Central banks
Outsourcing options
Hedge funds
Mounting problems
India Risk - Basel II
Regulatory rethink
India Risk - Credit derivatives
Liability conundrum
Special Report - China
The hard sell
Covenant-Lites
Risk milestones
Anniversaries inevitably inspire an urge to reminisce. David Rowe lists several important public milestones and one personal milestone in the development of financial risk management
Unthinkably favourable
Imagination in stress testing demands unorthodox thinking, as even seemingly favourable events can have negative consequences. In the case of the oil markets, this means stress testing for a fall, as well as a rise, in oil prices, argues David Rowe
In the shadows
Booming over-the-counter derivatives markets may be generating huge revenues for dealers, but they are also casting a worrying shadow over trading book profits in the form of counterparty credit risk. Are contingent credit default swaps the answer?
BIS releases annual report
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) submitted its annual report on June 24, at its annual general meeting.
ECB chief calls for increased regulatory harmonisation
Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, has said central banks must decide on uniform regulatory principles to deal with the globalisation of financial markets.
Legal and General Launches Growth Investment Plan Plus Number 9
Legal & General Portfolio Management Services, a UK-based distributor, has launched the ninth in its Growth Investment Plan Plus series.
Indian reserve bank deputy emphasises regulatory role
Rakesh Mohan, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, has stressed the importance of central banks’ role in financial regulation.
Geithner provides policy advice for Asia
Asia needs to build stronger institutions, in particular central banks that have institutionalised independence from governments, said Timothy Geithner, president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
ECB chief stresses importance of Lamfalussy process
Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), said the Lamfalussy process should be used as much as possible to meet the challenges of increasing regulatory integration.
BIS sees derivatives growth continue amid selloffs
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Swiss-based central banking institution, said the notional invested in over-the-counter derivatives rose 12% by the end of 2006, to $415 trillion.
ECB president underlines three risks to financial stability
Trichet outlines risks in hedge, LBO and credit risk transfer
India bank governor points out risks to rapid growth in emerging markets
India's Reddy calls attention to risks in emerging markets
BIS chief discusses emerging markets and financial risk
Knight outlines new risks in globalised economy
Islamic finance supplement - Chapter and verse
Derivatives
The CDO manager hit parade
With nearly 300 CDO managers plying their trade in today's global markets, investors are hard-pressed to decide who's top of the pops and who's a one-hit wonder. Rachel Wolcott speaks to influential investors to find out which managers they really rate