Articles by Matt Cameron
Independent variable
A paper detailing alternative approaches to posting independent amount is expected to be jointly published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the Managed Funds Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association…
Positioning repositories
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic agree on the need for trade repositories to aid the monitoring of systemic risk. But there is a difference of opinion on where these repositories should be based, leading to the possibility that multiple trade…
Corporate concessions
Corporates have argued initiatives to introduce over-the-counter derivatives regulation in the US and Europe will severely hamper their ability to hedge. After an intensive lobbying effort, the politicians appear to be listening. Matt Cameron reports
JGBis continue to climb as Japan extends buyback programme
Japan’s ministry of finance extends buyback programme to December as bonds improve
Avoiding dividend meltdown
Dealers are starting to pay closer attention to dividend risk housed on their exotic books after many incurred sizeable losses last year. What are banks doing differently and can another dividend meltdown be avoided? Matt Cameron reports
Risk South Africa rankings 2009
After the failure of Lehman Brothers, the global financial crisis has finally caught up with the South African derivatives market. Against this tough backdrop, Standard Bank has topped Risk's South Africa rankings once again. By Matt Cameron, with…
