santangelo and Romain Deguest introduce…
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11/05/2015
Revised rules mean G-Sibs only need bail-inable debt of up to 18% not 20% of RWA A lower TLAC threshold and concessions for pre-funding bank recovery find favour with Japan……
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11/04/2015
The US Treasury market should adopt reporting requirements similar to swaps, says director of analysis at the Treasury……
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11/04/2015
Fabio Mercurio and Minqiang Li investigate credit valuation adjustments (CVAs) in the presence of wrong-way risk by introducing jumps at default to model the correlation between counterparty default and relevant risk factors. Efficient approximations based on CVA formulas with the independence assum…
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11/04/2015
The cumulative effect of post-crisis regulation has reduced the number of market-makers, which has in turn made the financial system more interconnected than in 2008, according to Michael Leibrock, chief systemic risk officer at DTCC……
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11/04/2015
CFTC chairman takes aim at banks falling foul of swap reporting requirements CFTC chairman takes aim at banks that fall foul of swap reporting requirements……
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11/03/2015
Insurers have been using derivatives to optimise their equity holdings and reduce capital requirements under Solvency II, but dealers are still battling with uncertainties in the regulation……
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11/02/2015
Despite the September mandate, electronic trading platform volumes have been low and participants are concerned about how the scope of the regulation will evolve……
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11/02/2015
ETP volumes are low despite mandate and participants are worried about regulation’s future scope Despite the September mandate, electronic trading platform volumes have been low and participants are concerned about how the scope of the regulation will evolve……
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11/02/2015
Scrapping op risk modelling in Europe could take five years, say lawyers……
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11/01/2015
The 40% fall in the HSCEI index in September left dealers scrambling to hedge their Korean autocallable and variance swap positions, leading to losses of more than $300 million……
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10/30/2015
Revealing identifying information of a counterparty, including passport details and date of birth, can get EU bankers jailed in some countries – but Mifir reporting requires exactly that. Dealers and platforms say they’re not sure how to proceed and lawyers are warning of the consequences……
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10/30/2015
The manner in which wind generation can affect the half-hourly APX price is discussed This paper discusses the manner in which wind generation can affect the half-hourly APX price and also the risk distributions associated with various power contracts. Wind generation is modelled using correlated…
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10/30/2015
EU non-financial reporting rules expected to push firms to consider ESG concerns EU non-financial reporting rules expected to push firms to consider ESG concerns……
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10/29/2015
Deputy Commissioner Shirakawa says remaining differences make this more important Deputy Commissioner Shunsuke Shirakawa says the remaining differences make compliance more important……
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10/28/2015
Compliance product manager Laurie Gentz on BAE Systems’ win in this category….
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10/28/2015
In December, the Basel Committee says it will propose scrapping the use of banks’ internal models in calculating minimum capital for operational risk. Banks worry that such a move would discourage investment in op risk modelling and make the world a riskier place……
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10/27/2015
Funds would have to be replenished during period of stress……
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10/27/2015
Funds would have to be replenished during period of stress Funds would have to be replenished during period of stress……
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10/27/2015
Reporting risk information to management means synthesising some information, but drawing attention to what matters, such as high risks or worrisome alerts. For risk managers struggling to find the right flavour, cakes and candles can help, writes Ariane Chapelle……
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10/26/2015
Coen calls for greater parity between leverage ratio and clearing requirements William Coen calls for greater parity between the leverage ratio and clearing requirements; he says the Basel Committee plans to finalise the ratio’s level in 2016……
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10/26/2015
Coen calls for greater parity between leverage ratio and clearing requirements William Coen calls for greater parity between the leverage ratio and clearing requirements; he says the Basel Committee plans to finalise the ratio’s level in 2016……
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10/26/2015
Regulators expect to make major advances in EU wholesale energy market monitoring now that trade reporting has begun, but some participants fear that different approaches across borders will lead to inconsistent enforcement……
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10/26/2015
Having run the numbers, dealers are finding a new standardised approach to credit risk from the Basel Committee isn’t quite as appealing as first hoped, and is riven by data challenges and ambiguities in the rules……
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10/23/2015
Residual risk add-on more broadly applicable than first thought under Basel rules Residual risk add-on more broadly applicable than first thought under Basel review of trading book capital rules……
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10/23/2015
The EBA chair says EU regulation derived from Basel III is too complex for some banks; the Basel Committee’s head sees tension between making Basel III more proportionate and keeping rules consistent across borders……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: New technique may help limit errors in AMA capital estimates……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: Firms look to planning suites to manage change programmes and get ahead of regulatory expectations……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: Offering an enterprise-wide view and multi-disciplinary skill set is important to tackling op risk challenges……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: Thomson Reuters’ Org ID managed service eases increasing burden of know-your-customer regulations……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: Swift offers firms assistance in avoiding entities and individuals hit by sanctions……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: As firms navigate their way through ever-demanding compliance requirements related to financial crime, the FATF has been an expressive voice on the need to maintain a risk-based approach……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: MetricStream benefits from exclusive and rigorous focus on governance, risk and compliance sector……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: BAE Systems Applied Intelligence uses sophisticated network analysis to curb threat of money laundering……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: After surviving the Libor scandal, a complete reimagining of the group-wide risk management framework has helped Rabobank claim the title of Bank of the Year……
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10/22/2015
Operational Risk Awards 2015: Oracle’s enterprise risk management suite could help G-Sibs comply with Basel principles on risk data, which take effect in January 2016……
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10/22/2015
The Operational Risk awards honour excellence in operational risk management, regulation and risk management service provision……
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10/21/2015
This issue of The Journal of Risk covers historical simulation and extreme value theory, as well as the assessment of bond portfolios with missing credit ratings and a behavioral perspective on option risk management….
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10/21/2015
Human failings can subvert even the most sophisticated systems that companies put in place to prevent disaster, which is why a true risk management culture is important, Vincent Kaminski argues……
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10/20/2015
AMA’s likely demise is the latest sign of a worrying trend in bank capital rules……
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10/20/2015
Massad warns of heavy-handed regulation from Europe Protecting the integrity of existing benchmarks runs the risk of discouraging innovation……
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10/19/2015
Managing all Centrica’s financial risk is a challenging task, and one that is made increasingly complicated by regulation, chief risk officer Olivier Herbelot tells Mark Pengelly……
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10/16/2015
Worries that EU banks would lose customers in non-EU member Norway are likely behind the hiatus……
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10/16/2015
Derivatives rise on notional basis, but fall relative to fund assets, says SEC’s White……
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10/15/2015
Half of G-Sifis face demands to change business mix or deleverage, survey finds Half of G-Sifis face demands to change business mix or deleverage, survey finds……
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10/14/2015
Joining forces early on would create more cohesive regulation Joining forces early on would improve regulatory cohesion between countries, but post-crisis pressure on national rule-makers to legislate poses problems……
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10/14/2015
This paper explores the implications for risk management of mental accounting of a call option with its underlying….
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10/14/2015
Internal teams’ concerns around data security hinders adoption, Sibos attendees told Know-your-customer data executives from Barclays and Standard Chartered tell Sibos audiences that adoption of the Swift KYC registry requires persuading their compliance teams of its capability and value……
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10/13/2015
Corporates may be drawn into reporting regime, however Russia is set to ditch a requirement that derivatives trades be reported if close-out netting is to be enforceable, according to a senior lawyer……
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10/13/2015
“The factories manufacturing new regulation are still operating at their full capacity”……
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10/13/2015
Intraday liquidity reporting underpins rulebook created by the Liquidity Implementation Task Force to support BCBS compliance The Payments Market Practice Group (PMPG) has selected Swift’s messaging system for intraday liquidity reporting as required by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (…
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10/12/2015
The latest statistics on top-performing FoHFs and hedge funds running arbitrage, relative value, distressed debt, event driven, fixed income, global macro and long/short equity strategies……
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10/09/2015
Tight deadline and limited portfolio makes measurement difficult The tight deadline and limited portfolio coverage of Basel’s QIS for its review of the CVA rules makes it hard to measure the impact on capital, say banks……
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10/09/2015
Strategic or enterprise risk management has long been seen as something of a Holy Grail for risk managers. However, the susceptibility of enterprise risk tools to poor quality data means the whole effort is likely to be misguided, argues Krzysztof Wolyniec, managing partner at Millwright Capital M…
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10/08/2015
This paper uses a maximum likelihood estimation to assess the projected average default rates of debt portfolios….
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10/08/2015
The capacity to forecast volatility – a key input for trading algorithms and risk methodologies – is enormously valuable for traders. November sees Deutsche Börse launch a new analytic that forecasts the direction and magnitude of volatility….
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10/08/2015
The 2015 Energy Risk Asia awards recognise excellence across commodity and energy trading and risk management. We reveal the winners……
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10/07/2015
The Basel Committee’s overhaul of its derivatives counterparty risk rules was designed to align regulatory requirements with market practice. It was initially welcomed by dealers, but some now fear they may be forced to use a more punitive standardised approach……
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10/07/2015
‘Teething problems’ expected as new trade reporting regime kicks off Market participants expect ‘teething problems’ as Remit trade reporting begins on October 7, while regulators offer sympathy and suggest they will go easy to enforcement……
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10/06/2015
Official with Alberta’s Market Surveillance Administrator touts self-reporting of violations and plugs public shaming of chief executives as ‘amazingly motivating’……
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10/05/2015
China’s new risk-based capital framework, C-Ross, is encouraging insurers to rethink their product and risk management strategies……
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10/05/2015
Regulators plan to propose single simple method Regulators are set to propose a single simple method for calculating operational risk capital……
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10/05/2015
Investment firms are accounting for an ever-larger share of derivatives trading volumes. The Buy-side Derivatives 2015 survey, conducted recently by Asia Risk and sponsored by Calypso Technology, reveals the challenges these firms are facing in terms of both regulation and technology, and how these…
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10/05/2015
This paper analyzes asset rankings derived from state-of-the-art POT approaches to estimate VaR….
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10/05/2015
Given unstable conditions and widespread uncertainty, firms need a forward-looking and nimble risk management strategy. Saloshni Pillay, head of corporate distribution at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking, looks at the current outlook and discusses the bank’s approach of partnering with client…
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10/02/2015
“You cannot have 80% of the market being just HFT,” says Ranjan “You cannot have 80% of the market being just HFT,” says Ranjan……
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10/02/2015
The UK & Target Income Plan 1 offers annual returns of 6.15% with credit risk diversified across four financial institutions……
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10/01/2015
Two RBC quants propose a way to value CSAs with more than two currency posting options Pricing the optionality in derivatives trades where counterparties have the right to post multiple currencies as margin is a notoriously complex problem – so many ignore it. Research by quants at RBC Capital Ma…
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10/01/2015
: Wrangling over the codes to be used to identify instruments and transactions for derivatives reporting has polarised regulators, buy-side participants, sell-side providers, proprietary vendors and trade associations……
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10/01/2015
Despite continuing to insist that replacing value-at-risk with expected shortfall in the Basel Capital accord is wrongheaded and potentially dangerous, David Rowe argues that the shift may have an important silver lining……
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10/01/2015
Regulator will impose Basel III add-on if risks are not captured by LCR BoE will impose Basel III add-ons if banks’ risks are not fully captured by LCR, says prudential policy head……
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9/30/2015
“Most arbitrage trading has simply ceased,” Goldman exec counters “Most arbitrage trading has simply ceased,” while Treasury market depth has dropped from $500 million to $130 million, bankers say……
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9/30/2015
The option to switch the currency of posted collateral embedded in some credit support annexes may have a significant impact on the discounting of derivatives contracts. In this paper, Vladimir Sankovich and Qinghua Zhu develop an approximation for the value of the cheapest-to-deliver option, demons…
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9/29/2015
Exchanges maintain tight grip on data amid new EU reporting regime for power and gas markets, disappointing some market participants……
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9/28/2015
New rule leads to 400bp price hikes as companies hedge renminbi fall Chinese corporates looking to hedge following last month’s renminbi devaluation face 400bp price hikes because of a new PBoC rule forcing dealers to hold deposits against onshore renminbi-based forex derivatives……
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9/28/2015
Dual-sided reporting in Europe is not producing accurate data. Banks and corporates say a single-sided approach will help, while also relieving end-users of operational burdens and costs, but some regulators are not convinced……
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9/27/2015
Sebi will strengthen oversight of commodity markets The incorporation of the commodity futures regulator, FMC, into Sebi gives new powers to strengthen commodities regulation in India……
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9/25/2015
This September issue includes: counting processes for retail default modelling; an ensemble approach for asset correlations; an analytic framework for credit portfolio modelling; and an analysis of credit default swap premiums….
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9/25/2015
Conservative managers have become more attractive for investors backing away from “terrible” environment in China……
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9/24/2015
Launch of new reporting regime expected to spark flurry of investigations The October 7 launch of Remit trade reporting is expected to spark a flurry of new investigations into suspected abuse of EU power and gas markets……
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9/24/2015
Common cultural practices may span the divides between financial institutions – promoting common operational risks, warns academic Patrick McConnell……
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9/24/2015
One year since the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s damning review into best execution practices, small hedge funds are still fixated over how to achieve the best price……
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9/23/2015
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is placing greater emphasis on how firms are using operational risk tools from a day to day risk management perspective……
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9/22/2015
This paper provides an Australian regulatory perspective on the over-the-counter landscape and show how regulatory deference can play a facilitating role in the cross-border context….
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9/22/2015
Operational risk managers fear PRA methodology is not risk sensitive, but temper criticism with appreciation of the regulator’s fair approach……
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9/21/2015
The authors of this paper develop a Bayesian-based credit risk stress-testing methodology….
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9/20/2015
As Asian countries move towards a more risk-based capital framework, expect to see products with more sustainable guarantees and better risk management……
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9/18/2015
Consultation respondents warn of reduced lending and higher systemic risk Prescribed maturities for non-maturity deposits are a crucial sticking point for respondents to a Basel proposal on interest rate risk in the banking book……
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9/17/2015
Volcker, Basel III and Dodd-Frank have combined to drain liquidity – particularly in times of market stress……
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9/17/2015
The importance of relationships means Asia banks have been slow to follow their European and US peers in pulling deposit services……
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9/16/2015
Risk.net talks to senior op risk managers about how the operational risk function has changed over the past decade and what approaches they are taking to meet new challenges……
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9/14/2015
The growth of legal entity identifier issuance has improved reporting, which has enabled greater sophistication in data analysis and evaluation of systemic risk, writes William Hodash of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation……
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9/14/2015
This paper compares two methods of estimating LGD: a beta regression model and a multinomial logit (MNL) model….
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9/10/2015
This paper proposes the use of a robust generalization of MLEs for the modeling of operational loss data….
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9/10/2015
Senior officials at the BoJ and JFSA speak to Risk.net about QE, Basel III and more……
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9/09/2015
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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9/09/2015
South Korea’s national pension fund’s $870 million investment in hedge funds may be a turning point for the region, says Lighthouse Partners……
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9/09/2015
Singapore Exchange puts up 25% of the capital in its default waterfall, while European and US CCPs contribute 2.6% on average……
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9/09/2015
In recognition of the individuals and institutions in Asia who have excelled in the field of derivatives trading and risk management over the previous 12 months, we present the winners of our 2015 Asia Risk awards……
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9/09/2015
Singapore Exchange puts up 25% of the capital in its default waterfall, while European and US CCPs contribute 2.6% on average……
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9/09/2015
Asia Risk awards 2015: Executing long-dated structures in illiquid markets makes Standard Chartered stand out……
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9/09/2015
Asia Risk awards 2015: Credit Suisse upgrades risk management capacity in structuring business……
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9/09/2015
Asia Risk awards 2015: juggling different local interpretations of Basel rules for a unified liquidity framework was what earned CIMB’s ALM head our risk manager award……
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9/09/2015
Asia Risk awards 2015: US bank wins over clients with convenient, accessible platform and working closely with regulatory bodies to ensure compliance……
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9/09/2015
Asia Risk awards 2015: As banks clamour for CCPs to put more ‘skin in the game’ SGX’s commitment to risk management stands out……
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9/09/2015
Asia Risk awards 2015: Growing demand for cheap local currency loans propels BIDV to the top……
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9/09/2015
No scramble for OTC derivatives alternatives among survey respondents despite fears mooted carve-outs from regulation may disappear….
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9/09/2015
Having undergone a severe decline since late 2014, the price of crude oil has fallen still further in the past few months. That has made US shale producers reluctant to hedge for fear of locking in rock-bottom prices……
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9/08/2015
At Â¥80 trillion ($668 billion), the annual bond-buying target for the Bank of Japan is roughly twice the country’s planned debt issuance for 2015 – raising questions about how long the programme can continue. Deputy governor Hiroshi Nakaso offers the answers to Risk.net……
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9/08/2015
The dominant outperformance of small hedge funds has been on the wane since 2009, although reporting drop-offs were more common among smaller funds than medium and large……
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9/08/2015
Neuberger Berman’s Greater China Long/Short Equity Fund, which invests in domestic consumption and infrastructure companies, wins best emerging markets hedge fund award……
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9/07/2015
A hedge fund stops trading off-the-run US Treasury debt; a private equity firm sees its currency trading costs double; an asset manager routinely sells high-yield bonds at a two-point discount. Asset managers tell Taylor Harrison about liquidity risk in the post-crisis markets……
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9/07/2015
Campbell & Company’s Trend Following Portfolio picks up two Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards, including hedge fund of the year……
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9/03/2015
How do you make double-digit returns on utilities without predicting the oil price? Zimmer Partners discusses its strategy……
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9/02/2015
This paper puts forward an ensemble approach for asset correlations….
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9/02/2015
Japan is seeking urgent clarification on how Basel III’s countercyclical buffer is being applied elsewhere, says Shunsuke Shirakawa of the country’s Financial Services Agency, in an interview with Risk.net. Capital levels for trading books, meanwhile, are already high enough……
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9/02/2015
This paper identifies three steps in sourcing risk….
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9/01/2015
The differing roles of risk management at banks and hedge funds are not incompatible……
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8/31/2015
Clarification on cleared swaps raises hopes of action on uncleared trades Regulator delivers long-awaited clarification on reporting of cleared swaps, raising hopes of further CFTC action on more troublesome uncleared trades……
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8/28/2015
Jacky Lee and Luca Capriotti present an arbitrage-free valuation method for counterparty exposure of credit derivates portfolios. Here, Jacky Lee and Luca Capriotti present an arbitrage-free valuation framework for the counterparty exposure of credit derivatives portfolios. The method is able to…
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8/27/2015
Managers should be more confident challenging new processes Op risk managers should analyse why losses were so high during the recent financial crisis and identify the areas for improvement – one being their role in change management, says MUFG Securities’ operational risk head….
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8/27/2015
Business continuity is one of several critical operational risks for the US Options Clearing Corporation – chief risk officer John Grace explains the pressures of operating a key financial utility……
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8/27/2015
Consultation responses expose fault lines between banks and insurers Banks squabble with insurers over which proposed methodology best fits the wide variety of investments captured by impending EU regulation……
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8/26/2015
Many traders would blame regulation or patchy collateralisation for the pricing add-ons that are making the swap market more complex. In fact, argue Massimo Morini and Robert Sams, the problem is outdated technology and the solution can be found in the world of cryptocurrencies……
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8/26/2015
The article discusses the use of counting processes for retail (mortgage) default modeling….
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8/26/2015
Insurers will need effective risk management systems in order to supply information on their beneficial owners to a central public register and to handle related data protection issues, writes lawyer Tony Wilson……
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8/25/2015
Data from several clearers submitted to illustrate impact on bank leverage ratios Banks send data to Basel to illustrate the impact of the leverage ratio on clearing brokers……
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8/25/2015
Basel Committee, FSB and EBA open ears to balance sheet leverage concerns……
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8/21/2015
Regulation has failed to keep up with a change of heart from policy-makers……
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8/21/2015
CPMI and Iosco unveil proposals for unique transaction identifiers The CPMI and Iosco lay out plans for UTIs for OTC derivatives transactions, as part of efforts to improve reporting to trade repositories……
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8/20/2015
By establishing a repeatable strategy, implemented by a long-standing investment team, and emphasising shared responsibility with risk management and due diligence, SkyBridge Capital has generated impressive returns over the past decade….
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8/20/2015
Counting all trades towards clearing threshold “would be a nightmare”……
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8/20/2015
Aggregated data from clearers to demonstrate impact on bank leverage ratios……
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8/19/2015
This paper makes use of the power-law mimicry properties of the truncated lognormal distribution and shows how they fit operational risk data considerably well….
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8/18/2015
Price reporting agencies have long warned of the consequences of overbearing regulation on their indexes. It now seems those prophecies are coming true……
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8/14/2015
This paper analyzes the theoretical properties and statistical behavior of credit default swap (CDS) premiums over time….
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8/13/2015
Jitters about regulatory risk have caused a growing number of energy firms to stop reporting their US natural gas trades to Platts and other index publishers. As reported transaction volumes fall, can the indexes still be trusted?…
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8/12/2015
This paper discusses the violation of applicable firm guidelines by individuals employed by a bank or financial institution and suggests specific metrics to identify and prevent such behaviour….
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8/11/2015
This paper studies the possibility of using Islamic forwards, which are commonly known as salam contracts, to hedge commodity risk, while respecting the principle of risk sharing….
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8/11/2015
ARP Investments offers cut-price exposure to popular hedge fund strategies……
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8/10/2015
Texas has emerged as a leader in renewables, forcing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (Ercot) to improve its forecasting and consider changes to the way its electricity market operates. Trip Doggett, Ercot’s outgoing president and chief executive, talks to Risk.net……
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8/07/2015
The authors present a analytic framework for credit portfolio modeling using Hermite expansions….
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8/07/2015
Hedge fund industry decries Esma’s shutting of door on most offshore funds……
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8/05/2015
Kairos employs a disciplined approach to leverage, capacity constraints and risk management……
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8/03/2015
Asean OTC derivatives market is not big enough to warrant clearing Asean OTC derivatives market is not big enough to warrant clearing……
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8/03/2015
Victors lauded at Metropolitan Club event in New York on July 30……
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8/03/2015
The Iranian nuclear deal should reopen the country to the international financial system – but banks will be unlikely to rush in……
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8/03/2015
In the absence of regulatory requirements, CCPs are putting a tiny amount of their own capital into default waterfalls – equivalent to just 2.6% of the combined guarantee funds of the five biggest swaps clearers. Here, clearing specialists at Citi outline an analytical approach to calculating CCP sk…
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7/31/2015
Locking in returns on constant currency terms for a structured product tied to foreign underlyings is a smart choice for investors who don’t want to take a view on forex – but the required hedges can have a major bearing on product terms……
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7/31/2015
Operational risk managers are increasingly in demand in first-line roles – leading recruiters to look further afield for new candidates, OpRisk research finds……
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7/30/2015
New market structures have given operational risk primacy over market and credit risk, the OpRisk Asia conference heard today……
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7/29/2015
Keeping Michigan residents warm for a reasonable price is the central mission of Grand Rapids-based propane and fuels retailer Crystal Flash. But it couldn’t be done without hedging and prudent risk management……
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7/28/2015
But admits regulation is ‘silent’ on notification obligations Depositories and fund managers have to cope with lack of clarity……
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7/28/2015
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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7/28/2015
Banks are under growing pressure to quickly recycle the risks arising from structured products and other derivatives business, but traditional buyers of the exposure are in retreat – a cue for at least one new fund to get into the game……
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7/27/2015
Port comments on how risk management will be affected by Uniper spin-off……
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7/23/2015
Hedge funds can benefit from understanding how vehicles they use for cash management manage liquidity risk and perform stress tests……
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7/22/2015
Providing loans against unpaid invoices is an old business that is being done in some very new ways. Facing increased capital costs, banks are retreating into a distribution and structuring role, with hedge funds and other investors taking the credit risk……
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7/22/2015
Quant hedge funds revamp algorithms since crisis, soothing liquidity woes The biggest liquidity snags for CTAs are in placing large orders – something which AHL and ISAM say impacts them little……
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7/21/2015
Critical risk management instrument still not available in certain jurisdictions, say Isda’s Asia team……
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7/21/2015
But typical FoHFs ‘more exposed to market risks now than in recent memory’……
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7/21/2015
Summary of OpRisk’s day-by-day reporting of the trial of UBS trader Tom Hayes Former UBS and Citi trader Tom Hayes faces eight charges of conspiracy to commit fraud in the first of the UK’s Libor-rigging trials. Read a day-by-day summary of the proceedings so far……
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7/20/2015
Chinese banks have cemented their position at the head of this year’s list of the world’s largest banks. Our analysis shows that operational risk losses have been falling – but are still disproportionately high at bigger institutions……
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7/20/2015
One of the challenges insurers and investors will face under the forthcoming Solvency II directive is the lack of an easy metric to track cash generation. Risk teams can help provide part of the solution. Rob Mannix reports……
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7/17/2015
The EU has recently issued its blacklist of tax havens. What will its impact be for hedge funds registered in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman and Guernsey?…
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7/15/2015
Quant Congress USA: Clearing houses struggle to model wrong-way risk and auction behaviour……
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7/14/2015
Financial reforms such as Mifid II could undermine years of progress by governments, regulators and industry aimed at building liquid and transparent European energy markets……
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7/14/2015
Fewer energy firms reporting to Platts and other index publishers, report says Fewer US energy firms are reporting gas trades to Platts and other index publishers, amid shifts in market structure and fears of regulatory risk……
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7/14/2015
Tendance Finance says some ETFs only pretend to offer daily liquidity while hedge funds should also prepare for limits on leverage and short positions during volatile markets……
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7/13/2015
Failing to spot an emerging crisis may be forgivable, but not learning its lessons and failing to recognise its root causes are far more serious errors. A rapidly changing world needs economists, risk managers and traders with open minds, argues energy market veteran Vincent Kaminski……
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7/10/2015
Scenario analysis is a key component of operational risk models, and a handy tool for risk management. But the human element is a key source of bias: practitioners at the technique’s frontier are using insights from psychology to overcome our most fundamental thinking biases……
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7/08/2015
A new social media tool is proving more useful for small hedge funds than Twitter and LinkedIn, but presents potential headaches for compliance teams……
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7/08/2015
Poll shows support for quantitative indicators in forthcoming EU regulation A poll of Risk.net readers shows support for quantitative rather than qualitative indicators in forthcoming EU regulation……
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7/08/2015
New trading book rules will “make the situation worse, not better” Hedge fund CIO claims new trading book rules will “make the situation worse, not better”……
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7/07/2015
China’s CDS market needs new structure if it is to win over investors China’s CDS market has been languishing in the shadow of state protection – will the rising provincial bond market change this?…
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7/07/2015
IIF’s Barbara Frohn to lead risk and compliance oversight John Cryan appointed co-CEO of Deutsche Bank, replacing Fitschen and Jain; SEC’s Mary Schapiro joins LSE in the US; Beat Nussbaumer leaves BAML after less than two months in senior forex role……
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7/07/2015
Energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software is gradually starting to make use of cloud computing – a move that could improve the efficiency and capabilities of ETRM systems while also reducing costs, say consultants and market participants……
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7/03/2015
Morgan Stanley names new equity derivatives arrivals; former Goldman structured products execs launch hedge fund; UBS expands New York office; Barclays hires Fullalove for fund products……
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7/03/2015
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s revamp of its standardised capital approaches will affect all banks, even those using their own models – part of a drive by regulators to enhance comparability. Dealers fear the cost will be higher capital requirements……
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7/02/2015
Shapley allocation provides a transparent and straightforward way to allocate operational risk capital between business units, argues Peter Mitic from Santander UK……
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7/02/2015
There are no gifts in the ECB’s quantitative easing programme, and its design could have serious unintended consequences, writes Marcello Minenna of Italy’s market regulator……
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7/01/2015
A loans-focused business model means credit risk mitigation a low priority A loans-focused business model means credit risk mitigation a low priority for the country’s banks……
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6/30/2015
Banks, utilities and regulators expressed concern about the impact of regulation on EU energy market liquidity at Energy Risk Summit Europe on June 24 and 25……
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6/29/2015
The papers in this issue focus on value-at-risk and subexponential random variables, aggregating operational risk data, Bayesian analysis in operational risk, and IT risk….
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6/29/2015
The return of volatility in the currency and commodity markets has made it a challenging 12 months for corporates but Standard Charted has ridden the wave and held its position at the head of Asia Risk’s corporate rankings. On the institutional side, clients have recognised BNP Paribas’s efforts to…
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6/28/2015
OpRisk Top 100 list sees losses reduce by 27% Operational risk losses at the world’s largest banks fell sharply in 2014 – but capital levels still rose, according to research by OpRisk magazine, part of Risk.net……
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6/26/2015
Hedge Funds Review’s Alternative Administration Survey finds AIFMD reporting and valuation processes are evolving, while national regulator validation checks are said to be neither uniform nor consistent with Esma specifications……
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6/26/2015
Banks pull back from warehousing risk ahead of Volcker rule completion Banks pull back from warehousing risk ahead of the July 21 deadline for full compliance with the Volcker rule……
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6/26/2015
Albourne’s quirky chief executive is stepping down after 21 years. He and his successor reflect on old-school hedge funds, antique fee structures and the young hedge funds that have replaced them……
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6/26/2015
The new standardised approach to counterparty credit risk can produce risk-weighted asset numbers up to three times higher than those generated by internal models. This could be bad news, when combined with the planned system of standardised capital floors……
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6/25/2015
Demonstrating the value of op risk management is both a challenge and a necessary condition for business buy-in. Ariane Chapelle puts forward some ways of measuring the benefits of ORM……
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6/25/2015
Central bank governor says local banks ready for the new rules……
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6/25/2015
Large number of reporting mechanisms poses co-ordination challenge Companies may struggle to monitor trading data being sent to Acer on their behalf, said panellists at Energy Risk Summit Europe……
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6/25/2015
With the Basel Committee split on how ‘simple’ securitisations should be treated in capital terms, banks are urging EU officials to go their own way if necessary, and some say the authorities are prepared to do just that……
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6/24/2015
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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6/24/2015
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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6/24/2015
The US Fatca tax-evasion law has triggered new tax compliance efforts around the world. Banks must now deal with new regulatory demands in almost every jurisdiction, while still keeping an eye on the uncertainties surrounding how Fatca reporting will work in practice……
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6/24/2015
The basis between some bonds and their accompanying credit default swaps are stuck at levels that would have provoked a feeding frenzy a few years ago, but hedge funds are sitting on the sidelines. Why?…
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6/23/2015
Abel gives his thoughts on T+2 ISC’s white paper and proposed timeline Despite what seems like a tight timeline, the DTCC’s John Abel says there is some leeway as long as firms are willing to do a bit of homework before the official regulation is published……
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6/22/2015
NDFs unlikely to migrate before 2019 The full implementation of Basel III in 2019 could be the trigger for NDFs’ migration to Sefs……
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6/19/2015
Hayes had significant compliance training at Citi and was aware of the bank’s stance on Libor rules, but carried on with his scheme of influencing the rate regardless, London court hears….
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6/19/2015
Tougher oversight did not stop Libor-rigging, court told Hayes had significant compliance training at Citi and was aware of the bank’s stance on Libor rules, but carried on with his scheme of influencing the rate regardless, London court hears….
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6/19/2015
Seven firms say deposit business is being complicated by LCR and leverage rules……
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6/19/2015
Monetary policy and regulation have amplified illiquidity, says IMF official……
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6/18/2015
Chair says review will look at regulatory tools for supervision and enforcement International Organization of Securities Commissions steps into conduct and culture area with launch of task force on conduct regulation worldwide……
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6/18/2015
Solvency II is a great achievement but it is not without its weaknesses, says risk management writer and consultant René Doff. Chief among them is the overreliance on a single approach to measuring risk……
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6/17/2015
Hedge Funds Review Service Provider Rankings Americas 2015 cover a wide range of services and give an insight into what managers and investors value……
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6/17/2015
Israel hosts a fledgling hedge funds industry that is starting to take off, according to law firm Howard Kennedy……
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6/16/2015
The head of legal and compliance for E.on Global Commodities North America says the CFTC is being more receptive of end-user concerns in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA……
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6/15/2015
FRTB would prevent modelling for too many risk factors, critics claim Fundamental review of the trading book would prevent modelling for too many risk factors, critics claim……
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6/12/2015
Bank fell short this year on qualitative op risk governance issues Santander’s US chief operational risk officer tells Op Risk Europe that failing the Federal Reserve stress tests is embarrassing, but preparation is difficult when “best practice” changes every year. Aon risk head says the sharing…
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6/12/2015
Exclusive coverage of the London gathering of financial regulators and operational risk professionals, held on June 10-11……
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6/12/2015
CRO of US-based utility says low commodity prices and new rules are big concerns Glenn Mackey, CRO of NRG Energy, says low commodity prices and new rules are major concerns in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA in Houston……
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6/11/2015
OpRisk Europe speakers underline need for metrics for good conduct Corporate risk culture underpins conduct risk management and culture itself can be measured and assessed, according to speakers at OpRisk Europe today……
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6/11/2015
Overhaul focused on simplifying op risk management A year into an overhaul of its operational risk function, HSBC’s op risk head Mark Cooke described how it had suffered from over-complexity and a ‘mechanical’ approach……
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6/11/2015
Implementation of regulation such as Basel III is causing unusual outcomes say market participants……
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6/11/2015
Vendors cited the impact of lower oil prices, M&A activity and financial regulation as having an impact on companies’ CTRM needs at Energy Risk Summit USA in Houston……
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6/11/2015
Op risk models are vital to link business risk management to capital levels, but they can grow too complicated, argues a panel at the conference in London……
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6/11/2015
Realistic models not necessarily a prerequisite for successful risk management It is often assumed that realistic models are a prerequisite for successful risk management, but this is not necessarily true. While using any model blindly can be extremely dangerous, simple Black-Scholes or Ornstein-U…
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6/11/2015
This paper aims to quantify cascades of price movements in financial markets. It considers nonlinear lead-lag effects with stocks in the S&P 100 as nodes, and it also looks at directed links between the stocks identified through Granger causality. The results and methodology of the paper can be used…
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6/10/2015
Risk review and challenge belongs on the front line, conference hears GE Capital’s head of regulatory and operational risk argues for embedded op risk managers taking on most of the review role, with the second line of defence acting “as consultants”……
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6/10/2015
Open reporting and customer focus should be at the centre of conduct risk management, speakers told today’s OpRisk Europe conference……
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6/10/2015
European regulators are paying extra attention to the board’s engagement with their institution’s operational risk profile, says French regulator’s op risk policy expert……
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6/10/2015
A surge of regulation and the recent slump in oil prices are the two biggest trends in commodity derivatives, says Stuart Staley, Citi’s head of global commodities……
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6/10/2015
Hedge fund managers fall victim to IPO hype and other behavioural biases affecting market participants……
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6/10/2015
The authors of this paper contend that recent evidence indicates that benchmarks have, over the last eleven years, exaggerated default risk for nonfinancial corporate entities….
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6/10/2015
Financial regulators and practitioners discuss operational risk at the OpRisk Europe conference in London……
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6/09/2015
Smart risk management helped push Qantas back into the black in 2014……
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6/09/2015
Internal and external clients have benefited from the utility’s risk management skills……
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6/09/2015
Other commodities moves at Calpine, Goldman Sachs, Citi and Neas Energy Goldman makes top-level changes; APX CEO to step down; Citi hires JP Morgan risk head; Calpine hires Goldman’s Griggs; Neas adds in power and gas……
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6/09/2015
Basel rules allow a combination of internal and standardised models Banks can use internal models under Pillar 1, but must also report standardised measures under Pillar 2……
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6/08/2015
Attempts to meet Basel III’s net stable funding ratio are inflating leverage exposures, according to a Barclays fixed-income financing executive……
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6/08/2015
Chartis focuses on risk management systems and practices Chartis focuses on risk management systems and practices……
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6/04/2015
UBS chairman says Basel III has not made the financial system better……
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6/04/2015
Axel Weber says Basel III has not made the financial system better Axel Weber says Basel III has not made the financial system better……
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6/04/2015
Fed governor says the impact of regulation on market liquidity “still remains to be fully documented” Fed governor says the impact of regulation on market liquidity “still remains to be fully documented”……
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6/03/2015
Man AHL seeks to expand into more commodity futures markets, particularly in China, where it thinks foreign hedge funds have yet to seize the potential……
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6/02/2015
Banks must exercise caution as they adapt to the changing demands of the industry, says Beth Dugan, the head of operational risk at the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency……
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6/02/2015
Gross notional exposure to interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives on the rise……
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6/02/2015
The CFTC has recently been flexing its muscles to ensure firms comply with data reporting rules, handing out fines to companies such as Ice, JP Morgan and Marubeni. The moves are raising fears that energy companies and other end-users may be targeted next……
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6/01/2015
6/01/2015
Spreading the net wide enough to catch as many data sources as possible is key to tackling emerging risks, as is setting up a structure to handle the associated modelling and management problems……
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6/01/2015
First public consultation expected this month in long-running project First public consultation expected this month in long-running project……
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6/01/2015
First public consultation expected this month in long-running project First public consultation expected this month in long-running project……
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5/29/2015
Conference hears of conflicting guidance Banks are struggling to balance growing compliance costs with the need for a risk-based approach to individual client accounts. Regulatory guidance isn’t helping, a London conference hears……
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5/29/2015
Failing to adopt a scaling methodology when including external data in operational risk calculations could lead to a distortion of capital charges and possibly systemic risk in a banking system relying on consortium data. Here, Roberto Torresetti and Claudio Nordio propose a scaling methodology to h…
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5/29/2015
Swiss bank regulators earned a reputation for conservatism – even among their peers – by quickly adopting a reinforced version of Basel III. But that was then, and Switzerland now needs to catch up on some issues, notably the leverage ratio, says Mark Branson, chief executive of the country’s pruden…
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5/29/2015
French equity derivatives specialist Horizon Software is concerned about burdensome EU regulation choking liquidity in its core stock options market – but, says Sylvain Thieullent, its chief executive of electronic trading, the firm has learnt the importance of tailoring its approach to suit a local…
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5/28/2015
A rise in government bond yields in May failed to lift insurance stocks. The parallel increase in credit spreads offers a possible reason why….
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5/28/2015
Industry lobbying prompts regulator to revive plans for a further impact study……
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5/28/2015
Firms in Australia and Singapore are now focusing on getting the right data Firms in Australia and Singapore are now focusing on getting the right data……
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5/27/2015
Highest volumes since 2007 causes risk management challenge for dealers Highest volumes since 2007 causes risk management challenge for dealers……
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5/27/2015
Peer review flags problems in national regulation of systemically important banks Despite progress on supervising systemically important banks, relationships between supervisors across borders are still lukewarm……
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5/26/2015
Paul Hopkin moves to Institute of Risk Management……
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5/26/2015
Regulation of retail payments in Europe to become stricter and more harmonised; the EBA reveals which national regulators have failed to comply with online payment guidelines……
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5/26/2015
Five-times increase under revised standardised approach to market risk……
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5/26/2015
Cost and time pressure of reporting obligation “most challenging” aspect Maltese firms face an uphill battle to comply with Solvency II by the January 2016 deadline, survey finds……
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5/26/2015
Small foreign asset managers suspected of breaching Swiss regulations Hedge funds are confused over what Finma classes as ‘marketing’ and which pension funds they can approach……
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5/26/2015
New European proposed transaction reporting obligations will raise significant challenges for asset managers, forcing them to enhance their technology systems in a relatively short amount of time, experts warn……
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5/22/2015
UK regulator sets down high-level expectations of directors The PRA has published a consultation paper identifying the key responsibilities for boards. But the way in which the supervisor will audit firms on the expectations – including the alignment of risk management efforts to business strategy…
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5/22/2015
High-paid employees banned from reporting wrongdoing A survey of financial sector employees found that many have been forced to sign illegal confidentiality agreements blocking them from reporting wrongdoing to regulators……
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5/22/2015
As more companies adopt LEIs, their benefits are growing more apparent. Executives from two top-tier banks discuss their value in reducing operational risk and advantages for KYC and AML processes……
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5/22/2015
Winners of the 15th edition of Hedge Funds Review European Single Manager Awards, which recognise the best of Europe’s hedge fund managers, were announced at a gala dinner on May 21……
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5/21/2015
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation could conflict with Emir reporting rules Total return swaps and other securities financing trades could be subject to double reporting requirements and collateral haircuts under proposed EU regulation……
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5/21/2015
Dugan warns of pressure to innovate Dugan warns banks face heightened operational risk as they adapt business models to confront new competition and ease into a recovering economy……
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5/20/2015
BCBS risk data aggregation and reporting deadline is January 2016….
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5/20/2015
Deloitte Global research sees increasing challenges, but more effectiveness on risk infrastructure Regulatory compliance adaptability present in nearly half of 71 firms surveyed, according to Deloitte Global’s 9th annual survey……
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5/20/2015
Konstantinos Botopoulos speaks at the 2015 Buy-Side Technology European Summit in London. As we are approaching the end of the regulatory journey, a great deal of focus is set on cross-regulations and how to make the best of the reporting requirements….
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5/20/2015
Economic recovery in Spain offers banks fertile opportunities for growth, especially in equity and currency derivatives. Credit instruments are also undergoing a renaissance as investors rediscover their appetite for corporate risk……
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5/19/2015
Efficiency gains have kept capital supply up, but challenges remain Participants at Euroclear’s Collateral Conference say repo markets have delivered new efficiency gains to keep collateral supply up, but the outlook over the coming year looks less certain……
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5/18/2015
5/18/2015
Basel Committee proposal incentivises risk taking, creates less sensitive risk measurement and disincentivises good risk management……
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5/18/2015
Operational risk managers can use behavioural finance and psychology tools to align their risk management processes and deal with the psychological drivers of risk, such as cognitive bias and group thinking……
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5/14/2015
Asean Economic Community faces challenging test of successfully integrating regional financial markets, Bank Negara’s Muhammad bin Ibrahim says……
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5/14/2015
Asean companies should avoid the expense and settlement risk of crossing into US dollar and go straight to the local currency……
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5/14/2015
ETF providers are expanding their roster of currency-hedged products as investors hunt for cheaper ways to exploit the decoupling of equity and currency performance in developed countries. The interest is spurring a new wave of innovation – and prompting a debate on how effective different hedging m…
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5/14/2015
Asean Economic Community faces challenges, says deputy governor Muhammad bin Ibrahim The Asean Economic Community faces a challenge of successfully integrating regional financial markets, Bank Negara’s Muhammad bin Ibrahim says……
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5/14/2015
Pillar 2A consultation lays out the PRA’s capital methodology. Experts suggest this could be an incentive for modelling, a way to increase capital in the system, or even a snapshot into Basel’s thoughts on the future of the AMA……
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5/13/2015
Quantitative easing in the eurozone has prompted a flood of capital into funds with an in-built currency hedge……
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5/13/2015
Exchanges could stay in charge of granting hedge exemptions, chairman suggests US exchanges could stay in charge of granting bona fide hedge exemptions to end-users as part of the new federal position limits regime, CFTC chairman suggests……
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5/12/2015
The minimum Basel leverage ratio for large banks should be higher than 3%, says Finma CEO Mark Branson, noting “the world has moved on” since it was initially set……
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5/11/2015
A mostly positive mix of Q1 results also yield big increases in data revenues for some exchanges. The latest round of exchange financial results show market data revenues continuing to rise as European exchanges posted positive overall results, and despite US exchanges reporting less positive over…
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5/08/2015
Failure to tackle Korea’s default waterfall model puts pressure on Europe’s already tight timetable……
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5/07/2015
CPMI-Iosco plans to review a broad range of risk management issues at CCPs beyond stress testing……
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5/07/2015
Financial sector struggling with macro and operational risks Risks have worsened since mid-2014, European supervisory authorities say; report recommends including costs arising from misconduct sanctions in future stress tests……
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5/06/2015
The use of static counterparty exposure metrics, which provide an incomplete view of the risk of individual deals and portfolios, may lead risk managers to take decisions with unintended consequences. Carlos Blanco outlines a better approach using forward-looking metrics, such as potential future ex…
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5/06/2015
The awards ceremony takes place on May 21 in Venetian style at the Park Lane Hotel, London……
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5/05/2015
Trade pricing difficulties since the Swiss National Bank’s removal of the franc’s currency floor have caused friction with clients……
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5/05/2015
Bank veterans Bristow and Pluta promoted to global co-heads, reporting to Rohrbaugh Credit Suisse names Mike Paliotta new head of prime services; BAML’s Mendhelson founds advisory boutique; LCH bolsters board; Bernanke to advise Citadel; Pickel to advise Tradition Sef……
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5/05/2015
Thanks to a two-year-old political deal, European banks are protected from losses in their liquidity portfolios – for now. But some in the industry are starting to worry about the risks that will emerge when the filter is removed……
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4/30/2015
A surprise for traders and investors, perhaps, but no black swan – this is how Jean-Pierre Danthine, vice-chair of the Swiss National Bank, views the decision to end the franc’s minimum exchange rate……
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4/29/2015
The new head of Canada’s financial risk think-tank says successful risk management requires co-operation between the business and the risk function and, externally, with regulators, as well as close involvement by the upper echelon of bank managers……
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4/29/2015
European Long Term Investment Funds represent a new string to Europe’s economic bow, writes Silke Bernard, managing associate, Linklaters Luxembourg……
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4/29/2015
Basel III and a rise in bad loans drive banks to reassess credit risk management Regulation and a rise in bad loans drive banks to reassess credit risk management……
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4/28/2015
China onshore forex derivative market a fraction the size of its EM peers China onshore forex derivative market a fraction the size of its EM peers……
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4/28/2015
Standard Life’s Raj Singh was one of the early pioneers of risk management in insurance and has seen the role change from controlling the business to supporting growth. Here he talks about that evolution, and the challenges he faces as Standard Life makes a strategic pivot towards asset management…..
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4/27/2015
New laws governing the global Automatic Exchange of Information – currently being implemented as the OECD Common Reporting Standard (OECD CRS) – among major nations will place a greater compliance burden on financial institutions, many of which are already grappling with the complexities of the Fore…
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4/24/2015
Regulation is making life more difficult for bank commodity desks, but Catherine Flax, BNP Paribas’s head of commodity derivatives for the Americas, is keeping a cool head……
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4/24/2015
4/24/2015
European insurers are seeking common ground in the modelling of operational risk, hoping to reach the kind of consensus that has eluded their bank peers. Callum Tanner reports……
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4/24/2015
Hedge funds are able to be more nimble with approaches to data management. Are large firms too big to ever use the methods those funds develop? Also, the SEC considers a data strategy effort……
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4/23/2015
A series of articles about Fatca and CRS tax reporting rules……
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4/23/2015
Isda AGM: Proposed trading book rules are “nuts” says BNP Paribas’ Ramambason……
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4/23/2015
Isda AGM: Hedge fund plans to share non-cleared swaps around to reduce trading costs……
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4/22/2015
Many hedge funds say they are hiring big data teams. Winton, which claims to have the biggest of big data sets, points out the field’s inherent problems……
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4/22/2015
Isda AGM: Canadian banks will start reporting LCR in second quarter Enforcing early compliance with the LCR will put Canadian banks at a competitive disadvantage, the chief financial officer of RBC has claimed……
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4/22/2015
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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4/22/2015
A note from the UK regulator on the Solvency II matching adjustment shuts the door on firms using rolling forward contracts to hedge forex risk. Rob Mannix reports on a shock that leaves some insurers with just months in which to overhaul hedging programmes……
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4/21/2015
Experts say proposed EU rules would hurt the ability of hedge funds to find financing in Europe……
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4/21/2015
IMF argues redemption policy regulation should address illiquid assets A report by the International Monetary Fund says asset managers are a potential source of systemic risk and a threat to financial stability……
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4/20/2015
Building on a near-forgotten piece of research from the FSA on aligned risk management, our regular columnist Ariane Chapelle sets out metrics and tools to help firms operate within their pre-defined risk appetite……
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4/20/2015
A US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission probe into a little-known energy hedge fund has turned into an unusual public standoff. Now, the fund’s founders are girding themselves for a long legal battle, which may set an important precedent for US energy market regulation……
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4/16/2015
Neeta Aktar says making all employees aware of risk management from day one and speaking in plain English, as well as carefully designed compensation policies, help the bank manage operational risk……
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4/16/2015
Shortage of liquid collateral seen as barrier to clearing inflation swaps Shortage of liquid collateral is seen as a barrier to clearing inflation swaps, with LDI managers opting to hedge with real assets……
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4/15/2015
Senior auditor calls for mix of metrics and judgement Banks should use a combination of metrics and judgement to evaluate their risk management, says a senior auditor at the UK bank……
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4/14/2015
The UKSPA’s new risk ratings methodology for structured products marks a stride forward for the industry – but why separate market risk from credit risk?…
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4/14/2015
Four new deputy comptrollers, within supervision, credit risk, and strategy……
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4/14/2015
Supervisors would do well to look beyond macroeconomic shocks when assessing banks’ defences against operational risks, according to risk experts. Likewise, banks must evaluate how they would hold up in a wide range of stressed operational risk scenarios……
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4/13/2015
Respondents to eVestment’s alternative fund administrator survey expect segmentation in the industry between those servicing the needs of very large versus emerging hedge fund managers and for providers to increasingly focus on independent depository services and shadow administration……
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4/13/2015
The Basel Committee is pondering an overhaul of the controversial modelling approach to operational risk capital. Mooted potential revisions span a dizzying range of possibilities, with regulators even refusing to rule out scrapping it completely. Risk professionals agree the AMA is valuable for imp…
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4/13/2015
Draft rules on interest rate hedging could set back arbitrage fix, critics claim Draft rules on interest rate hedging could set back arbitrage fix, critics claim……
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4/09/2015
Market risk and credit risk are usually measured separately with liquidity risk added as an afterthought……
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4/08/2015
Australian banks says a minimal floor will reduce risk sensitivity of the Basel framework……
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4/07/2015
Charge was felt to be “too difficult to capture” without complex rules……
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4/07/2015
Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events. Identifying key drivers of operational risk capital and designing scenarios for operational risks can help bridge the gap between risk quantification and risk man…
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4/06/2015
As a global industry, financial services needs to do a better job of opening bank accounts for people, investors and businesses. David Craig, president of financial and risk at Thomson Reuters, suggests standardising data, shared facilities and Know Your Customer information are among the solutions…
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4/03/2015
Regulators may need to provide a framework for CCP interaction in a crisis, says LCH……
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4/02/2015
Hedge fund activism is seeing an uptick, matched by strong returns, but does the strategy always extract long-term value for shareholders?…
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4/01/2015
Industry concerned about over-engineering of regulation……
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4/01/2015
Cedric Fetiveau and Chenye Jia propose a method to measure longevity risk Population-based index products can be designed to hedge excess longevity exposure. Cedric Fetiveau and Chenye Jia of Deutsche Bank propose a method to measure these risks through defining a duo-population Lee-Carter model…..
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3/30/2015
3/30/2015
3/30/2015
While standardised rules are being revised, banks say they can’t make a call on floors While standardised rules are being revised, banks say they can’t make a call on floors……
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3/29/2015
Directional portfolios and limited diversification will hamper recovery process……
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3/27/2015
Next-generation operational risk should focus on behavioural dynamics in financial firms……
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3/27/2015
As Europe progresses on the journey that began in Pittsburgh in 2009, it is arriving at an interesting regulatory crossroads. The impact of this wave of new regulation – and the implementation thereof – is creating a rather more fragmented market, something that Clearstream’s James Cherry is keen to…
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3/27/2015
News from the leading event for operational risk professionals……
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3/27/2015
The tranching and distribution of risk on portfolios of credit default swaps is back, with issuance reaching $20 billion last year, but it bears the lessons of the crisis. Deals are simpler and more balanced, banks are retaining less risk and growth is expected to be modest……
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3/27/2015
Advantages include lower costs and capital Operational risk managers can help financial companies get a better handle on their costs and capital and take a longer-term view of business decisions……
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3/26/2015
Big capital charges had led to expectations that firms’ equity holdings would only shrink as European regulation approaches. Callum Tanner finds out that might not necessarily be the case……
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3/26/2015
Banks fear regulators will not have enough data to draw up sound rules by year-end……
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3/25/2015
US commodity firms blast the CFTC over hedge exemptions to position limits, as Congress launches the process of writing legislation to reauthorise the agency……
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3/25/2015
The business side is taking greater notice of operational risk and its value beyond preventing losses……
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3/24/2015
Some ETF providers say they can replicate hedge fund returns at a cheaper rate than the industry. Funds of hedge funds point out the difficulties……
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3/24/2015
WGOR mulling altered or simpler AMA – or even replacement with revised standardised approach……
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3/24/2015
China’s derivatives market will be built on the back of G20 reforms, giving one of the world’s largest economies a swaps market designed from the ground up for transparency, regulatory oversight and management of systemic risk……
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3/24/2015
Ring-fencing research pots will be frustrating for hedge funds whose brokers must separately identify transaction execution and research costsinducements……
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3/23/2015
Single-manager hedge funds in the Asia-Pacific and North America employ the largest number of women in top roles, while European firms have a much bleaker gender equality record, according to a study by data provider Preqin….
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3/20/2015
3/20/2015
Governance failures and weak compliance at heart of $1.45bn fine Commerzbank’s $1.45 billion fine for US banking law violations a stark reminder of the consequences of gaping holes in a firm’s governance structure. The bank will now be under intense scrutiny to meet the remediation terms of its th…
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3/20/2015
In a basket of the 30 largest hedge funds return expectations have lessened, but overall risk of loss has increased……
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3/19/2015
US regulators also looking into divergent valuations for uncollateralised swaps The Basel Committee and US regulators have launched separate projects looking at banks’ valuations of their uncollateralised derivatives books……
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3/19/2015
Private investigators are helping investors find out more about hedge fund managers’ pasts……
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3/18/2015
Millennium Global’s head of risk, Umberto Alvisi, explains the institutional currency manager’s approach to liquidity and market risks……
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3/16/2015
Phil Healy of ORIC International writes that the loss data consortium received more reports from its members in the insurance sector in the first half of 2014 than in any other comparable period since 2005……
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3/16/2015
Anti-tax avoidance measures will see managers operating in a world in which reporting of profits, tax paid and employee numbers is the norm, says PwC……
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3/13/2015
Financial firms struggle with Fatca even as far wider CRS is imminent Many banks and other firms are still lacking the customer on-boarding processes required to comply with Fatca even as the more far-reaching CRS tax data rules are about to come into force……
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3/11/2015
The head of operational risk at the insurance company and chairman of Operational Risk Consortium (Oric) advocates moving away from a historical focus on worst-case scenarios and analysing instead a range of possible outcomes, alongside an emphasis on quantifying exposure to risks……
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3/11/2015
Critics worry the proposed revised standardised approach to operational risk capital creates more problems than it solves – including for banks using the advanced measurement method……
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3/11/2015
FAQ document to tackle treatment of segregated initial margin FAQ document will tackle treatment of segregated initial margin – a topic that divides regulators……
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3/10/2015
The rapid slide of the Australian dollar has refocused attention on currency risk by local firms……
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3/10/2015
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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3/09/2015
Utility would run daily margin calls, using open source version of industry’s standard model Utility would run daily margin calls, using open source version of industry’s standard model; OpenGamma in talks to support the analytics……
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3/09/2015
Two banks’ commodity VAR stays about the same or increases from 2012-14 Commodity VAR at Citi and Goldman Sachs stays about the same or increases from 2012-2014, as other major dealers pare back……
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3/09/2015
Regulators are hoping higher capital levels will translate into healthier markets. There are two problems with that……
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3/05/2015
Big dislocations in the Swiss franc and the US Treasury market have highlighted – again – the limitations of standard regulatory capital models. But banks insist their other lines of defence are up to the task……
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3/04/2015
A recent survey conducted by Wolters Kluwer of 800 governance, risk and compliance professionals across Asia-Pacific reveals a number of challenges for large financial services organisations and a surprising lack of preparedness in some countries and risk areas……
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3/04/2015
Discussion needs to move on to how to keep markets functioning in a default situation……
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3/03/2015
Risk.net presents an interactive timeline looking at major regulatory developments affecting commodity markets since the global financial crisis of 2008……
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3/03/2015
Allocation policies and correct oversight the solution The UK investor has since segregated its hedge funds from its long-only funds, but compliance specialists say side-by-side management does not have to cause problems……
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2/27/2015
The Basel Committee is aiming to wrap up its overhaul of trading book capital rules this year. Banks are worried about that – the treatment of liquidity risk is too harsh, the standardised approach is too complex, and the capital impact still too high, critics argue……
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2/27/2015
Exemptions for bona fide hedging are too limited, companies say The bona fide hedge exemptions in the CFTC’s proposed position limits rule have come under attack from energy companies……
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2/25/2015
Better conduct could come from proven knowledge of markets and ethics Banks support mandatory qualifications – including conduct training – in fixed income, commodities and currency trading and warn against structural changes to the markets……
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2/25/2015
Regulators have brought in the Basel III LCR requirement ahead of international peers, but local lenders have taken it in their stride……
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2/25/2015
UK regulator warns client clearing could become a “missing market” but defers study FCA warns client clearing could become a “missing market” but opts against an in-depth study – banks say leverage ratio is to blame for concentration……
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2/25/2015
The EBA’s plan to remove Europe’s CVA exemptions will cause credit risk capital requirements to soar by 150%, while one bank’s capital ratio would fall by 3%……
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2/24/2015
The collapse of foreign exchange liquidity during and after the huge Swiss franc move on January 15 caught market participants by surprise. Some are calling for an official enquiry……
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2/24/2015
EU energy traders have until October to begin reporting the details of standard power and natural gas trades to regulators under Remit. But the exact process by which many of these initial contracts will be reported remains blurry……
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2/23/2015
Hedge Funds Review and Eurex invited successful candidate Patrick Boyle, Palomar Investments, and hedge fund investor ‘Lion’ Andrew McCaffery, Aberdeen Asset Management, into the studios to speak with Renaud Huck, Eurex Exchange-Deutsche Börse Group….
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2/23/2015
Position sizing manager’s most important quality, says study Instead of focusing only on past performance and returns, investors can identify top hedge fund managers by analysing positions disclosed to regulators, according to a study by Novus Partners……
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2/23/2015
US reporting requirements could force CCPs to break national privacy laws……
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2/23/2015
Under chief executive Garry Jones, the London Metal Exchange is eagerly pursuing Asian growth. But the exchange is also spending much of its time dealing with the consequences of stricter regulation in more mature markets……
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2/23/2015
While interest from agent lenders in Eurex Clearing’s Lending CCP builds slowly, some question whether an alternative P2P lending market might be of more advantage to hedge funds and beneficial owners……
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2/20/2015
As the old UK GAAP phases out, accountants warn that switching systems will yield little in profits or tax relief for most hedge funds……
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2/19/2015
The revival of the synthetic CDO market is encouraging some firms to pursue actively managed deals, but regulatory hurdles remain……
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2/19/2015
Corporate risk management programmes have had a mixed track record amid the recent plunge in crude prices. Oil producers with a conservative approach to hedging are emerging as some of the winners, while some airlines are feeling regretful about their hedging activities……
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2/19/2015
Synthetic over cash equities still hold appeal to access China Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect was launched in November 2014 but investors have experienced settlement, custody and regulatory issues and volumes remain lower than expected……
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2/17/2015
The HSBC debacle highlights a problem with the advanced measurement approach to operational risk capital……
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2/17/2015
Burnt by over-hedging 15 years ago, Australia’s mining industry is returning to options strategies after a 17% fall in the Australian dollar……
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2/13/2015
Some banks shy away from the op risk method under review Some banks may be put off modelling operational risk at a time when regulators are mulling changes to the advanced approach, say participants at a conference in Amsterdam……
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2/13/2015
CFTC head acknowledges difficulty faced by hedgers in illiquid commodities CFTC head acknowledges difficulty faced by hedgers in illiquid commodities from Dodd-Frank reporting rules……
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2/12/2015
Modelling operational risk capital provides insight into banks’ specific vulnerabilities, regulators say at a conference in Amsterdam……
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2/12/2015
Currency risk management is now a major focus for Aussie firms Currency risk management is now a major focus for Aussie firms……
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2/11/2015
Northill Capital founder Jon Little explains the company’s strategy to acquire up to 10 hedge fund businesses……
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2/11/2015
IT teams are playing a vital role in helping energy traders comply with regulation, improve the quality of internal reporting and manage with lower technology budgets. But they face big challenges, particularly when it comes to integrating data……
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2/08/2015
Dealers that lost money in last month’s huge Swiss franc move likely did so because liquidity evaporated, traders say – making it impossible to hedge sold options……
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2/08/2015
HKMA is first Asian regulator to implement Basel III counter-cyclical capital buffer as consumer borrowing and concerns over house prices prompt concern……
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2/06/2015
Taifex to launch risk management tools to support proposed link between cash markets in Japan and Taiwan……
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2/06/2015
The innovative cryptographic technology that powers bitcoin has the potential to speed up financial transactions and cut compliance costs……
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2/05/2015
CME’s Eurodollar contract is one of the building blocks of the rates market – a gauge of sentiment, a pricing input, a go-to hedge at times of stress. But the leverage ratio could force clearers to hike their prices massively, and users of the contract are starting to worry about the impact on liqui…
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2/05/2015
Structured products trade body declines to include liquidity risk metric in ratings The UK Structured Products Association has declined to include a metric for liquidity risk in its new rating system for structured products, diverging from the course EU regulators are likely to take under Priips…..
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2/05/2015
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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2/05/2015
IT systems not geared for trade reporting under EU anti-manipulation law……
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2/05/2015
Four clearing houses are working on buy-side repo services – a possible saviour for a market suffocating under the weight of the leverage ratio – but the risk management and operational challenges are severe. Kris Devasabai reports……
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2/04/2015
Relying on judgement would make comparisons between banks difficult, says op risk expert The UK’s prudential banking regulator is considering using predominantly its judgement to determine the level of additional Pillar 2A capital for conduct risk. Operational risk specialist Mike Finlay says the…
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2/04/2015
An impact study for a Basel Committee proposal on the standardised regulation of banking book interest rate risk has been pushed back until later this year. Regulators blame the delay on banks’ IT constraints……
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2/04/2015
One way for regulators to exert some control over too-disparate capital numbers is to apply a system of floors. Rules are in the works, but the big question is where they will be struck and what the effect will be. Industry critics are already warning of dire consequences. By Fiona Maxwell……
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2/03/2015
Kenyon and Green model the effects to pricing of credit warehousing, capital and tax Warehousing of credit risk increases capital requirements and influences profit and loss. Profits are taxable and losses provide tax credits. Here, Chris Kenyon and Andrew Green extend the semi-replication approac…
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2/02/2015
The UK regulator says it will be more lenient to tardy alternative investors as it works to resolve Annex IV glitches……
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2/02/2015
Regulators have spent two years exploring a possible Pillar I charge for interest rate risk in the banking book, but are said to be more divided now than when they started. Industry sources are hoping it results in a cautious first consultation paper. By Catherine Contiguglia……
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1/30/2015
Client mandates and compliance mean dealers cannot be replaced like-for-like, but electronic platforms could enable opportunistic liquidity provision……
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1/30/2015
Claudio Albanese, Leif Andersen and Stefano Iabichino provide a concise comparison of funding valuation adjustment/funding debt adjustment accounting with the funding cost adjustment/funding benefit adjustment method currently endorsed by several large banks. They discuss funds transfer pricing poli…
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1/29/2015
Over 45% of G-Sibs have told regulators they will not comply with Basel’s risk data aggregation principles by 2016 – but a Markit survey paints a bleaker picture……
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1/28/2015
Adapting to new rules and capital requirements is achievable, says Agran……
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1/28/2015
An amendment to the UK Bribery Act 2010 could make companies liable for failing to prevent a wide range of economic crimes, likely leading to tighter operational risk controls at banks and other firms……
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1/28/2015
Roaring Fork says poor liquidity foiled its trading strategies Roaring Fork says poor liquidity in energy derivatives foiled its trading strategies……
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1/28/2015
When a member of a clearing house goes down, surviving banks send some of their coolest heads to help run the default management process. It worked well when Lehman Brothers collapsed, but there are more CCPs today, and they all have the same set of members. Cécile Sourbes reports……
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1/27/2015
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II is set to introduce a level of uncertainty and complexity for hedge funds that will influence how and what they trade……
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1/27/2015
Prime brokers must decide on day one if start-up hedge funds are likely to reach the magic $300 million level……
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1/27/2015
Market liquidity constraints could be fixed with broader participation in the dealing of corporate debt, more efficient application of existing regulation and technology enhancements, managers say……
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1/27/2015
Consistent implementation and outcomes are pillars of any successful regulation. At the moment, internationally agreed capital standards fall down on both counts. Stefan Ingves, chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, talks to Cécile Sourbes about attempts to even up the new re…
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1/26/2015
Hedge funds have donated more than £160,000 to the UK Independence Party The UK Independence Party has received more than £160,000 in donations from members of the hedge fund industry……
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1/26/2015
Macro funds from London to New York have been knocked out by the SNB’s decision to call time on its euro-franc currency floor……
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1/26/2015
Risk managers warn that planned system of capital floors could prompt banks to ditch models – a 25% saving is cited by four as the smallest effective incentive….
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1/23/2015
Regulator reacts to complaints but defends right to change its mind The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will use its early intervention powers more often to fend off complaints by the financial industry that the regulator punishes actions it has previously tacitly approved or ignored……
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1/23/2015
European and US energy regulators must decide how aggressive they wish to be when it comes to enforcing fraud-based anti-manipulation rules. Taking things too far could harm market efficiency and stifle the benefits of competition, argue Shaun Ledgerwood and John Tsoukalis……
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1/22/2015
Market fragility fears outweighed by benefits of new rules, says Basel chairman Concerns about increased market fragility are outweighed by benefits of new regulation, says Basel chairman: “It’s a gain for society to do what we have done.”……
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1/22/2015
New Iosco consultation aims to better co-ordinate global regulation Asifma chief executive Mark Austen says that OTC reforms from the West have been expensive for Asia to implement and have the capacity to destroy the region’s markets before they start to develop……
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1/21/2015
Industry experts highlight governance costs, scale, manager selection and fees as the top pull-out factors for pension funds dropping hedge funds……
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1/20/2015
Back-loading and structural reforms to Europe’s carbon market are set to collide with a reduction in free allowances, making life tougher for the continent’s polluters. Market participants hope this will engender an increased focus on risk management and emissions trading……
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1/20/2015
The chair of the Basel Committee is counting on peer pressure to bring Europe into line with Basel III, but regulatory experts are not convinced it will work……
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1/19/2015
The winners of Hedge Funds Review’s European FoHFs Awards – Aberdeen, HSBC, Culross, Kairos, Abbey Capital, Pioneer Investments – give their strategy picks of 2015……
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1/19/2015
Trade body says issuers will face unnecessary legal and compliance bills under Esma plans Esma’s draft technical standards for structured products prospectuses, which form part of the Omnibus II directive, could leave issuers facing legal bills of up to €40,000 per product, Icma has warned……
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1/19/2015
The UK government should think twice about allowing payments in crypto-currencies such as bitcoin, given uncertainty over their legal and accounting status, regulation and potential economic impact, argues Robert Lyddon from IBOS……
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1/19/2015
Deutsche Bank says that CTAs’ fortunes may have changed for good, but questions remain as to whether their supersonic returns will continue……
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1/16/2015
Banks would have to hold 56% equity against any additional Pillar II capital – an ‘abolition’ of the existing framework, says the DSGV……
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1/16/2015
The US Dodd-Frank Act has foisted transparency on derivatives markets by requiring the public reporting of over-the-counter trades. But some end-users are crying foul, as the new rules cast a spotlight on the once-hidden execution of their hedging programmes……
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1/16/2015
Problems from air safety to epidemics are all relevant to bank operational risk managers – either as examples of good practice, or as emerging risks themselves……
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1/16/2015
Swiss corporate treasurers are waiting for volatility to subside before deciding how to hedge exposure to a strengthening franc……
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1/16/2015
Swiss corporate treasurers are waiting for volatility to subside before deciding how to hedge exposure to a strengthening franc……
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1/15/2015
Airlines, construction firms and lower-end consumer retail stores will be beneficiaries……
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1/15/2015
James Coulson joins Swiss bank after 18 years at SocGen……
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1/15/2015
EC and Acer guidance generates questions about process and liability Efet is working to prepare a standard framework for delegated reporting under Remit with energy exchanges and brokers, before an October deadline for reporting kicks in……
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1/15/2015
The German company was among the first CCPs to comply with new Emir regulations and has introduced new cross-margining services, as well as bolstered its risk management capabilities……
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1/14/2015
Calculating exposures of products with multiple exercise dates is cumbersome, and deal-dependent. Quants at Numerix have developed an algorithm that streamlines this process and can also help reduce operational risk. Nazneen Sherif introduces this month’s technical articles……
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1/12/2015
With around 85% of its capital locked up for two years or longer, Napier Park was in an ideal position to capitalise on intense volatility last October……
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1/12/2015
From structured hedges for Chinese corporates, to simple forwards in exotic currencies, BNP Paribas was sure-footed in a market that lacked headline trends – and also found time to rethink its customer relationships……
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1/12/2015
With European firms facing a 20-fold increase in reporting detail under CRD IV, many have gone looking for outside help – more than 300 are now using a tool launched by KPMG……
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1/12/2015
Deutsche Bank is back-to-back winner of bank risk manager title; Napier Park wins hedge fund crown; Citi is top credit derivatives house; PKA takes second pension fund award in a row; Burgard and Kjaer named quants of the year……
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1/12/2015
The Chinese terminals giant wanted better risk systems, but faced cost and data security constraints – IBM Risk Analytics found the answer……
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1/12/2015
The best structured products houses need industrial scale, structuring wizardry and sound risk management – BAML demonstrated all three last year….
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1/09/2015
There is a vast difference between finance and air warfare, but, over the past 10 years, risk management at the UK’s Royal Air Force has faced many of the same challenges as the financial sector. OpRisk reports on how the airforce has dealt with them……
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1/07/2015
Chris Giancarlo, the sole Republican on the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, says Dodd-Frank rules are failing energy firms, farmers and other hedgers. In an exclusive interview with Alexander Osipovich, he urges a rethink of the agency’s position limits rule and other key pieces of regulati…
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1/06/2015
Cautious optimism about global macro and trend funds coming into the year later proved to be well placed, while, conversely, allocations to event-driven strategies surprised by delivering the most disappointing results….
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1/06/2015
Here, Deimante Rheinlaender solves the pricing and hedging problem for the generic variance swap on a swap rate. The solution is not limited to a specific swap rate model approximation. In order to address the absence of arbitrage constraints and to preserve the model complexity, she develops an alt…
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1/06/2015
Leverage exposure drives big portfolio sale, with Citi aiming to collapse notionals by the end of the first quarter….
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1/06/2015
Surveys of financial firms in Germany and around the world find a wide spread of methods for measuring, managing and reporting reputational risk, Thomas Kaiser writes……
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1/05/2015
How agricultural commodity risk management strategies have evolved in response to recent market shifts spurred by the latest global financial crisis….
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1/05/2015
As more agricultural organisations explore ways to develop and enhance their trading and risk management activities, a flexible, robust, centralised technology platform should be a top priority….
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1/05/2015
The continued evolution of commodity markets has necessitated the development of new risk management strategies and created demand for a more diverse pool of trading partners….
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1/05/2015
An increasingly diverse set of market participants require agricultural price risk management tools that can not only match current needs but can also adapt to future market developments….
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12/31/2014
Exemptive pathways and substituted compliance are core concerns for CFTC commissioner Mark Wetjen. He tells Risk.net that in many cases the commission is looking to take a common sense approach to enforcing its regulations, rather than insisting on the letter of the law……
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12/29/2014
Banks which use big data tools face numerous compliance risks, and will need to tread carefully to avoid breaking national or international laws……
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12/23/2014
As part of Energy Risk’s 20th anniversary, Energy Risk looks at the development of energy trading and risk management, as well as what may lie ahead for the industry in the next 20 years……
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12/22/2014
Financial institutions are changing the way they deal with operational risk as public pressure shifts the focus to ethics, business line responsibility and compliance capabilities. But vast challenges remain for a full cultural shift……
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12/22/2014
An international team with a range of backgrounds marks Lyxor out from other funds of hedge funds……
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12/22/2014
Mexico’s energy reform is leading state-owned oil and gas giant Petróleos Mexicanos to boost its risk management activities and consider new strategies for commodity hedging……
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12/22/2014
Upstream companies look to cash in on in-the-money positions Oil exploration and production companies in North America are looking to restructure hedge positions that have become extremely valuable since the dramatic decline in crude oil prices during the second half of 2014……
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12/19/2014
12/19/2014
12/17/2014
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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12/12/2014
Companies can wring more value from regulation-mandated data Regulation might have spawned better data governance, but speakers at a recent conference said more could still be done……
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12/11/2014
BBA conference describes problems in improving culture Cultural change in banks so far largely ineffective despite huge investment, and ethical compliance is in danger of becoming another “tick-box” exercise, a BBA conference hears……
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12/11/2014
Return of volatility attractive for hedge funds, traders say Return of volatility in crude oil prices creates trading opportunities for hedge funds, market participants say……
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12/10/2014
Chairman reassures farmers upset about proposed hedge exemptions Chairman seeks to reassure farmers worried about bona fide hedge exemptions in proposed position limits rule……
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12/08/2014
Huge US Treasury swing was result of hedge funds crowding into a few shared bets – on oil, pharma merger, Fannie and Freddie shares……
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12/08/2014
The structured products market has started to flourish again as regulation has stabilised, while the continued potential for rising interest rates means next year could be a good one. Richard Jory asks industry experts about their hopes and fears for 2015……
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12/08/2014
Your chance to participate in Energy Risk’s annual energy trading and risk management software survey and rankings……
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12/05/2014
Cultural failings have played a critical role in many well-publicised energy risk management failures, but risk culture is challenging to monitor and assess. In the second part of this series, Carlos Blanco, Jean Hinrichs and Robert Mark propose a solution……
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12/05/2014
The EBA is proposing to remove an exemption to the Basel CVA charge for banks trading with corporates, including those based in the EU, while using capital surcharges as a temporary measure……
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12/05/2014
At the Hedge Funds Review 13th European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2014, Kairos picked up two awards for its Multi-Strategy Fund while general manager Fabio Bariletti was honoured for his outstanding contribution to the fund of funds industry……
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12/05/2014
As new business models emerge in the microfinance space – leading to greater capabilities for servicing the unbanked – the cracks of regulatory pressure and operational risks are widening in both the developed and developing world……
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12/05/2014
During the next 20 years, the energy industry is expected to undergo transformational technological change, shaking up traditional patterns of correlation between different energy markets and creating demand for new types of instruments and more sophisticated risk models. By Stella Farrington……
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12/05/2014
Post-crisis regulation is unsettling the world of quantitative research, causing researchers to question norms and explore new approaches. Nazneen Sherif gives an overview of this year’s Risk technical articles and introduces our annual roundup of citations……
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12/04/2014
US derivatives regulator to consider further CCP risk management measures to improve transparency and global co-ordination……
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12/04/2014
Increased volatility will spur demand for risk management tools in Asia Executive director at Monetary Authority of Singapore predicts increased volatility will spur demand for risk management tools in Asia……
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12/03/2014
UK insurers welcome additional capital relief New guidelines clarify that market risk need not be included in projected SCR for long-term guarantee and transitional portfolios……
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12/02/2014
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report highlights significant involvement of corporate senior management in foreign bribery cases; calls for better implementation of compliance programmes……
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12/01/2014
Attraction of mutual fund business valuations may tempt some hedge fund founders seeking an exit into the liquid alts space……
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11/27/2014
$12.5 million fine for cross border activities with US clients HSBC Private Bank admits wrongdoing and will pay a fine to settle charges that it failed to register with the SEC before providing cross-border services to US private banking clients between 2003 and 2011……
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11/26/2014
Trading houses and hedge funds said to be taking bigger positions Rising activity at commodity trading houses and hedge funds is contributing to high trading volumes in coal derivatives, while some producers are also increasing their involvement in the market……
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11/26/2014
Deutsche Bank registers multiple wins in prime broker and platform categories in Hedge Funds Review’s rankings of firms most favoured by asset managers……
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11/26/2014
In our eighth operational risk for 2015, we examine transparency and illicit transactions. Issues of corporate ownership, tax reporting and compliance with international sanctions are all set to demand attention in 2015……
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11/25/2014
Compensation swells at hedge funds in 2014 as average hedge fund in HFR database returns 3% in year to date……
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11/25/2014
Operational risk managers highlight repeat failures at firms Business line loopholes and communication breakdowns need to be tackled once and for all, say op risk managers……
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11/25/2014
Long-term capital market return assumptions over 10 to 15 years indicate dispersion of hedge fund returns will remain wide, if not increase, according to JP Morgan……
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11/25/2014
In the seventh of our Top 10 op risks for 2015, we look at long-duration scandals. The scale of operational risk failures such as the Libor-rigging scandal mean that their after-effects will continue for years – which may not be a good thing……
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11/25/2014
Poor IT risk management threatened UK financial system Poor infrastructure resilience led to IT glitch that affected millions of customers and introduced systemic risk to the UK financial system……
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11/24/2014
Reality TV once again meets the hedge fund world. Hedge Fund Lions’ Den pits emerging managers against three industry ‘Lions’ who offer advice, guidance and make a decision about whether to invest……
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11/24/2014
In the sixth of our top 10 operational risks for 2015, we concentrate on terrorism, resilience and physical security. Cybersecurity is rightly attracting attention – but physical threats, natural and man-made, are still critical and should not be neglected……
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11/21/2014
As funds of hedge funds’ assets have plunged, few want to criticise their rivals in investment consultancy. Other market players find much to criticise……
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11/21/2014
Kevin Gundle, CEO of Aurum Funds, accepted Hedge Funds Review’s award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2014 European FoHF Awards in London. He speaks about his journey to set up Aurum……
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11/21/2014
The fifth of our top 10 operational risks for 2015 looks at conduct risk and cultural shift. Banks will face growing pressure for wholesale cultural change – a difficult task for the op risk teams charged with overseeing it……
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11/20/2014
The strategy has experienced a turnaround and attracted greater net inflows than any other in the past two years, according to eVestment research……
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11/20/2014
Fund of hedge funds boss says certain strategies lack liquidity Kevin Gundle, CEO of Aurum Funds, believes certain strategies employed under the alternative Ucits brand would struggle in a financial crisis to provide the liquidity level demanded by regulators……
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11/20/2014
Former SEC deputy enforcement head warns of more prosecutions Compliance officers are increasingly being held personally responsible for failures at their companies, warns Peter Bresnan, a former deputy head of the SEC’s enforcement division……
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11/20/2014
Despite a challenging environment for European funds of hedge funds, many have bucked the trend. The 13th European FoHF Awards 2014 recognised the achievements of a wide range of asset managers……
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11/20/2014
Failure to apply hedge accounting means derivatives bring balance sheet volatility Failure to apply hedge accounting means derivatives bring balance sheet volatility and consequently a lack of interest from firms……
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11/20/2014
The fourth in our series of top operational risks for 2015 looks at mis-selling and product mis-design. The focus on banks’ responsibility to treat customers fairly makes mis-selling and mis-design a key risk area for 2015 and beyond……
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11/19/2014
The third in our series of top operational risks for 2015 looks at city failure and business continuity. Even companies with robust business continuity plans could fall foul of a generalised system failure in the city where they operate……
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11/19/2014
Attempts to set international capital rules for banking book interest rate exposures are hitting sensitive ground as banks warn lending will suffer if regulators cap deposit maturities……
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11/17/2014
Heavy regulatory costs and fragile systems will pose plenty of problems for the industry in 2015……
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11/17/2014
Three easy-to-implement methods for back-testing expected shortfall The discovery that expected shortfall (ES) is not elicitable propagated the belief that it could not be back-tested and aroused a number of criticisms of the Basel Committee’s adoption of ES over value-at-risk. In this article, Ca…
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11/17/2014
Pension funds will maintain or up allocations in vote of confidence for hedge funds, says Investor Analytics, despite the Calpers’s exit from the sector……
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11/17/2014
The ETF Risk European survey has revealed an increase in holdings of ETFs over the past year by more than 40% of respondents – and more than half expect to further increase these holdings over the next 12 months. This is all good news from an investor base that has few concerns about the effect of r…
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11/14/2014
Data suggests regulators are ‘schools’ for private sector According to new data, financial regulators appear to serve as ‘schools’ for professionals to move on to industry, raising more questions about the integrity of regulation because of the ‘revolving door’……
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11/14/2014
Low interest rates and the burden of regulatory change are transforming the business of Societe Generale’s insurance clients. The firm’s work on credit risk and longevity risk, in particular, carries it to the top bank prize in this year’s awards……
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11/14/2014
Helping clients to treat risk management as a source of value to the business rather than a compliance exercise is central to the approach of IBM, winner of our award for best risk engine……
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11/14/2014
Invoke, winner of our award for best regulatory reporting solution, wants to help clients by simplifying the process of reporting in XBRL……
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11/14/2014
The sheer volume of capital and risk management regulation can hold firms back if they fail to accommodate changes effectively. Many have turned for help to this year’s award winning consultancy – KPMG……
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11/14/2014
Aima is finalising a representation to the European Commission that proposes replacing gross and commitment methods of calculating leverage in AIFs with the approach adopted by the Basel Committee……
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11/14/2014
There are two clear messages from Risk Italia’s 2014 survey. First, market participants are expecting profound effects on Italy’s derivatives markets from the imminent introduction of over-the-counter swaps clearing. Second, most respondents consider themselves to be well prepared….
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11/13/2014
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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11/12/2014
Southwest Airlines no-action letter could lead to wider relief CFTC no-action letter giving Southwest Airlines and its dealers extra time to report hedging trades in long-dated oil may lead to broader relief for other hedgers in illiquid markets……
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11/11/2014
Although the primary reason for regulatory stress-testing in today’s banks is to ensure capital adequacy, the ultimate goal is long-term stability in the financial markets with better-run banks. For that reason, stress testing is an evolving, high-profile risk management requirement subject to addit…
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11/11/2014
Hedge funds cannot be too paranoid about reputational risk, say lawyers, who advise counter-striking against dirty tricks campaigns is the best policy……
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11/11/2014
Beneficial ownership of assets is coming under scrutiny in hedge fund divorce cases, requiring the disclosure of great swathes of confidential, commercially sensitive information……
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11/10/2014
Despite some high-profile failures banks and index providers are bullish about the potential for these structures in Asia……
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11/10/2014
Central Bank of Ireland’s disqualification of hedge funds with equity positions, debt securities or derivative exposures from originating loans challenged as unnecessary……
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11/09/2014
Cross-membership means current tests do not reflect a real default Dealers claim the current CCP fire drill process is flawed because it doesn’t take into account that banks can be members of multiple CCPs……
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11/07/2014
The chief risk officer of Prudential Financial, Nick Silitch, used the keynote address at Insurance Risk North America to argue that risk management of insurance companies must be fundamentally different from that of banks – a point the industry is keen to make as new capital rules are developed……
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11/06/2014
Basel Committee ignores calls to protect market in new funding rules Dealers fear underwriting, short selling and futures hedging will be more difficult after regulators ignored calls to soften the net stable funding ratio. Banks are also worried about a funding charge for derivatives liabilities….
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11/06/2014
Clearing house representatives tell FIA conference that EU’s decision to withhold approval for US regime “has nothing to do with risk management concerns”……
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11/06/2014
Bankers point to opportunity for insurers to load up on short-dated credits The ability to mismatch spread duration of assets and liabilities opens the door for arbitrage……
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11/04/2014
All episodes of Hedge Fund Lions’ Den – a four-part series following the fortunes of three emerging managers trying to convince three hedge fund lions to invest in their products – is live……
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11/03/2014
The looming reality of Solvency II and its requirement for insurers to hedge their financial risk or pay a capital price was the catalyst for Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s MyLife, a platform that supports the issuance of iCPPI-type products……
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10/31/2014
Reporting impacts NAVs, may cause capital-raising challenges Custodians and administrators say hedge funds, particularly smaller and emerging managers, are poorly equipped to meet the rigour of reporting standards under AIFMD……
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10/31/2014
Liquidity plays a vastly underappreciated role in commodity markets Limited liquidity is a problem that arises frequently when managing large assets, such as power plants or storage facilities. Krzysztof Wolyniec shows how standard financial models tend to overstate the cashflows of these faciliti…
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10/29/2014
Offshore booking may result in weak regulatory oversight – UK regulator Booking trades where they are originated rather than within offshore booking hubs creates better risk management……
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10/28/2014
Banks are turning to credit swaptions and guarantees to reduce the earnings volatility that arises when hedging the credit valuation adjustment capital charge in Basel III. By Lukas Becker……
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10/28/2014
US and Europe need to speed up moves to recognise third-country regulation as equivalent……
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10/27/2014
Paper asks whether ‘cover two’ standard for central counterparties is tough enough to prevent ‘disaster’; some distributions of risk give cause for concern……
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10/23/2014
Legal risk is a challenge for energy trading organisations, as it eludes traditional quantitative risk management techniques. But its effects can be just as disastrous as other risk management failures, and sometimes worse, warns Vincent Kaminski……
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10/23/2014
Timothy Massad, the new chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, seems to be steering the agency towards a more deliberate and pragmatic approach to Dodd-Frank regulation……
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10/22/2014
Basel Committee could tighten leverage rules – but there is no consensus among regulators on how to strike a balance with risk-based capital, OCC official tells conference……
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10/21/2014
New approach introduced six months ago, as event risk increases The world’s largest asset manager has added forward-looking scenario analysis to its risk management toolkit – a response to the increasing importance of event risk……
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10/21/2014
Our research finds little op risk input on pay decisions A survey of operational risk management across the financial sector finds that op risk managers still have little input on pay and bonus decisions……
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10/21/2014
Citadel prides itself on its strong risk management and culture, but its head of risk Alex Lurye says there is no room for complacency, as the hedge fund also looks to set up as a swaps dealer……
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10/20/2014
Industry concerns over unintended consequences of tougher regulation Heightened regulatory constraints and strengthened enforcement actions may be holding back financial innovation and risk-taking, regulators admit……
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10/20/2014
At the Buy-Side Technology North American Summit, a trio of chief risk officers (CROs) spanning boutique and institutional investment firms gave a candid take on the build-out of their risk management and reporting platforms. The scene, they said, isn’t always a pretty one….
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10/20/2014
Start-ups and old hands say they can give hedge funds better insight into geopolitical risk. But how is it quantified?…
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10/16/2014
Shifting from value-at-risk to expected shortfall in trading book capital rules makes back-testing difficult, or even impossible. Regulators say continuing to test VAR is sufficient, but that leaves out the tail – the main reason for the change. Laurie Carver reports……
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10/16/2014
Big Russian corporates may be dragged into regime; netting conditions could also be easier to meet for foreign firms……
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10/16/2014
Software has taken over from humans in trading – and will spread further in the years to come. Regulators will need to prepare for a faster, darker industry……
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10/16/2014
The European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards shortlist recognises the leading funds in the industry……
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10/16/2014
McPartland: banks could not support multiple auctions if a big member firm defaults Banks have to send staff to help hedge and then auction a defaulting member’s portfolio. But Chicago Fed official says they lack the resources, and banks share those concerns……
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10/15/2014
Rise in single stock uridashi issuance drives trade Recent increase in single stock option issuance driving the market in dispersion trading……
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10/14/2014
Enquiry now underway, AMF official tells conference Europe’s derivatives reporting regime needs work, but the AMF has already used the data to identify market manipulation, which is now being investigated……
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10/14/2014
Financial academics say the Financial Conduct Authority could improve statistics collected on hedge fund trading volumes, assets and fund flows……
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10/14/2014
The cyber threat is evolving at an exceptional rate and banks need to meet the challenge, the European official in charge of cyber defence co-operation tells Operational Risk & Regulation……
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10/13/2014
Analysis of many of the largest hedge funds shows how their asset-weighted portfolios might perform in periods of market exuberance and market shocks……
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10/13/2014
The UK’s FCA may put emphasis on conduct failures in its supervision, but that should not lead firms to set up yet another risk management silo……
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10/12/2014
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Currency Derivatives House of the Year – Deutsche Bank……
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10/12/2014
Asia Risk Awards 2014: House of the Year, Philippines – BPI……
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10/12/2014
Central bank looks to relax India’s twin track liquidity rules in order to prevent an overlap between Basel III and onshore metrics……
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10/10/2014
Basel Committee overhauls standardised approaches Advisors welcome the Basel Committee’s long-awaited proposals for a new standardised approach for calculating operational risk capital, which axes the flawed gross income indicator and puts the focus on bank size……
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10/09/2014
Eiopa’s Jarl Kure: ‘there’s still a lot to do’ Principal expert at European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority admits convergence frustrated by lack of legal mandate to enforce compliance with guidelines……
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10/08/2014
CROs from top insurers spell out how to excel in their role Chief risk officers from Legal & General, Aviva and Kiln say people skills, self-reliance – and timely data – are key to successful risk management……
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10/08/2014
Nikkei lag to recent yen depreciation attracts hedge funds back to Japan using forex contingent options……
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10/07/2014
Is it time to hedge your bets in the UK with LLP structures, Luke Clancy asks Jane Amphlett of HowardKennedyFsi……
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10/07/2014
While institutional investors like to talk to hedge fund managers about beta, when correlation is low it is a meaningless variable……
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10/06/2014
Walking into a counterparty default without the ability to cut and run will be a new – and scary – experience……
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10/06/2014
The markets measure eurozone break-up risk by analysing European sovereign CDS spreads. Marcello Minenna argues European monetary policy-makers should therefore make spread control their key goal……
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10/06/2014
Foreign exchange brokers – which execute spot and forward currency trades with smaller businesses – are now also offering options-based structures to clients in the UK. Consultants say the trades they have seen are complex and worry about the potential for mis-selling. By Fiona Maxwell……
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10/03/2014
Regulators want to apply an explicit charge to the interest rate risk sensitivity of loans and deposits, but banks fear it will not reflect the real risk of these products……
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10/02/2014
The inclusion of credit risk in the risk margin for matching adjustment portfolios could wipe out capital benefit of the long-term guarantee measure……
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10/02/2014
Senior risk managers chart biggest concerns for energy companies during panel at Energy Risk Summit Europe, but not everybody agrees the lists are useful……
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10/01/2014
Liquidity is down and costs are up, compliance experts complain Worries about the impact of EU financial rules, such as Emir and Mifid II, are highlighted among a panel of compliance experts at Energy Risk Summit Europe……
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10/01/2014
Shell compliance officer warns of “serious threat” posed by EU rules Speaking at Energy Risk Summit Europe, compliance officer at Shell International Trading & Shipping warns of “serious threat” posed to energy traders by Mifid II……
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10/01/2014
Recession, regulation and renewables are main worries, says Port Challenges such as regulation, declining volatility and renewables are making life tough for energy traders, says E.on Global Commodities CRO, but the industry will find solutions……
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10/01/2014
The case for targeting core rather than headline inflation for long-term hedgers Nicolas Fulli-Lemaire and Ernesto Palidda argue for a risk reduction in ALM strategy by targeting core rather than headline inflation for long-term hedgers, while proposing an overlaying core versus headline swap to h…
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9/30/2014
This paper introduces a technique for pricing and risk measurement of portfolios containing swaption contracts in the presence of counterparty credit risk, under general market model and volatility assumptions….
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9/30/2014
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But FSB aims to overcome data aggregation issues DTCC and Commerzbank tell Sibos delegates that global derivatives trade reporting requires further regulatory intervention to be a success……
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9/30/2014
In this paper we examine the effectiveness of intraday hedging models for credit default swap index trading by means of more liquidly traded exchange-based futures contracts….
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9/30/2014
Dealers cheer decision to limit affected counterparties Dealers have welcomed the Russian central bank’s decision to narrow the type of parties required to report, which follows its exemption of foreign counterparties in June……
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9/30/2014
Regulator seeks to clarify reach of reporting and clearing rules Esma has released proposed guidance to clarify whether certain commodity derivatives are subject to Emir’s reporting and clearing requirements……
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9/28/2014
Similar sized deal involving Asia names set to follow Similar sized deal involving Asia names set to follow as the Swiss bank continues to de-risk its portfolio……
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9/26/2014
Private bankers in Asia are offering CLNs issued by SPVs Private banks in Singapore and Hong Kong are offering their investors credit-linked structured notes issued by special purpose vehicles that include credit default swaps. Issuers and private bankers suggest they are not complex, as long as t…
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9/26/2014
Hedge funds in Miliband’s sights, but full scope of tax measure unclear Ed Miliband has announced plans, if Labour wins the 2015 general election, to abolish a tax relief enjoyed by hedge funds but tax experts wonder how far-reaching its impact might be……
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9/26/2014
A joint-measure model combining Q-measure and P-measure John Hull, Alexander Sokol and Alan White introduce a new concept, called local price of risk, to construct and calibrate a joint-measure model describing the evolution of interest rates under both the real-world and risk-neutral measures. T…
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9/26/2014
Criticism of expected shortfall has been muted, but concerns are growing First impact study showed 80% jump in the new risk measure for one cross-asset portfolio……
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9/26/2014
Esma official invokes risk of “millions in fines” for Emir reporting breaches “Nobody is talking about millions in fines yet. But we need to ensure… we aren’t talking about millions in fines seven years from now,” Esma official tells conference……
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9/25/2014
Female representation on boards linked to improved business performance Female representation on bank boards has increased in the aftermath of the financial crisis – a trend that could mean better business performance and risk management, research suggests……
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9/25/2014
Managers with requisite scale have beaten S&P 500 since 2007 Calpers may have ditched a $4 billion hedge fund portfolio due to its poor performance but listed single managers continue to beat returns from the S&P 500……
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9/10/2014
Leaving the advanced measurement approach parallel run was a milestone for State Street – but the lack of common objective standards is still holding back operational risk management as a discipline, fears David Kenny, global head of operational risk at State Street Global Markets……
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9/10/2014
A survey of alternative administration providers found noticeable differences in their service offerings……
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9/10/2014
Active participation in Cayman hedge fund insolvency proceedings can benefit savvy investors……
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9/09/2014
Using a structured analysis of risk management scenarios, with an assessment of exposures and vulnerabilities, gives a more sophisticated risk view……
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9/09/2014
eVestment’s review of 11 commercial databases shows the number of hedge funds is falling, while the largest firms continue to pull in assets……
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9/09/2014
Lawyers warn of “major” consequences for sales Citigroup sanctions will change the way hedge funds pick distributors, lawyers claim……
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9/09/2014
Hedge funds want to muscle their way into businesses that were once the preserve of banks – but the incumbents are intent on defending their turf……
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9/09/2014
Fears that delegating derivative valuations to banks leaves small funds worse off……
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9/08/2014
Argentina needs to restore its credibility with international investors if it is to realize its economic potential……
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9/05/2014
For firms wrestling with the ever-changing demands of regulation and risk management, an integrated governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solution can be a powerful ally. However, this survey of risk practitioners, conducted by Operational Risk & Regulation and sponsored by IBM, reveals that many re…
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9/05/2014
PRA warns internal model firms against “mechanistic re-application” of matching adjustment calibration in determining credit risk capital requirements……
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9/05/2014
Steep rise in suspicious transaction reporting to the UK regulator indicates growing caution from the financial industry……
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9/04/2014
Custody Risk’s Alternative Fund Administration Survey found noticeable differences in the service offerings of providers to hedge funds, funds of alternative funds, private equity and real estate funds….
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9/03/2014
Bank boards and operational risk teams need to be prepared to use every asset they can to build up a complete picture of a firm’s exposure – in particular, special assets functions can be invaluable in providing an insight into the control failures underlying troubled loans. Hal Reichwald reports……
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9/03/2014
Fears relationship between credit indexes and constituents becoming more tenuous The decline in single-name trading could cause credit default swap indexes to decouple from their constituents……
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9/02/2014
The exact demands might change but regulation remains the driver of technological changes, and Murex retains its winning position in Asia Risk’s technology rankings by adapting its offering best to meet an evolving market……
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8/29/2014
Change to definition of unit-linked expenses would increase firms’ SCR New draft delegated acts add acquisition costs to calculation of Solvency II capital requirement……
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8/29/2014
This issue of The Journal of Risk touches on several facets of an integrated financial risk management system within a firm. They include regulatory capital requirements, risk metric estimation and optimization, internal incentives, and data sufficiency and integrity……
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8/28/2014
Banks can reduce their CVA capital burden by using regulator-approved hedges, but only at the risk of painful accounting losses. The solution is a new hedging instrument that works under both regimes. By Dirk Schubert……
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8/28/2014
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has introduced strict regulatory guidance on how to validate and backtest internal model methods for credit exposure. Fabrizio Anfuso, Dimitrios Karyampas and Andreas Nawroth incorporate these guidelines into a comprehensive statistical backtesting framewor…
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8/27/2014
The second onshore China iron ore derivative contract takes volumes from Singapore as some Chinese industrial users look to avoid currency basis risk……
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8/27/2014
Derivatives trade reporting, CpML, and the increasing use of governance, risk and compliance software by utilities all feature in this exclusive special report by Energy Risk……
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8/27/2014
First developed by Efet, CpML is a standardised language for the storage and exchange of commodity data, which could help reduce the industry’s high levels of operational risk. As a new standalone entity takes over the running of CpML, Filip Sleeuwagen, co-chair of its governance board, speaks to St…
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8/26/2014
The Risk awards recognise best practice in risk management and derivatives markets – read the submission guidelines here……
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8/26/2014
A growing number of US utilities and power companies are acquiring governance, risk and compliance software to help them cope with the mounting burden of regulation, including stricter standards on grid reliability and cybersecurity. Alexander Osipovich reports……
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8/26/2014
Boost launches UST 3x short ETF; Source launches JP Morgan Macro Hedge Dual Vega Target 4% TR Ucits ETF; Nasdaq OMX lists Calamos Focused Growth ETF……
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8/26/2014
The principles, issued on July 2013, aim to promote benchmarks by addressing issues around governance, the quality of benchmark design and methodology, and accountability……
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8/24/2014
New rules allow issuance of foreign currency denominated notes and remove 80% principal protection requirement for private placement notes……
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8/22/2014
Insurers are under increasing pressure to plan access to collateral Insurers are under increasing pressure to plan access to collateral, even before European regulation forces them to clear derivatives trades centrally. Rob Mannix reports……
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8/21/2014
Top regulators want FSB to fix clash between reporting rules and privacy laws “Ambitious but realistic” deadline could be set for banks to stop hiding counterparty details – the industry’s response to a conflict between privacy and reporting rules……
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8/21/2014
The kiko structure has been the yield product of choice in Japan and now, thanks to SG, it has an emerging markets currency component that offers a much desired bump to the yields on offer……
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8/18/2014
Sanctions compliance is no longer a backwater: a combination of growing use, more active enforcement and harsher fines for non-compliance means that no internationally active bank can ignore its importance……
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8/18/2014
Regulators focus on default management as CCPs target launch in early 2015 CCPs hope to roll out inflation swap clearing early in 2015, but some dealers worry a mandate will follow……
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8/18/2014
Steve Bhatti, chief operational risk officer at Santander North America, certainly has his hands full. From 700 retail branches to private banking to the money transfer business, he has plenty to oversee. He talks to OpRisk about dealing with different op risk profiles, vendor risk management and mo…
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8/15/2014
US banks’ reliance on third-party outsourcing is about to collide headfirst with the wide-reaching compliance requirements of the Fatca anti-tax evasion law. Banks focusing on their own compliance shortfalls need to start looking at their suppliers too – or risk falling foul of the new law……
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8/15/2014
Under new rules in Europe and the US, energy firms have to aggregate trade data from a variety of internal sources and report it to repositories. While it was hoped this process could lead to wider improvements in analytics, risk management and standardisation, such benefits haven’t yet emerged. By…
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8/15/2014
Recent moves by the Financial Stability Board and Apra to improve risk management welcomed by Australian firms……
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8/14/2014
Operational risk practitioners must prioritise reading up on the Mifid II rules, which promise radical changes in the way banks are governed and regulated across Europe……
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8/13/2014
Derivatives users in Germany face Emir compliance audit – but enforcement in other EU countries may be impossible, lawyers say……
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8/13/2014
Banks must heed advisory message promoting compliance culture A FinCen advisory message promoting a culture of compliance in relation to AML controls must act as a warning to banks that leadership will be held accountable for control failures……
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8/13/2014
Banks’ reaction to industry events means that conduct risk offices may be set up too quickly and affect other areas of the organisation’s operational risk framework……
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8/11/2014
Banks are slowing down their Fatca compliance programmes three months after an IRS notice proposing a transition period for Fatca compliance, an expert warns……
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8/08/2014
Yorkshire Water among the firms said to be considering inflation repacks Hedge restructuring would see risk transferred to investors via new RPI-linked bonds in a solution that was first applied by Electricity North West……
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8/07/2014
Steven O’Hanlon, chief executive officer, describes how Numerix has evolved over the past 10 years, and the remarkable changes to the business since the onset of the financial crisis. Numerix has proven that, as well as being a leader in risk management, it has also emerged as an aggressive solution…
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8/07/2014
A flurry of equity index launches in China will give rise to derivatives using these indexes as underlying, in turn benefiting domestic companies in search of hedging tools to risk-manage their portfolios……
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8/07/2014
Questions on compliance within third parties need to be more focused Financial institutions have focused heavily on their own Fatca compliance programmes, but third-party contracts may need to be revisited to ensure full compliance……
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8/07/2014
CFTC position limits rule could limit the ability of energy firms to hedge, unless they aggregate commodity derivatives positions held across disparate business units……
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8/06/2014
Asia is pioneering how cross-border trades should be reported when they touch one jurisdiction but are booked elsewhere. However, Australia’s rules are diverging from those in Hong Kong and Singapore, causing a headache for foreign banks that value consistency……
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8/06/2014
Change in regulations will allow corporates to sell forex options Onshore corporates now able to conduct a significantly broader range of risk management approaches following relaxation of the rules around option use……
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8/05/2014
AIFMD authorisation backlog means hundreds of UK hedge funds are unable to market in Europe and lawyers say some firms may have to wait months for the all clear……
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8/03/2014
Australian regulator’s latest guidance may cause fragmentation of rules across the region with no likelihood of a regional reporting standard now emerging……
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8/01/2014
A sticky end for the Italian professor who brought down Dynamic Decisions Capital Management……
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8/01/2014
Whitebox plans to remain a mid-sized hedge fund but has big ambitions when it comes to the liquid alternatives area. Success, say the partners, will hinge on adherence to its investment principles……
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8/01/2014
From high-profile public fights to behind the scenes negotiations, the debt investor winners of Hedge Funds Review’s America Awards 2014 worked hard to generate returns for their clients……
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8/01/2014
Yates leaves Citi to become CEO of Two Sigma Securities in September Citi names new global head of equity derivatives, reporting to Derek Bandeen. James Boyle is at Citi in Hong Kong and will move to New York next year……
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7/31/2014
Commingled fund of hedge fund assets under management reached $932 billion in Q1 2014, with investor flows accounting for two-thirds of a $21 billion increase……
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7/31/2014
The UK financial industry is three years behind the US in cyber-defence but many precautions can be taken to fend off hackers……
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7/31/2014
Lyxor Asset Management’s managed account platform is leveraging its ability to deliver transparency on a wide range of hedge fund strategies……
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7/31/2014
Physical deals with producers seen as ‘superior’ to financial hedging Florida Power & Light becomes latest US utility to pursue acquisition of natural gas production assets as risk management strategy……
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7/30/2014
PRA and FCA unveil new rules on bank bonuses and approval process The UK ‘approved person’ regime faces a dramatic overhaul under proposed regulations released today by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority……
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7/30/2014
FoHFs’ assets under management have still not recovered from the 2008 plunge, but the winners of Hedge Funds Review’s Americas Awards 2014 succeeded in winning over investors……
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7/30/2014
William Michaelcheck, founder, partner, co-chief investment officer and chairman of Mariner Investment Group, believes the regulatory landscape has created significant opportunities for hedge funds……
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7/30/2014
Firms in Poland and Ireland cannot be fined for reporting breaches, while Belgium, Portugal and Spain have only recently acquired the ability to impose sanctions……
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7/29/2014
Buy-side firms pushed back on July 1 reporting deadline due to high costs and lack of readiness……
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7/29/2014
Bitcoin-friendly New York State proposes regulation for the crypto-currency world that commentators fear are too onerous and compliance heavy for the young industry to work with……
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7/25/2014
Cocktail reception last night in New York recognises talent Whitebox named ‘Best overall hedge fund group’ and Millennium wins ‘Hedge fund of the year’. Harvard Management Company is recognised for its ‘Outstanding contribution to the industry’ and Bill Michaelcheck of Mariner Investment Group is…
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7/24/2014
Barney Frank “not embarrassed” to be cause of increased compliance bill Four years after passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, one of its co-architects yesterday defended it from Republican critics……
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7/24/2014
Financing cost for hedge fund marketing in Europe could reach “unviable levels” Commentators say the industry remains on tenterhooks until September when the issue will be discussed again at the European regulator’s board……
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7/23/2014
Adjoint algorithmic differentiation is one of the principal innovations in risk management in recent times. Luca Capriotti and Jacky Lee show how this technique can be used to compute real-time risk for credit products, even those valued with fast semi-analytical methods, like credit default swaps,…
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7/23/2014
More advanced-economy central banks would join Swiss National Bank and invest in onshore renminbi assets if the currency was included in SDR; SNB took four years to take plunge, says official……
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7/23/2014
The internal ratings-based (IRB) approach has been in intensive care for the past year. Now, one of the world’s most senior supervisors wants to pull the plug, but bank risk managers argue that – with some therapy – it can still lead a full and useful life. Fiona Maxwell reports……
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7/22/2014
Former MEP says UK would have “blindly copied” text of Basel III European Parliament helped protect industry from tough trade finance capital requirements as well as blanket CVA charge, former MEP tells House of Lords inquiry……
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7/22/2014
Take part in our survey to find the top technology vendor for financial risk management and derivatives services in Asia……
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7/21/2014
Regulators are pushing ahead too quickly with their ambitious review of trading book capital rules, making it difficult to assess the impact, warns Niels Kjaer, Nordea’s market risk chief. By Cécile Sourbes……
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7/21/2014
European energy trading firms say they are finding compliance with Emir trade reporting rules onerous and heavily reliant on manual intervention, particularly when it comes to non-standard trades……
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7/18/2014
After years of debate, a European financial transaction tax in at least some of the EU now looks close to a certainty. Negotiations continue, but there is enough known about key features to allow financial institutions to start implementation planning now……
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7/17/2014
New sanctions on specific companies could trigger CDSs and complicate settlement Sanctions imposed this week by the EU and US on named Russian companies could trigger CDSs, but would also make auctions difficult, lawyers are warning……
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7/16/2014
Addressing common institutional approaches to long-only emerging markets allocations, hedge funds are less volatile and produce higher returns than mutual funds or ETFs……
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7/16/2014
In an exclusive interview, John Arnold talks to Alexander Osipovich about the extraordinary success of his former hedge fund, Centaurus Advisors, the difficulty of hiring good traders and why he walked away from energy trading after 17 years……
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7/16/2014
Investors are emphasising customisation and increasingly making co-investments with hedge funds, but disintermediation is a sign of a maturing industry, according to Investcorp……
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7/16/2014
Relaxation of Chinese currency controls may be the defining factor in the development of Asia’s financial markets over the next five years……
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7/15/2014
In the energy markets, models transplanted from financial markets often fall down when it comes to credit risk. This occurs for a variety of reasons, not least because energy markets are prone to seismic institutional and technological shifts, argues Vincent Kaminski……
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7/15/2014
The recent fine against BNP Paribas for sanctions violation has shone a light on the issues non-US banks face in trying to comply with US regulations, says one legal expert……
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7/11/2014
The SEC plans to exploit advances in IT to improve investigations, investor reporting and industry oversight……
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7/11/2014
Esma hopes to improve matching rates for Europe’s five-month-old reporting regime – currently as low as 3% for some trades – but repositories say more will be needed……
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7/10/2014
Hartmut Graf, chief executive, explains the rise and rise of Stoxx over the past 10 years through innovation, most of which flowed from its creation of the benchmark Euro Stoxx 50 index. Addressing the requirements of regulation and creating neat solutions complementing the advent of smart beta, the…
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7/10/2014
Banks will “revisit their presence” due to liquidity and leverage charges The New York Fed’s head of financial market infrastructure, Jeanmarie Davis, says some banks will “revisit their presence” in the repo business due to increased regulatory requirements……
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7/09/2014
Structured Products looks back on 10 years of innovation, regulation and changing focus across the industry……
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7/09/2014
Hedge funds need a flexible, adaptable risk management system capable of delivering information to multiple stakeholders: regulators, investors and internal risk and compliance. Gordon Russell, global head of risk at Broadridge Investment Management Solutions, a provider of investment management, re…
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7/09/2014
Resonance FM hedge fund-focused show guests discuss AIFMD, depository models and the state of the markets, among other topics……
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7/08/2014
The Central Bank of Ireland’s markets director believes TTIP is the ideal forum to iron out differences over substituted compliance and establish agreement on monitoring and data collection systems……
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7/07/2014
Jørgensen leaves Nordea for compliance and AML role at Danske Bank Stockholm-headquartered Nordea loses head of operational risk, Anders Meinert Jørgensen, to local competitor Danske Bank……
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7/06/2014
20 individuals honoured, marking 20 years since magazine’s launch Energy Risk has named the winners of its 20th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Awards – a special one-off prize recognising 20 individuals who have contributed to the development of commodity trading and risk management……
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7/04/2014
Claims by defence giant to have stopped major security breach at hedge fund revealed as “illustrative scenario” as BAE faces questions from cybersecurity industry……
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7/04/2014
To mark 20 years since Energy Risk was first published in 1994, we are honouring 20 individuals who have made a tangible contribution to the development of commodity trading and risk management……
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7/03/2014
US banks with more than $50 billion in assets will be required to report trading metrics to regulators from July 1, but confusion remains around Volcker’s hedging and market-making exemptions……
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7/02/2014
Risk culture lies at the root of many of the most publicised energy risk management failures. In the first instalment of a two-part series, Carlos Blanco, Jean Hinrichs and Robert Mark explore how energy firms can define, assess, benchmark and actively manage risk culture……
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7/02/2014
In a more recent attack, a targeted spear phishing attack on a $10 billion US hedge fund was averted two and a half weeks ago, according to eSentire……
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7/01/2014
A new Cayman law will require independent directors, a licensing regime and a database of registered directors, as well as regular reporting from managers and service providers, says Vanessa Barrett……
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7/01/2014
Banks treat more than half of their holdings of sovereign bonds as risk-free, according to the Basel Committee’s annual report……
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6/30/2014
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Backtesting is an essential component of the implementation and operation of any risk model. As perhaps the most well-known market risk metric, value-at-risk (VaR) has received regulatory, industry and academic backtesting scrutiny….
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6/30/2014
The aim of this paper is to show the benefit of applying a three-dimensional Fourier cosine series expansion method in order to price and hedge multiasset spread options….
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6/29/2014
In this study we develop an analytical scheme that integrates a large spectrum of typical bank loans and credits, accommodates common bank loan portfolio chronological interdependencies and allows the necessary credit value adjustments (CVAs) for the unilateral default risk exposures of lending inst…
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6/29/2014
Measuring the contribution of individual transactions inside the total risk of a credit portfolio is a major issue in financial institutions. Value-at-risk (VaR) contributions and expected shortfall (ES) contributions have become two popular ways of quantifying these risks….
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6/26/2014
With swaps markets becoming less liquid and more expensive, especially for longer-dated trades, some pension funds are winding back the clock and sourcing long-dated, real assets to hedge their liabilities. But the strategy carries its own risks, reports Tom Osborn……
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6/26/2014
Regulators require banks to use an internal model to compute a capital charge for operational risk, which is thought to be sensitive to assumptions on dependence between losses that still remain a matter of debate. Vivien Brunel proposes an analytical way to quantify this risk, and shows that unifor…
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6/24/2014
In theory, swaps market participants will be pushed towards clearing houses by a supportive capital regime, but in practice, banks claim, successive regulatory proposals would have killed the business. However, the verdict on a final version of the rules is now in, and it’s positive. By Matt Cameron…
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6/24/2014
CFTC relief expires on June 30, but countries need more time to change laws Countries need to change privacy laws in order to fix clash with swap reporting rules – and that will take time, conference hears……
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6/24/2014
Thanks to onerous Solvency II reporting requirements, insurers are being forced to analyse closely their data requirements and reorganise the mess. Louie Woodall reports on the approaches firms are taking to meet the challenge……
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6/23/2014
Kicillof comments mean contracts can be extended, law firm argues Holders of CDSs on Argentine debt claim contracts due to expire before the country’s June 30 coupon payment should still be valid if the country later defaults….
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6/20/2014
Item scheduled for meeting on July 9, but may slip to September How prime brokers should segregate assets posted as collateral by hedge funds and held on their behalf to be debated by the board of the European Securities and Markets Authority……
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6/20/2014
The redress process continues for UK businesses sold inappropriate interest rate hedging products by their banks, with the cost of compensating them now over £1 billion……
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6/20/2014
Vitol, Louis Dreyfus and other commodity trading firms say the proposed bona fide hedge exemptions in the CFTC’s revived position limits rule are too narrow and discriminate against merchants……
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6/19/2014
Martin Currie’s Japan strategy concentrates are forecasting errors in Japanese stocks. The portfolio managers take advantage of mispriced stocks and inefficiencies in the market to find value……
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6/19/2014
AMA risk management and op risk modelling cannot succeed by data alone Panellists at the OpRisk Europe conference in London argued that key strategic risks can only be addressed by scenario analysis……
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6/19/2014
Indian insurers can now use interest rate derivatives of over one year to hedge exposures but CSAs will be required to transact, according to updated guidelines from the regulator……
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6/18/2014
Global head of hedge funds at Henderson Alternative says absolute return strategies are essential in order to build and protect wealth. The key to success is in maintaining a boutique hybrid structure……
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6/18/2014
CQS leads way in pushing for higher standards for hedge fund industry……
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6/18/2014
Hedge funds will soon be charged more to borrow from their prime brokers, banks warn – a result of new capital and liquidity rules, and a development that could cap the amount of leverage funds are able to deploy. This could spell disaster for some strategies. By Kris Devasabai……
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6/17/2014
Regulatory pressure to focus on conduct risk means that banks now need to be sure that they have adequate and timely measures of their exposure……
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6/17/2014
This year’s OpRisk Europe conference demonstrated increased credibility, maturity and converging practices for operational risk modelling and management, writes one participant, academic Ariane Chapelle……
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6/17/2014
Investor relations activities are becoming even more critical for hedge funds as regulation requirements and greater demand for information by investors propels IR activity into the limelight……
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6/17/2014
Following Thomson Reuters’ win in the best operational risk software provider category in the 2014 Operation Risk & Regulation Awards, Chris Perry, global managing director for risk at Thomson Reuters, discusses how organisations are currently approaching operational risk and what the current challe…
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6/15/2014
US funds expected to start investing heavily into Indian markets Hedge fund investment to rise on the back of decisive election victory by India’s Bharatiya Janata Party with US firms tipped to increase their holdings significantly soon……
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6/13/2014
If positions can be ported easily, clearing members should not be on the hook Lower default fund capital charges could help clearing members offer segregated accounts, which “would be in the interests of regulators”, says Eurex executive……
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6/12/2014
Asia-Pacific posited as an attractive location for OTC derivatives as the costs of doing business in the US and Europe begin to mount following regulatory intervention……
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6/12/2014
Regulator warns reaching common standard will be difficult A Banque de France and WGOR representative told the OpRisk Europe conference yesterday that co-ordination on the AMA is challenging with so many constituents involved; the capital standard was “too flexible”, he warned……
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6/12/2014
A generational shift in attitudes to privacy and security will be among the main emerging risks facing banks’ operational risk departments in the future, the OpRisk Europe conference heard yesterday……
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6/12/2014
Distressed debt hedge funds are increasingly taking on roles that EU banks once had. Opportunities abound, says Marathon’s Andrew Rabinowitz……
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6/12/2014
Missing and conflicting trade identifiers plague Europe’s reporting regime Only 30% of inter-repository OTC derivatives and 3% of listed trade reports can be paired, conference is told – a problem stemming from the lack of trade identifiers……
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6/11/2014
UBS op risk head describes struggle with defining op risk appetite Credit risk and market risk much easier to set appetite for, conference hears, but operational risk is considered in terms of tolerance rather than appetite……
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6/11/2014
A lack of guidance on the swap dealer provisions of the US Dodd-Frank Act is turning compliance into a guessing game for swap dealers such as Cargill Risk Management, suggests the firm’s chief compliance officer in a video interview……
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6/10/2014
Rise of risk managers hurt risk culture, says Paul Achleitner The rise of professional risk managers has allowed front-line staff to abdicate responsibility for risk management, according to Deutsche Bank’s Paul Achleitner……
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6/06/2014
Banks claim new rules will force repo business into hands of hedge funds Regulators and policy-makers should try to avoid any “unintended impact” from new rules that could harm the repo market, says ECB’s head of general market operations……
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6/06/2014
Standard-setter will publish modelling overhaul plan before November G-20 summit Capital models are not as reliable as the Basel Committee would like, but its proposed solution – due later this year – is to strengthen the framework, rather than discarding it……
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6/06/2014
Institutional investors also put off hedge funds by negative media attention, complex structures and lack of transparency, London delegates at Hedge Funds Review briefing hear……
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6/05/2014
Costs of reducing operational risk caused by alcohol and drug abuse are “off-putting” to banks despite potentially huge return on investment……
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6/05/2014
Swiss Re has continued to innovate in weather risk management during the past year, playing a key role in a landmark hydropower transaction with the World Bank……
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6/05/2014
As banks retreat from commodity market, GDF Suez Trading is expanding its risk management business and broadening its geographic reach……
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6/04/2014
The regulatory agenda for the forthcoming 12-18 months will present a diverse set of challenges for risk managers across all segments of the market. The rigours of continued stress testing by national regulators, imposition of tighter capital adequacy rules and looming collateralisation requirements…
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6/02/2014
New swap reporting rules allow regulators to track who is doing what – in theory. But some jurisdictions have laws that prevent the disclosure of counterparty identities. Caught in the middle, some dealers are choosing to adhere to privacy laws while breaching regulations. By Fiona Maxwell……
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6/02/2014
China investors look to lock in profits in the face of declining yuan and are also aiming to substantially increase their global investment portfolios……
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5/30/2014
Indian corporate treasurers with exposure to rupee appreciation risk should look to increase their hedge ratios and use foreign exchange options to mitigate risk……
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5/30/2014
High cost of hedging out forex exposure in volatile currencies is unnecessary due to the correlation between the underlying asset and currency it’s denominated in, investors believe……
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5/29/2014
Brad Hoffman, head of operational risk at MassMutual, discusses his concerns about disclosing information in the Orsa and the risks the assessment process can pose, as well as the need for an exit strategy where third-party relationships are concerned……
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5/29/2014
Systemic risk management plans due in July will be vague and subject to review in future, lawyers predict……
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5/28/2014
Municipal bonds are not highly liquid. To some, that’s stating the obvious, but if US regulators write it into their version of Basel III’s liquidity coverage ratio, state and city treasurers say their financing costs will rise. By Joe Rennison……
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5/28/2014
A classic paper on the economics of currency areas illuminates the dilemma facing the eurozone. The recent calm in financial markets does not alter the fundamental problem, warns David Rowe……
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5/27/2014
UK measures giving people more control over their pensions and the EU’s exclusion of pensions from its Priips regulation both hint at a less restrictive attitude. But can structured product providers take advantage? Vita Millers reports……
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5/23/2014
Insurers will have the opportunity to tap into banks’ operational risk management techniques and share loss data via service beginning in 2015, provided by ORX, the operational risk loss data sharing service……
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5/23/2014
Despite surging production in the Bakken shale region in North Dakota and Montana, trading remains fragmented and the market has yet to coalesce around one pricing point for crude oil production, making hedging difficult……
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5/22/2014
Pace of regulation in Denmark a ‘very heavy burden’ for insurers The quantity of regulation and pace of implementation means insurers risk misunderstanding new requirements, says Sampension chief executive, speaking at Insurance Risk Nordics……
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5/22/2014
Two dealers admit to masking customer identities to avoid a conflict of law Esma’s Maijoor says masking counterparty identities is not allowed: “There should not be exemptions for reporting the identity of counterparties as this will produce holes in the reported data”……
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5/22/2014
Non-financial firms face huge hurdles to comply with Dodd-Frank swap dealer rules, says chief compliance officer for Cargill Risk Management……
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5/22/2014
Top hedge funds from Europe recognised for outstanding performance Sushil Wadhwani, CEO of Wadhwani Asset Management, is named outstanding contributor to the European hedge fund industry. Michael Hintze of CQS collected the lifetime achievement award……
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5/21/2014
Bank of Thailand follows the Reserve Bank of India in looking for alternatives to the credit-to-GDP ratio in assessing when to apply the counter-cyclical capital buffer……
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5/19/2014
Analysts say CNH volatility could rise under pilot stock scheme Equity flows could impact offshore RMB but the movements are likely to be limited initially due to daily quota cap……
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5/19/2014
Pillar III reporting requirements are set to cause upheaval for European insurers as they are forced to reveal much more about their business – not just to stakeholders and regulators but also to each other. Clive Davidson reports……
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5/18/2014
Regulators sparked a lively theoretical debate at the biggest banks by proposing the use of expected shortfall as the trading book capital metric in place of the simpler incumbent measure, value-at-risk. But for small to medium-sized banks, the issue is a practical one – do they have the resources t…
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5/16/2014
Survey shows compliance growing into more forward-looking role Compliance teams at US insurance companies are growing fast and looking to anticipate compliance risk before it materialises as well as fulfil their traditional role……
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5/16/2014
Regulators are preparing to label some mutual funds and hedge funds as systemically important – a tag that brings with it the possibility of heavy-handed intervention by bank supervisors. Buy-siders are already raising the prospect of legal retaliation. By Kris Devasabai……
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5/16/2014
SG is offering professional and sophisticated retail investors in the UK an ETN that goes long stocks in the FTSE 100 and 250, and short the two indexes. Hinde Capital is the strategy manager for a product that is collateralised in a similar way to an ETF……
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5/15/2014
With draft rules threatening to drive up repo costs, regulators are divided on how far to go, according to SEB’s head of risk and capital management……
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5/15/2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission loses outspoken member, who pushed for tighter regulation of investment banks……
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5/14/2014
Repositories face a “major challenge” to reconcile trades, ACT conference hears; executives call on Esma for guidance……
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5/14/2014
Cyber risk is a new and rapidly developing threat, and this means that risk transfer through insurance, helpful in other areas of operational risk, is of only limited use as a defence against it……
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5/13/2014
Hedge funds should be compared with the most relevant asset class and it may make more sense to examine the success of a particular strategy in relation to bond performance rather than equities……
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5/13/2014
Hedge fund founders may be reluctant to pass the baton to the next generation, but heirs apparent should be given more time and autonomy to prepare for the exit of owners……
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5/13/2014
Hedge fund managers need to get used to new compliance burden, says Salt Rock……
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5/12/2014
The concept of a web that links not merely sites but concepts dates back to the founding of the World Wide Web. David Saul, chief scientist at State Street, describes how the world of finance should aim to develop a common machine-readable language to describe its products……
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5/12/2014
There is growing investor appetite for merger arbitrage in the context of rising M&A activity but also a structural decrease in deal spreads……
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5/12/2014
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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5/12/2014
The new, post-financial crisis version of power reverse dual currency notes lacks the leverage of the pre-crisis version, but risks still remain in the form of managing cross-gamma, demonstrating how investor risk appetite across Asia is returning……
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5/12/2014
Back-loading, self-reporting and non-standard trades continue to pose major obstacles to compliance with Remit, say energy trading firms……
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5/09/2014
CCP exposures not in scope of new regime, but clearing members are If clearing members are deemed to be interconnected, banks that use them to access a CCP may run into problems with the Basel Committee’s new counterparty exposure regime……
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5/08/2014
Software capable of analysing bulk data on an unprecedented scale will change the face of op risk management……
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5/08/2014
But industry has never had as high a median age or as high a concentration of mid and large sized funds as it does currently……
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5/08/2014
Is value minus growth driving the hedge fund downturn and when will the rotation end?…
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5/07/2014
The UK regulator has raised concerns about how internal model firms are looking at credit, longevity and market risk. Insurers complain that the demands being made are excessive……
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5/06/2014
Currency risk and restrictions on offshore RMB will act as a drag, but extension of cash equity ‘through train’ proposals to include commodities could be game changer……
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5/04/2014
The PRDC market has been reborn after a five-year hiatus since the financial crisis. What is driving the market this time and have dealers devised a way to hedge some of the risk that proved so toxic in 2008?…
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5/02/2014
Rising rates would help reduce pension fund deficits, but would also hurt the sector’s hedges. That could be managed by trimming hedge ratios, but funds are scared of acting too soon. By Cecile Sourbes……
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5/01/2014
The inflation market was never over-banked, and some market participants say it has become less efficient as bank risk-taking capacity has shrunk. But this is creating opportunities for investors, if they can stomach the liquidity risk. By Kris Devasabai……
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5/01/2014
Swaps markets have fragmented, and the CFTC commissioner accepts regulation is to blame……
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5/01/2014
Using the same dataset but different operational risk models can produce capital numbers billions of dollars apart, critics claim. Regulators say they want more consistency, but it’s not clear how they can achieve it. Matt Cameron reports……
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5/01/2014
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is pressing banks to clean up their act when it comes to risk data. This is a commendable and long-overdue initiative, David Rowe says – but supervisors may not understand the magnitude of the task….
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5/01/2014
Hedge Funds Review is now accepting entries for the Americas Awards 2014. These awards recognise the top-performing hedge funds and funds of hedge funds in the US, Canada and Latin America……
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5/01/2014
Finra says year-long approvals process revealed “notable outliers”……
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4/30/2014
Initiatives to establish derivatives exchanges are underway in several African countries including in Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia but hurdles include technology, regulatory and knowledge gaps……
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4/30/2014
Trade reporting in Asia has experienced fewer problems than in Europe but issues over secrecy provisions remain……
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4/30/2014
The prospect of interest rate rises is a double-edged sword for Asia’s insurers: persistent low rates have left them grasping for decent returns but any rise in rates could herald an increase in lapses. Effective asset liability management is more critical than ever……
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4/29/2014
Volatility in equity markets has risen due to May elections but demand for futures to hedge exposure is low……
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4/28/2014
The European Union is finally nailing down rules governing retail investment products, but an intervention from the European Securities and Markets Authority could dilute the potency of the region’s national legislators. Richard Jory reports……
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4/25/2014
Regulator warns banks on structured currency trades as renminbi hits 18-month lows Dealers fear Taiwanese banks’ sales of structured forwards to uncollateralised corporates will create funding burden as renminbi hits 18-month lows……
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4/23/2014
Corporates limit hedging of rupee exposure until Indian election outcome is known despite 2013 currency volatility……
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4/23/2014
Retail investors have ploughed an estimated $19 billion into so-called multi-alternatives – fund of hedge fund strategies in a mutual fund format, which promise daily liquidity. That worries some observers, including the Securities and Exchange Commission. By Kris Devasabai……
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4/23/2014
Energy risk management has come a long way and is serving up unparalleled opportunities, despite poor liquidity and a retreat by banks……
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4/22/2014
Data needs to be understood across the organisation Risk decisions and data volume means data needs to be understood across organisations……
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4/17/2014
Dollar/kwacha futures contract at Zambia’s Bond & Derivatives Exchange in response to central bank ban on pricing goods and services in foreign currency……
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4/17/2014
In a climate of ever-growing regulatory burdens and a soaring demand for reporting and oversight, our annual awards recognise the practitioners and suppliers which have made their mark on the operational risk industry in the past year……
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4/17/2014
A new focus on business continuity has meant a thorough overhaul of risk management across the company for this year’s winner of the Bank of the Year award, Nordea……
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4/17/2014
Regulators are making it clear that operational risk must be taken into account in business decisions – and institutions facing this challenge have recognised the help they have received from KPMG……
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4/16/2014
Sovereign bonds are free of capital charges under the Solvency II standard formula. Yet supervisors are encouraging firms to take sovereign credit risk into account in their internal models and Orsas. Hugo Coelho finds out why……
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4/16/2014
Japan and multi-strategy fund flows see uplift at the expense of emerging Europe, also reports eVestment……
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4/15/2014
Limited partners are liable for capital gains Caymans Islands-domiciled Resource Capital Funds loses out in judgment by Federal Court of Australia……
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4/15/2014
Restrictions on fees charged for alternative mutual funds will discourage capacity constrained strategies from participating in this new market……
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4/15/2014
Facing low volatility, a lack of trading opportunities and compliance headaches, major global investment banks are pulling back from commodities. But at the same time, a number of smaller and regional players are actively seeking to increase their involvement. Gillian Carr investigates……
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4/15/2014
How do hedge funds model risk and how should it be modelled from the perspective of the fund’s manager or investors in a fund, asks Axioma……
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4/15/2014
David Meister, former enforcement chief at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, speaks exclusively to Alexander Osipovich about market manipulation, high-frequency trading and the value of Dodd-Frank reporting rules for financial watchdogs……
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4/15/2014
European authorities are trying to harmonise the scope of Emir’s reporting rules, which currently allow EU member states to exclude some foreign exchange transactions from the new regime……
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4/11/2014
Hedge fund managers and investors into these vehicles are increasingly turning to behavioural analytics as a way of measuring manager skill and proving investment strategies on objective criteria……
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4/11/2014
Leaving behind the troubled past of its previous parent, Dexia, Candriam Investors Group is in equal parts ambitious and optimistic about its ability to grow its hedge fund business……
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4/11/2014
If defined benefit pension funds de-risk in a rising yield environment, and defined contribution plans grow in assets, what impact will this have on hedge funds?…
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4/11/2014
A clearing specialist at the German regulator says many smaller corporates are still not set up for reporting, but enforcement of the rules will be eased in gradually……
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4/11/2014
Despite problems, Esma official says reporting roll-out went “pretty well” Problems and challenges a natural part of the switch to Europe’s new reporting rules, says Esma official……
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4/10/2014
Insurers operate in a world of unstructured and unsorted data with gigabytes of information at their disposal, some of which is barely used. The latest analytical tools, advances in computing power and a new breed of data scientists are helping firms make more use of this powerful resource in their…
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4/10/2014
German CCP cites cross-product efficiency as chief advantage German CCP says cross-product clearing makes it less risky than the competition, resulting in a smaller default fund and lower capital costs for members. But banks are divided on those claims……
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4/10/2014
Staggered roll-out was key to success of clearing rules in US, says securities co-head European authorities can learn from the successful roll-out of clearing in the US, by phasing compliance – and possibly also giving Esma the power to postpone start dates……
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4/08/2014
Bank of England and ECB to promote coherent approach to ABS regulation A call for a less onerous regulatory treatment of high-quality securitisation vehicles is to be made by the ECB and Bank of England jointly at the spring meeting of the IMF in Washington this week……
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4/08/2014
Traditional methods of gathering assets favoured by managers Preqin survey reveals more than half of US hedge fund managers believe Jobs Act will have no significant impact on industry……
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4/06/2014
As CCPs in the region gear up for clearing, banks need to make a critical decision about whether to join up. Which clearing house is currently on top?…
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4/03/2014
Capital benefits also remain intact for modelling banks, says Fed official Basel Committee’s new standardised approach to counterparty risk exposures will replace much-criticised CEM measure in a trio of rules……
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4/03/2014
Risk regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive is not simply a series of data points, says SS&C’s James Ramenda……
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4/03/2014
Industry would struggle to hedge risk following a dealer default, says Goldman’s Frankel If clearing mandates are expanded to include less-liquid products, the market will struggle to provide hedges in the event of a dealer default, conference is told……
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4/02/2014
US regulatory capital requirements under Basel III are driving many US banks away from their domestic repo markets and towards Asia……
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4/02/2014
Operational risk still not recognised equally with market and credit risk, conference hears……
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4/02/2014
Banks are advising companies to protect themselves against an expected rise in interest rates. But with rates so low and the cost of swaps so high, does hedging really make sense?…
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4/02/2014
Rise in equity markets makes it less costly for insurers to de-risk Legacy variable annuity portfolios have come back to par making it less expensive to hedge this risk than previously……
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4/01/2014
Zhu moves from Goldman Sachs where she was a China equity strategist Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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4/01/2014
Banks in other big EU states will be able to sidestep Basel III Banks in France, Germany, Italy and Spain will all be able to ignore some government bond losses when calculating Tier I capital, but UK institutions will not……
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3/28/2014
AMA guidance coming soon, Fed economist promises Fed’s Marco Migueis says long-awaited AMA guidance will outline how to combine internal and external data……
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3/28/2014
Draft delegated acts suggest the last liquid point for non-euro currencies could shift A draft of the Solvency II delegated acts circulated informally within the industry suggests the last liquid point for non-euro currencies could shift, making it harder for insurers to hedge long-term liabiliti…
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3/28/2014
Problems encountered by Emir demonstrate issues that need to be solved before Remit reporting begins, argue attendees at Energy Risk Italia……
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3/27/2014
Using the AMA model to drive capital allocation between business units will help satisfy regulators and improve op risk management, conference hears……
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3/27/2014
In this article, Carlos Blanco introduces a set of tools to assist traders and risk managers in actively managing the value-at-risk of energy derivatives portfolios……
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3/27/2014
Basel Committee member points to flaws in the standardised approaches to operational risk measurement……
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3/27/2014
Banks hoping for guidance on non-IGA nations With just a few months to go until the US tax-evasion law comes into force, banks are still uncertain on how to handle compliance……
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3/26/2014
Demand for structured forwards down by 80% as corporates wait for currency to stabilise, dealers say Demand for structured forwards down by 80% as corporates wait for RMB to stabilise, dealers say……
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3/26/2014
Basel III is changing the shape of the global repo markets but in Asia banks are sensing an opportunity. Why are Asia’s markets such an attractive proposition for repo?…
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3/25/2014
Russia’s stock markets and currency have suffered after the threat of sanctions – or worse – spooked international investors. But for local market participants, trading goes on, says Boris Bruck, head of sales and trading at Rosbank. By Joe Rennison……
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3/25/2014
Nordic CCP had hoped to be clearing NDFs by November 2013, but insists it has not abandoned the idea – it’s just a less pressing need with customers focusing on interest rate swap and credit default swap clearing……
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3/24/2014
International Organization of Securities Commissions wants to improve the regulation of retail structured products globally and is placing more emphasis on product design……
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3/24/2014
India’s NSE launches public sector enterprises index; Solactive tracks green bonds and leading US hedge funds; Deutsche licenses Stoxx Europe Low Beta High Div 50 index……
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3/24/2014
Hedge funds operating out of North America control 73 cents of every dollar in assets under management……
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3/23/2014
Risk.net Negotiate with vendors now to secure best prices, say experts Firms need to engage with data providers well in advance of Solvency II implementation to ensure compliance by January 1, 2016……
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3/21/2014
Risk.net Proposed changes will fail to prevent balance sheet volatility, say experts European Commission proposals on the credit risk adjustment will fail to prevent balance sheet volatility, say experts……
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3/20/2014
Sandy Broderick, chief executive of the DTCC’s repository service, says “our major failure” was not being ready for a late surge of clients that left thousands of accounts in a queue when Europe’s derivatives reporting rules took effect last month……
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3/20/2014
A month before Europe’s reporting deadline, customer inflows at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s repository leapt from as little as 10 a day to as many as 200 – something no-one had anticipated, says the chief executive for the business, in his first interview since the service was over…
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3/20/2014
Risk.net A treasury viewpoint on the funding optimization problem Funding costs, both for derivatives trading and for more traditional bank lending, are set by treasury functions, which now must consider regulatory requirements such as the Basel III liquidity coverage ratio. But few st…
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3/20/2014
Risk.net CFTC commissioner hopes arrival of European rules will ease pressure If non-US firms are refusing to trade with US persons, it means “we have screwed up in the regulation somewhere,” says CFTC commissioner O’Malia. He hopes arrival of European rules will remove motive for mark…
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3/19/2014
Buyers are fighting for new issues, driving down yields and possibly storing up trouble for the future as default rates may start to rise……
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3/19/2014
A systematic, trend-following currency program can serve as a hedge against falling equity markets, writes Insch Capital Management’s Christopher Cruden……
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3/19/2014
Liquidity constraints and capital buffers will lead to consolidation among prime brokers, it is claimed……
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3/19/2014
Risk.net Investors should be free to pick risky strategies, managers say Funds that are deemed systemically important could be regulated in much the same way as banks, but hedge fund managers used a CFTC roundtable yesterday to argue regulators should not constrain investor choices……
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3/19/2014
Assumption that hedge fund managers outperform by investing in firms with similar corporate governance characteristics to their own is inverted. High governance funds are more successful in selecting low governance stocks……
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3/18/2014
Asia-Pacific business units of multinational insurers are under pressure to demonstrate sound risk management capabilities to ensure that growing balance sheets are adequately protected. Regulators are also increasing their focus on enterprise risk management. Fred Ngan says insurers should use the…
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3/18/2014
Hedge funds may look to the ’40 Act or alternative Ucits as a route into retail, but regulated frameworks limit how much risk a manager can take, hindering returns in the process, says Liongate founder Jeff Holland……
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3/18/2014
US hedge fund launches grew around 10% in 2013. Seward & Kissel reports redemptions are tightening, as quarterly liquidity becomes the norm for fund launches……
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3/18/2014
The management of emerging risks is a growing concern for insurers, with many setting up their own research teams to identify and monitor potential threats. Clive Davidson reports……
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3/18/2014
Management companies are being touted as the saviour of hedge funds that want to market in Europe without a presence on the ground, but some say these outsourcing arrangements should be subject to more scrutiny, writes Kris Devasabai……
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3/17/2014
Energy Risk was first published back in February 1994. Since then, its fortunes have risen and fallen with those of the wider energy risk management industry. Mark Pengelly reflects on the highs and lows of the first 20 years……
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3/17/2014
With only a few months to go before the compliance deadline, industry observers still report much work to do for fund managers to comply with the latest European directive. OpRisk looks at the obstacles ahead……
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3/17/2014
Faced with increased hedging costs, Europe’s Airbus Group is trying to remove the currency mismatch that is its biggest source of exposure. This means convincing customers to pay for planes in euros, rather than US dollars. Joe Rennison reports……
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3/16/2014
Despite widespread consensus on the direction of interest rates in the US and UK, many hedge funds are wary of making bets, partly because they expect dealer constraints to exaggerate volatility when the first hikes arrive….
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3/13/2014
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act imposes registration and reporting and obligations on hedge funds, due to come into effect in just over three months, says Kathleen Celoria……
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3/13/2014
Risk.net South African central bank wants softer treatment for wholesale funds in NSFR South African central bank wants softer treatment for wholesale funds in Basel III’s NSFR, but warns the ratio will still be a challenge to the country’s banks……
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3/12/2014
Connecting portfolio managers to risk managers can fold risk management into the investment decision-making process, write Investor Analytics and Alpha Theory Advisors……
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3/12/2014
Hedge fund directors have come in for criticism from investors and operational due diligence officials for a lack of scrutiny of the funds they represent. Many say directorships should be capped at 15……
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3/11/2014
Russia and Ukraine’s CDS spreads have jumped 20% as the political crisis continues, but neighbouring countries remain unaffected……
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3/10/2014
A study of ‘over-compliance’ with international regulations such as the Basel capital rules finds several advantages for banks and regulators……
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3/10/2014
Risk.net Fed’s role jeopardised by political pressure and lobbying Two studies show how financial industry cash and lobbying shape US regulations – and how they could be undermining Fed efforts on macro-prudential oversight……
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3/09/2014
Market experts predict that a risk-free settlement mechanism could double trading of offshore RMB, but forex settlement utility CLS is facing obstacles in adding the Chinese currency to its platform……
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3/07/2014
Risk.net Steven Yu and Alex Tam join Australian bank Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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3/05/2014
The insurance industry has been overwhelmed by the need to report derivatives positions under new EU rules that came into effect on February 12. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on how they have coped……
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3/04/2014
A trading error by HanMag Securities last December saw all members of KRX’s listed derivatives platform lose a portion of their default fund contributions – but the exchange itself paid nothing……
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3/03/2014
Risk.net KRX is rethinking its own rules in the event of a member default……
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2/28/2014
Risk.net Increased volatility pushes oil producers to hedge with LLS, WCS and other regional crudes……
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2/28/2014
Risk.net The sharp fall in the RMB at the end of February was a deliberate action by China’s central bank to engineer the development of a two-way market in the currency……
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2/27/2014
Asset managers, hedge funds and proprietary trading shops all want access to platforms that currently serve dealers only – a test for rules on impartial access and, potentially, the start of a long-awaited revolution in over-the-counter markets. By Duncan Wood……
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2/27/2014
Risk.net Concerns national specific templates could lead to gold-plating and increased reporting burden……
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2/26/2014
Solvency II is on its way to a rolling start after national supervisors pledged to adopt Eiopa’s interim guidelines as their own. Reporting requirements are the main concern for insurers, which are hastily rebooting their compliance programmes. But large pan-European groups are also alert to the imp…
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2/26/2014
By any standards, Europe’s new reporting regime got off to a bad start. Many companies were not ready to comply; some repositories were not able to cope with those that were. Regulators, meanwhile, did not agree on what was in scope. Fiona Maxwell reports……
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2/26/2014
Risk.net Nobel prize winner Harry Markowitz says alternative investments may not deliver the diversification benefits sought by investors……
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2/26/2014
Germany’s issuer of legal entity identifiers opened for business almost 12 months ago, but demand only surged in the weeks leading up to Europe’s February 12 reporting deadline……
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2/25/2014
Getting loss data consortiums to work may require high levels of trust – or intervention from regulators. In a shorter version of their research paper published this month, Hubert Kiss and Daniel Homolya discuss the best ways to motivate data-sharing……
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2/25/2014
Daniel Masters, the former head of energy trading at JP Morgan and co-founder of hedge fund Global Advisors, has seen his share of ups and downs. Alexander Osipovich reports……
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2/25/2014
Off-the-shelf energy trading and risk management (ETRM) systems are more popular than ever before, according to Energy Risk’s annual software survey. However, companies say they still require significant customisation and rarely meet all their ETRM needs. Stella Farrington reports……
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2/25/2014
Centrica hires Hess market risk director; Vattenfall names trading head; Gazprom recruits BAML power trader; Baltic Exchange names Singapore head; Mitsubishi UFJ in commodity retreat……
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2/25/2014
Derivatives trade reporting is mandatory in the US and Europe under Dodd-Frank and Emir rules. Energy Risk presents a special report……
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2/25/2014
Dealers hope Timothy Massad’s reputation as a problem-solver will lead to greater collaboration on cross-border regulation……
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2/24/2014
Risk.net PRA claims it cannot offer advice until publication of Implementing Technical Standards……
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2/24/2014
Funds of hedge funds, India and commodities strategies see redemptions but Mena focuses attract flows……
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2/21/2014
Regulators recently published the findings of a study of counterparty risk data at the world’s largest banks – it makes for depressing reading, says David Rowe, and is symptomatic of deeper problems plaguing the field of enterprise risk management….
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2/21/2014
US regulators have pledged to adopt the new Basel leverage ratio, but with higher minimums, sparking concerns that US banks will find it harder to compete in repo and other businesses. Lukas Becker reports……
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2/21/2014
Hedge funds have been keen buyers of the new mortgage risk-sharing deals issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but as spreads have tightened, worries about leverage have grown. Some now argue mortgage finance requires a more stable source of capital. By Kris Devasabai……
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2/19/2014
Risk.net Stochastic modelling of reinsurance credit risk Existing credit portfolio risk models tend to not account well for the variability of reinsurance recoverables and result in inadequate capital requirements. Here, Michael Brunner and Verena Goldammer present a methodology draft…
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2/19/2014
Price reporting agency says it intends to concentrate on complying with Iosco rules, leaving future of IPRO code in doubt……
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2/18/2014
Research shows that performance persistence is reduced significantly when hedge fund size and share restrictions, such as notice, redemption and lock-up periods, are incorporated into rebalancing rules……
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2/17/2014
A requirement to report trades under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation kicked in on February 12, creating a rush to comply among energy derivatives market participants. Some firms have struggled with the rules, and say a lack of support from regulators hasn’t helped. Gillian Carr reports…
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2/16/2014
Risk.net “We need a solution,” says Esma spokesman……
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2/14/2014
The Bank of England’s Waking Shark II exercise is a wake-up call for hedge funds, says Baronsmead……
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2/14/2014
Risk.net On the move Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia……
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2/14/2014
Risk.net The simple link from default to LGD Risk managers often use ad hoc regressions to incorporate loss given default risk into their models. Regression can give good results when data is plentiful, but in reality this data is sparse. Here, Jon Frye introduces a new function that c…
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2/13/2014
The head of the Russian central bank has been clamping down on the country’s sprawling banking industry – and more regulatory action is likely in future. OpRisk looks at the new face of financial regulation in Russia……
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2/13/2014
Regulators face cross-jurisdictional challenges in regulating Bitcoin and other virtual currencies……
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2/13/2014
A simple model highlights how AMA capital requirements can change dramatically……
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2/13/2014
Progress with AIFMD compliance projects varies by size of manager with smaller firms falling behind, says Hogan Lovells……
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2/12/2014
Risk.net Second-quarter start date slated by the Japan-based clearing house……
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2/12/2014
Risk.net The launch of European and US ETFs based on offshore renminbi-denominated indexes signal a new development in investment in the currency……
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2/11/2014
Finnish issuer expects to hand out 10,000 identifiers, but had only reached 1,166 last week – and the story is similar elsewhere……
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2/10/2014
BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance has issued a six-year autocall growth product that pays three times any upside in the FTSE 100. Early maturity in year three leads to a 21% return……
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2/10/2014
Commodity derivatives end-users hit hard by Emir reporting rules, say industry sources, especially smaller firms……
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2/07/2014
Risk.net John Wengler joins Centrica Energy as UK-based midstream risk director……
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2/06/2014
With around $1 billion deployed in capital relief trades and the same amount in direct lending, Chenavari Investment Managers has found a sweet spot for investors. Loïc Fery, CEO & Co-CIO, talks to Risk about Chenavari’s investment strategies, which lead to being named Risk’s Hedge Fund of the Year…
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2/05/2014
Regulators have left industry to come up with Emir trade identifiers – a huge mistake, according to one corporate treasurer……
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2/05/2014
Risk.net European proposal limits risk management tools to clearable swaps only, preventing options-based hedges……
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2/04/2014
Systemically important status is hard enough when you’re a bank – for non-bank institutions such as GE Capital, meeting the mark can be even more challenging. Enterprise and operational risk leader Ann Rodriguez discusses the reform process with OpRisk……
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2/04/2014
Risk.net Number of legal entity identifiers is sitting at 83,337 – well short of the required total, which is estimated at anything from 100,000 to one million……
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2/03/2014
Risk.net While the December proposals incorporate many of the industry’s comments, banks claim the rules are still too harsh……
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2/03/2014
Risk.net Fatca compliance burden stretching further……
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2/03/2014
Differing approaches of swap data repositories haunt energy companies trying to reconcile trades……
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1/30/2014
Some European hedge funds will be caught between a rock and a hard place when local clearing rules take effect. They are also expected to comply with the US clearing regime, and as things stand, neither jurisdiction is offering a way out. Kris Devasabai reports……
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1/30/2014
Not content with regulators’ first attempt at revamping the capital requirements for securitisations, the industry offered its own proposals. Regulators have obliged on some aspects – but it’s not enough for some. Laurie Carver reports……
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1/30/2014
With days left until derivatives reporting rules take effect in Europe, corporates still have work to do – and they say it’s not all their own fault. Some are still waiting on banks to provide trade identifiers, while others say they have been held back by slow-moving regulators. By Fiona Maxwell……
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1/30/2014
Satisfying the Basel Committee’s principles on risk data aggregation is proving tough, and at least 10 large banks do not expect to meet the 2016 deadline. They complain the principles are not specific enough and are calling for supervisors to take a more flexible approach. Clive Davidson reports……
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1/30/2014
The perennial challenge for insurers and reinsurers is to make certain that the assets they hold will cover all their present and future liabilities. Traditionally, companies have sought to manage the risk of a shortfall through careful design and pricing of products, while investing accumulated pre…
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1/30/2014
Risk.net Regulation hits key element of landmark collateral contract – but planned revisions will reintroduce settlement risk……
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1/30/2014
Data and analytical fragmentation have been risk management obstacles for decades, but efforts to overcome the problem have been rooted within the paradigm of relational databases. David Rowe argues moving beyond this framework holds the key to success……
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1/29/2014
Today, regulation is a fact of life for OTC commodity derivatives traders. But in April 1994, it was somewhat novel, as Energy Risk reported at the time……
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1/29/2014
Event driven and distressed were among the best performing hedge funds segments in 2013 with shareholder activism funds at the fore……
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1/29/2014
The history of energy trading is littered with losses, bankruptcies and other misfortunes that now serve as cautionary tales. Alexander Osipovich looks back at the biggest energy risk management disasters of the past two decades and how they reshaped the industry……
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1/28/2014
Risk.net European Commission’s unofficial Level 2 draft disregards insurers’ calls for the adjustment to be capped……
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1/28/2014
Two months after the landmark political agreement on Omnibus II, MEP Burkhard Balz discusses the thorny issues that did not make it into the directive, spells out his expectations for the level 2 text and gives a warning about the implications of global insurance regulation in the making……
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1/27/2014
As the first pure-play dividend futures hedge fund, Melanion Capital believes it has an advantage in giving investors a solid return on investment by using this new asset class to generate pure alpha……
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1/27/2014
Remuneration regulations remain key concern for hedge funds considering whether to market their wares in Europe……
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1/27/2014
Risk.net Market participants relying on regulatory forbearance, Isda chief executive tells legal conference……
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1/27/2014
Risk.net Some funds will have to comply with Dodd-Frank and Emir simultaneously……
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1/26/2014
Risk.net Move by Goldman’s commodities subsidiary could trigger CFTC ruling……
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1/23/2014
Fewer than a fifth of AIFMs have applied for authorisation to continue managing alternative investment funds under AIFMD, research from BNY Mellon shows……
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1/23/2014
Already burdened by the sheer volume of information to be reported under Emir, hedge funds have postponed decisions on whether to delegate the role leading to predictions of onboarding bottlenecks at trade repositories……
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1/22/2014
As well as Libor proceedings, funds should pay attention to EC investigations into credit default swaps and identify trades suitable for litigation, says Sue Miller of UK law firm Stephenson Harwood……
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1/21/2014
Basel rules on fund investments could mean the end of traditional hedge fund derivatives……
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1/21/2014
In the February 2014 editorial video, OpRisk’s latest industry survey finds room for improvement in risk management……
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1/21/2014
This year’s survey of operational risk managers shows that the importance of operational risk management is becoming more widely accepted – but there is still no consensus on how to involve it in different areas of the business……
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