Technology
Outsourcing risks top Australian concerns
Business Continuity
The implications of implied correlation
Relative value
Trading e-volution
e-trading
Covered bondsuncovered
us credit forum
Debt initiative launch
technology news
VAR: ready to explode?
Cover Story
Emerging slowly to Basel
New Angles
ABN to offer centralised power and gas clearing platform
Dutch bank ABN Amro today said it’s energy futures division is developing a platform to provide centralised over-the-counter (OTC) clearing for natural gas and power contracts at six European energy exchanges – UKPX, EEX, Endex, Powernext, IPE and…
KWI allies with Toshiba to tap Japanese market
KWI, the London-based risk technology company, has created the first Japanese-language energy trading and risk management (ETRM) application in conjunction with Toshiba Corporation, the Japanese developer and manufacturer of power generation systems.
GNI adds to spot platform
UK broker GNI, a division of alternative investment provider Man Group, goes live today with two more currency pairs on its online platform GNI Touch's spot forex trading module, reports RiskNews' sister publication, FX Week .
Orc customers to gain access to Citi’s trading platform
Orc Software, the Stockholm-based technology vendor that supplies systems for market-making, trading and brokerage, has signed an agreement with Citigroup to allow all its existing customers to access the Citibank automated trading platform (Cats-OS)…
DTCC introduces real-time trade-matching service
The New York-based Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has introduced real-time trade-matching (RTTM) services for corporate and municipal bonds and unit investment trusts (UITs), a move it called a significant step in the industry’s…
An Exceptional Challenge
Zapping bad trades or just knowing about them when they occur is a high priority at UBS Investment Bank.
Trio plans swaps platform for Europe
European inter-dealer platform vendor MTS, electronics swaps platform provider ATFox and inter-dealer broker HPC have announced that they have reached a strategic agreement to create a new electronic swaps platform for the European market, reports…
CityNet Conversation Checker adds forex options
City Networks has added vanilla currency options to its CityNet Conversation Checker, reports RiskNews’ sister publication, FX Week .
Calypso expands trading software services
San Francisco-based software provider Calypso Technology has enhanced its credit derivatives trading services to manage increased trading volumes and additional instruments.
Icap to add trading functions to i-Swap
Faster-than-expected advances in electronic derivatives trading have forced inter-dealer broker Icap to step up plans to launch its own electronic swaps trading platform.
Algo and Bloomberg release enhanced risk service
Toronto-based Algorithmics and Bloomberg released a new version of Algo Risk, a market and trading risk solution, at Algorithmics' annual user conference being held in Boston, Massachusetts this week.
Sponsor's Article > A difference in kind
Tracking key risk indicators is emerging as a central aspect of best practice for operational risk management. Defining these indicators and establishing benchmarks for them, however, is a complex task. David Rowe discusses an industry initiative that…
Rolfe & Nolan sees profits rise following MBO
Rolfe & Nolan (R&N), a UK-based supplier of exchange-traded derivatives software, recorded its best-ever operating profit of £3.03 million ($5.49 million) for fiscal 2004, ended February 29.
Energy spins returns for Martin Currie's global fund
Martin Currie is one of the UK's success stories in the hedge fund industry, having tipped the $1bn mark in its hedge funds, many of which are now closed to new investment despite continuing demand
When credit risk rears its ugly head
software
Independent thinkers
The managers at ABS faced a stark decision in a former life at a large investment bank: leave and earn by performance fee, or join the asset gatherers. They explain which route they took, and why