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Framework developed for German banks
BONN, GERMANY - Many of Germany's banks have been somewhat slow to prepare their operational risk management framework for the new international bank capital accord, Basel II, and the prospective European Union (EU) Capital Adequacy Directive (Cad).
CME launches more weather contracts
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will introduce six additional weather futures and options contracts at the end of the month. The CME’s new seasonal degree day index futures and options will offer coverage in the November-to-March heating season and…
SEC Commissioner plans aggressive Sarbanes-Oxley enforcement
WASHINGTON, DC - Despite the serious difficulties financial firms are encountering as they scramble to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC commissioner Cynthia Glassman says to expect swift and rigorous enforcement of the mandate.
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Roundtable
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TI-Olivetti: happily engaged
Credit of the month
Operational risk quantification: a discipline at a crossroads
OP RISK EUROPEAN PRACTITIONER ROUNDTABLE
SEC Commissioner plans aggressive Sarbanes-Oxley enforcement
REGULATORY UPDATE
Controversial changes to Pillar I
COVER STORY
Tokyo Stock Exchange plans disaster recovery site in three years
TECHNOLOGY BRIEFS
Framework developed for German banks
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Buffett, buy-in and Basel at Isda AGM
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Default swaptions: the next frontier
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Is 8% for all seasons?
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NYSE Pushing Firms to Store IMs
The use of instant messaging (IM) at trading firms has reached a watershed point, and the popular method of communication is about to fall under regulatory scrutiny on May 2, when the SEC rules 17a-3 and 17a-4 concerning the retention of broker records…