Benchmark
Vietnam faces barriers in drive to set up derivatives market
Reform process underway but global firms need convincing it will succeed
Vietnam needs benchmark to kick-start onshore rates market
Government needs to establish local rates standard, say global banks
Insurers switch to absolute return
Benchmarking falling out of favour, says BlackRock report
Building an industry standard for op risk – survey
Survey aims to assess the state of the art for op risk
State Street's Kenny: Leaving AMA parallel run just the start
Operational risk head calls for better benchmarking across industry
OIS rate change easy to absorb, says Isda's O'Connor
Moving reference rate from Fed funds to GC repo rate to pose few problems
Central banks ready to break swap market's Libor habit
Powell says Fed will "make sure" move happens in coordinated fashion
Lloyds judgement underlines severity of rigging scandal
Rigging liquidity scheme payments adds insult to injury
FSB says swaps users to be pushed away from Libor
Market may not give up liquid benchmark of its own accord, regulators accept
Precious metals dealers search for better benchmarks
Increasing participation seen as crucial to repairing pricing
Silver dealers weigh up benchmark alternatives
Fixing overhaul follows regulators’ concerns on manipulation
Hedge funds ‘biding their time’ to file Euribor suits
Large US fixed-income funds moot rate-rigging legal action
Equity benchmarks unsuitable hedge universe measure
Fixed income returns more appropriate performance metric
OIES trying to fuel debate on energy markets, says Fattouh
“There’s no single truth in these markets,” argues institute director
Benchmarking European repo markets
Sponsored forum: Stoxx
Platts shifts focus away from price reporting code
Price reporting agency says it intends to concentrate on complying with Iosco rules, leaving future of IPRO code in doubt
Liquidity concerns over moves to reform Indian benchmark rates
India becomes latest Asian jurisdiction to move to a market benchmark
OpRisk Benchmarking Survey shows mixed progress: video
In the February 2014 editorial video, OpRisk's latest industry survey finds room for improvement in risk management
Benchmarking and reputation risk – editorial
Managed expectations
Pension fund risk manager of the year: PKA
After moving to Eonia discount rates for its swaps in 2011, Denmark's PKA decided to make Eonia the benchmark for its hedge portfolio at the end of 2012. It's a smart move, dealers say - but one with some risks of its own
Asian index providers face hurdles meeting European equivalence regime
Index providers the latest part of the financial system to have European equivalency problems
EC fines banks €1.7bn over benchmark rigging
Eight banks fined for participating in illegal cartels; UBS avoids €2.5 billion fine in exchange for co-operation
Industry in discussions to change FX benchmark calculation, says ECB official
Senior market participants have suggested widening the time window in which benchmark exchange rates are set in foreign exchange, following allegations of manipulation