Arbitrage
Simplistic nature of Solvency II standard formula gives regulatory arbitrage potential
As the industry calls for less complexity in Solvency II, some are arguing the directive is already dangerously simplistic
Volatility interpolation
Volatility interpolation
EU plans to standardise sanctions welcomed, but 'impractical'
EU plans to standardise sanctions welcomed, but 'impractical'
Asian regulators ease cross-border depository receipt rules
Cross-border listings through fungible depository receipts is seen as one way for corporates to diversify funding sources and promote investor interest by exploiting equity arbitrage opportunities
GAM Trading II: GAM
Ninth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2010
Generali Hedge Fund Sicav Arbitrage Opportunities A: Thalia
Ninth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2010
Carbon trading to rival crude markets: CCX head
Carbon trading set to become the biggest commodity market in the world
CQS Convertible and Quantitative Strategies Feeder Fund: CQS
Tenth European Performance Awards 2010
The IKOS Hedge Fund: IKOS
Tenth European Performance Awards 2010
CQS Asia Feeder Fund: CQS (UK)
Tenth European Performance Awards 2010
Individual names in top-down CDO pricing models
The Gaussian copula collapsed as a means of pricing collateralised debt obligations in the crisis of 2008, as to match prices and deltas nonsensical correlation parameters were required. By adapting the traditional framework to cater for more general…
Municipal Risk Manager of the Year - North Rhine Westphalia
Risk Awards 2008
Arbitrage under power
When one knows the correct value of a tradable asset and the asset price diverges from that value, future convergence may present a good trading opportunity. However, the trader still has to decide when and how aggressively to open the position, and when…
An arbitrage-free interpolation of volatilities
Nabil Kahalé describes a new construction of an implied volatilities surface from a discrete set of implied volatilities that is arbitrage-free and satisfies some smoothness conditions. His method provides an excellent fit to the smile of the local…
VAR for fund managers
Investment management
European buy side still lags in risk management
The findings of a recent survey show that buy-side firms have increased their focus on risk management, but are still well behind their sell-side counterparts.
Securitisation will not be damaged by Basel II, says Mercer Oliver Wyman
Securitisation and related forms of credit risk transfer are unlikely to suffer in the long-term under the Basel II proposals, according to a report published today by financial and risk management consultancy, Mercer Oliver Wyman.
Pitfalls and alternatives
Correlation
Legal risk optimisation
Allen & Overy's Carolyn Jackson discusses the importance of a quantitative approach to legal risk.
HJM with multiples
Term structure of credit
Rates of skew
Interest rate models