Transparency
The Fundamentals of market risk rules
With the 2022 Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) deadline looming, banks are fast coming to grips with the amount of work still to be done to achieve a successful implementation
Bad clocks block forex best-ex
To get a good deal in fast-moving forex markets, buy-side firms need to know the time. Some don’t
HSBC’s Elhedery: banks must protect whistleblowers
Corporate culture must respect and reward complainants; compensation could help, says markets chief
Prime services – It’s about what you bring
There are many benefits to integration – particularly when it comes to the provision of prime services. Societe Generale has followed this path, which has allowed it to improve cost efficiency and improve the range of products it can offer. The bank has…
Lease finance accounting – A new standard
International Financial Reporting Standard 16 came into effect on January 1. The impact of the new standard can be felt across all industries, particularly those that rely heavily on rentals and leasing as part of their core business. A global leader in…
Banks seek new value for their efforts
As regulatory stress tests evolve and a new age of stress-testing approaches, firms are looking to maximise value by making the most of scenario-based analytics. John Voigt, principal solutions manager at SAS, explores the importance to institutions of…
We’ve been here before: LEIs take two
LEIs are catching on in Asia
Insight Investment wary of banks’ last-look claims
Buy side should “team up” in bid for more forex transparency, argues senior trader
Libor transition and implementation – Covering all bases
Sponsored Q&A
Asia’s ETF assets on the rise – HKEX presents the results of Asia ETF survey 2019
Asia’s total ETF assets surged by 23.9% in the first half of 2019 thanks to an increasing adoption of ETFs into investment portfolios. According to a survey conducted by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), asset expansion in Asia’s ETF market is set…
How the top 50 dealers tackle forex last look
Uneven disclosure practices are making life difficult for agency algos and ECN trading
A tech-driven transformation
A panel of experts explores how greater collaboration between risk and finance teams can garner significant benefits and add value, how technological innovation is making the regulatory landscape more complicated to navigate and produce transformative…
Model risk management transformation
Financial institutions have been maturing their approaches to MRM and – as models become more complex and pervasive, and regulatory expectations continue to increase – leading financial institutions seek faster and further movement. Ashutosh Nawani, head…
US parries EU jab on CCP oversight
CFTC’s Pan questions Esma’s “very complex” test; EC’s Pearson calls it “more intelligent” than US’s
The operational risk disclosure practices of banks: evidence from India and Romania
This paper compares the levels of operational risk disclosure in the banking industries of India and Romania.
One size does not fit all – Adapting to meet investment goals
Guillaume Arnaud, global head of quantitative investment strategies (QIS), and Sandrine Ungari, head of cross-asset quantitative research at Societe Generale, explore the benefits of QIS for investors, why flexibility is crucial for investors to meet…
