Exchanges

UK property derivatives under spotlight

Though the UK commercial property derivatives market appears to be finally taking off, barriers to liquidity and efficiency remain, said derivatives professionals at a seminar held by law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse earlier this week.

Building a risk culture

German bank WestLB appointed its first chief risk officer, Matthijs van den Adel, last year after posting heavy losses in 2002 and 2003. His first job was to restructure the bank’s entire risk management framework. By Duncan Wood

CME to launch more weather contracts

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is set to list weather derivatives contracts for more cities in the US and Europe and to introduce two new types of weather contracts - probably by early July. Demand for CME weather contracts is fast increasing: as…

Plugging the gaps

Italian banks have overhauled the risk management of their loan portfolios. But weaknesses still remain, particularly in the area of risk-adjusted pricing and credit risk transfer. Rachel Wolcott looks at what steps Italy’s banks are taking to fill the…

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