Central banks
Asia comes of age
Regional focus
Riskpremiums
Chart of the month
Losses & Lawsuits
LOSS DATABASE
A question of longevity
Longevity Risk
Dutch Decision Time
Pension Fund Solvency
Overlapping approaches
Fund management
ABI guidance long overdue
Marketing
Looking for a flexible structure
Wealth management
Scrap advantage
Profile
Spanish hedge funds await rules
New angles
A pooled solution
Liability-driven investment
Building a capital plan
Basel II
RiskNews
RiskNews
Legal spotlight
In our new series bringing legal issues under the spotlight, Simon Gleeson, partner in Allen & Overy's regulatory group in London, outlines the key regulatory changes now shaping the bond markets
UK's 50-year linker breaks new ground
The United Kingdom yesterday priced the first issuance of a 50-year inflation-linked bond. The 1 1/4% gilt of 2055 is the longest-dated sovereign index-linked bond in the world.
Isda’s ‘novation protocol’ aims to tackle derivatives backlogs
The world's major derivatives dealers have signed up to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s long-awaited ‘Novation Protocol’, which seeks to facilitate the transfer of existing trades to third parties.
The CRO road
Some of the larger hedge funds have set up formal risk management functions, appointing independent chief risk officers (CROs) to oversee their business. But what role should a hedge fund CRO play, and are these appointments a precursor of wider changes…
Rates uncertaintly proves boon for derivatives
Changing expectations of central bank interest rate action in the US and Europe has led to heavy trading of short-term interest rate derivatives, the Bank for International Settlements said yesterday.
OCBC's drive for autonomy
Company profile
The CRO road
Risk management
Taking the slow road to Basel II
Brazil’s central bank published Basel II implementation guidelines at the end of last year,giving the country’s banks a firm timetable for the introduction of the new framework.What progress have banks made so far? John Ferry investigates
A capital idea
Arbitrage