Technology

Taming the FIX connection

With large firms now juggling dozens of FIX connections, industry organizations and vendors are trying to soothe the protocol’s first set of growing pains.

PHLX Rigs Database For Contingency

When its internally developed database began showing signs of strain from rising options volumes, the exchange sought a new disaster recovery solution. Its choice: an in-memory database.

Implementing Basel II: the practical implications

180 risk professionals gathered in London last month to discuss the practical implications of implementing Basel II. National discretion, economic capital models and data collection and consistency were all hot topics at this PRMIA/ISDA-hosted event.

Pensions’ credit crisis

The markets’ swoon isn’t the only problem plaguing pension plans, according to credit derivatives dealers. They are also dangerously exposed to their own corporate sponsors. Navroz Patel reports on recent efforts to convince pensions to hedge this risk

The convergence of ALM and ERM

Banks seeking a truly complete view of their exposures are beginning to seek ways to integrate the enterprise risk management systems they use for their trading books with the asset and liability management systems they use for their banking books. Clive…

BBVA selects Asset Control for Europe, Latin America

Spanish bank BBVA, formed by the merger of Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya and Argentaria in 2000, has selected Asset Control to provide infrastructure to centralise and monitor the control of pricing and reference data for its risk management department.

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