Exchanges

A new dawn

Now that the financial community has finally become comfortable with derivatives, the next challenge is to trade these instruments using STP methods. STPforum reports

A new focus on old risks

Operational risk can wreak havoc on financial institutions’ businesses, yet measurement of operational risk is not nearly as developed as that of credit or market risk. Legislation is forcing firms to face up to the problem and STP may help them on their…

GASB issues new derivatives guidelines

The US Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to establish standards of financial accounting and reporting for state and local governmental entities, has issued new derivatives accounting guidelines for…

HKEx names new COO and alters corporate structure

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) has named Patrick Conroy as chief operating officer as from August 18. Conroy will replace Frederick Grede, who has not sought a renewal of his employment contract, which expires at the end of July.

Weather derivatives notional volumes fall by $100 million

The Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA), the international trade organisation of the weather derivatives industry, yesterday said that the notional value of weather derivatives contracts fell by $100 million from last year’s figures.

CSFB debuts Cindi

Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) has launched a pair of credit default swap indexes called the Credit Indexed-Note Default Index (Cindi).

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