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Dollar distress
Scottish Power has announced a £400 million cash windfall through its currencyhedging programme. Others have not been so lucky – but everyone is nowwaking up to currency trading. By James Ockenden
Rethinking Kyoto
A long-awaited debate on the Kyoto Treaty has begun in Europe. Just how muchwill it cost industry and the EU economy? Long-term Energy Risk contributor MariaKielmas gives her views on the latest developments
Reuters names treasury head
Reuters has named Mark Robson its global head of treasury and fixed income, during a year when the UK company has placed the development of its treasury business as a high priority.
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Sponsor's Article > Alliance & Leicester Uses SunGard's Basel II Capital Manager
SunGard Trading and Risk Systems, an operating group of SunGard (NYSE: SDS), today announced that Alliance & Leicester, a UK financial services group, is using SunGard Basel II Capital Manager for improved credit risk management and Basel II compliance.
SunGard unveils new trading and risk management suite
SunGard Trading and Risk Systems (STRS) will next week unveil the first version of its Adaptiv trading and risk management suite.
The road to online options
Electronic forex
Dabbling in hedge funds
Asset allocation
Major op risk software providers grow at expense of smaller rivals
Sales of operational risk solutions seem to be on the rise, but it is established vendors who are seeing deals close. Many small or new software houses in the op risk space seem still to be experiencing a lull in sales.
Sponsor's article > Accounting for revenue uncertainty
The past 20 years have seen an increasing focus on mark-to-market accounting when determining corporate profits. This has been accompanied by a dramatic growth in contracts where multiple complex contingencies interact to affect valuation. David Rowe…
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Rankings 2004
LNG drive gears up
Rankings 2004
Sponsor's event > Breakfast Briefing on Implementing the IRB Approach
Join SunGard and PRMIA for a breakfast briefing on successfully implementing the IRB approach in Madrid on 10 February 2004.
Mark-it set to offer new services as seven banks buy equity stakes
UK credit data provider Mark-it Partners plans to offer a convertible bond pricing service by the end of March, to complement its credit default swap, cash bond and syndicated loan pricing services. The move comes as seven of the company’s main backers…
Op risk systems come to the fore
Operational risk came to the fore in 2003. Major software suppliers such as SunGard and SAS entered the market through partnerships with or acquisition of early entrant developers, while a number of established trading and risk management systems…
WestLB goes live with SunGard's Credient
German bank WestLB has gone live with Credient, SunGard Trading & Risk Systems' credit risk software package.
Sponsor's article > Banks look for savings with ORM
Operational risk management (ORM) is now under the spotlight with banks realising that there are savings to be made, according to a recent survey by SunGard Trading and Risk Systems. SunGard also found that Basel II is a significant driver for ORM…
Sponsor's article > SunGard Enhances Basel II Offering with Acquisition of WhiteLight
SunGard Trading and Risk Systems, an operating group of SunGard (NYSE: SDS), and SymphonyRPM today announced that SunGard has acquired the WhiteLight Basel II solution and as a result, WhiteLight's SymphonyRPM development team.
Brokers look toshow their worth
Brokers are increasingly looking to provide energy price data. The choice may be wider, but are energy firms getting the credible data and analysis they need for intelligent price forecasts? Joe Marsh reports