Technology
Joint Forum BCP principles published
COVER STORY: BUSINESS CONTINUITY ESTABLISHED AS A RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUE – COMMUNICATION ESSENTIAL
UK disaster response too reliant on IT
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Strike fails to halt Wall St
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Assicurazioni Internazionali di Previdenza (AIP)
Practitioner profile
MiFID support high, despite the costs
OR&C INTELLIGENCE
BarCap extends Barx to variance swaps
New angles
Coping with complexity
The demand for risk-based technology has never been higher due to changing business practices, growing regulatory burdens and burgeoning demand for cross-asset class products. But new entrants can still gain market share in niche areas.
Dealers boost online emerging market forex options services
Bank of America and Citigroup are among the latest in a series of banks building up online capabilities for emerging market currency options, as the market for the products continues to expand.
BGC to launch hybrid dollar repo trading platform
Interdealer broker BGC of the United States plans to go live with a combined voice and electronic US dollar repurchase agreement (repo) trading platform early next year.
Start-up Northcross Capital sees Denarius as key to growth
New London-based hedge funds Northcross Capital has launched Anvil’s Denarius software platform as its cross-product front-office trade capture, liquidity monitoring and risk management system.
RBC in global switch to Risque system
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) plans to run Sophis’ Risque cross-asset risk management software across its global capital markets businesses, as it seeks to minimise exposure to operational risk, RiskNews can reveal.
OpenLink, Triple Point sign more bank clients
Rival US-based energy trading software suppliers OpenLink and Triple Point Technology (TPT) both signed big new clients this year, increasing their dominance of the energy software market for the banking sector.
The fine art of spotting and measuring hedge fund risk
academic paper
Coping with complexity
Technology: Technology rankings 2005
2005 in review
The energy markets were a dynamic place to be in 2005, with high volatility and an explosion of new players hitting the scene. Inevitably, though, it wasn't all smooth sailing. Energy Risk looks back over the highs and lows of 2005, from the launch of…