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Credit risk stress tests need more work, says BIS
Leading banks have yet to develop a solid framework for credit risk stress tests that deals with all the likely effects stress events would have on their businesses, according to the latest report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Dynamic benchmarks
One of the biggest challenges in effective risk reporting is avoiding the trap of mind-numbing routine. David Rowe argues that dynamic benchmarks and exception highlighting are ways of keeping such reports relevant and useful, thereby maintaining…
Fund managers back France’s 50-year bond
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The great swap market stand-off
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Protecting alpha, preventing omega
The process by which hedge funds do business is under increasing scrutiny from both regulators and investment institutions. Getting it right at the outset is essential if the industry is to develop. By Anthony Cowell
In a muddle over MiFID
The EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has appeared like a bolt from the blue for most op risk managers. Should they be scared? By Duncan Wood
A good bet for 2005
2005 is forecast to be a tough year for many hedge funds, but the saturation of some of their traditional markets could prove a boon to the energy sector, finds Stella Farrington
Setting a target for Basel II
Singapore and South Korea regulators set deadlines for Basel II
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One of the biggest challenges in effective risk reporting is avoiding the trap of mind-numbing routine. David Rowe argues that dynamic benchmarks and exception highlighting are ways of keeping such reports relevant and useful, thereby maintaining…
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