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ISDA AGM - Michael Rees speech - Learning from crises
Special Report
Fusing risk and finance
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Lessons learned
Operational risk
The right tool for the job
The use of derivatives and structured products in mutual funds is on the increase, especially since the liberalisation of the UK's authorised collective investment scheme and the introduction of Ucits III. But is the asset management industry equipped to…
Banks get stressed
The UK's Financial Services Authority has called on banks to improve stress testing of possible disruptive events, while the Basel Committee declared last year that firms must supplement their value-at-risk models with stress tests. But some bankers…
SunGard to offer UBS algorithmic trading
Software provider SunGard will offer its customers access to Swiss delaer UBS' algorithmic trading product from today.
Reuters adds China data
Reuters has added research reports along with fundamental and business intelligence data related to 1,400 listed companies in China to its research and asset-management content service.
Xinhua Finance to acquire risk management firm
Chinese financial information provider Xinhua Finance is looking to acquire Beijing Alpha Financial Engineering, a leading risk management systems developer in China, by acquiring all the company's shares from its two equity holders.
Moody's KMV launches RiskCalc Germany
Moody's KMV has launched a new German version of its RiskCalc credit assessment software.
Automatic gear shift
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Leading the energy software revolution
The ETRM software industry is enjoying a long-awaited boom, meaning exciting developments are in store for energy trading and risk management, writes Stella Farrington
March 2006 - Relations with Russia revisited
As Europe becomes more dependent on Russia for oil and gas supplies, it endeavours to maintain good relations with Moscow, while at the same time looking for alternative ways of securing fuel
LNG moves offshore
Offshore LNG terminals not only circumvent environmental objections, they give suppliers global arbitrage opportunities. But are they economical, asks Catherine Lacoursiere
March 2006 - LNG moves offshore
Offshore LNG terminals not only circumvent environmental objections, they give suppliers global arbitrage opportunities. But are they economical, asks Catherine Lacoursiere
Coping with setbacks
Most risk managers and employees in energy companies are familiar with the concepts of market risk and credit risk, but operational risk is receiving more attention in corporate boardrooms these days, writes Sandy Fielden
Ever-decreasing tranches
Structured Credit
Credit options: Arrested development
Credit Options