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.
iBoxx unveils range of liquid indices
Credit tech
Running to stand still
Indices
Global credit risk management: a business necessity
Sponsor's statement
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.
Hedge fund hopes
Profile
Getting the risk right
Credit risk systems
Automating the compliance process
COMPLIANCE
Single capital accord for all banks impossible, says Basel chief
BASEL II UPDATE
KWI launches new version of flagship trading product
London-based energy risk management software company, KWI, this week released KW3000 Version 7.0 – its updated flagship suite of applications for multi-commodity trading and risk management.
Eurex sees another record month of trading
Swiss-German derivatives exchange Eurex saw its busiest month ever in September, with 83.6 million contracts traded, up 22% on September last year.
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.