Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category

Euro risk overstimated, ECB should do more

The markets are exaggerating the euro zone’s risks, but the European Central Bank needs to do more to show its commitment to financial stability, Fitch’s head of sovereign ratings said on Saturday. “We think the concerns about fiscal solvency, with the exception of Greece, in Europe are overplayed,” David Riley told a panel on sovereign [...]

June 21, 2010   Posted in: Finance  No Comments

FSA Scrapped, Bank Stress, UBS Accounts: Compliance

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said he will abolish the Financial Services Authority and give most of its power to the Bank of England, undoing the regulatory system set up by Gordon Brown in 1997, which Osborne blamed for failing to prevent the financial crisis that plunged the nation into recession.

June 21, 2010   Posted in: Banking, Finance, Regulation and compliance  No Comments

Funds struggle for control in China

While there has been no let-up in the steady stream of western investment companies queuing to launch in China, firms considering the move have been warned that doing business in the country is far from simple.

June 21, 2010   Posted in: Finance, Market, Trends  No Comments

Fund managers focus on collateral

Until recently, the risk of a counterparty failure was close to the last thing on fund managers’ minds. Instead, the complex investment risks in managing derivatives exposures were a far higher priority. That is now changing, as managers focus on what and how much they take as collateral, and how they manage it.

June 21, 2010   Posted in: Finance, Management, Market  No Comments

Slovaks risk EU safety net delay by failing to sign off

Slovakia rejected on Friday calls to sign Europe’s 750 billion euro stability programme, a necessary step for the financial safety net to go ahead, amid political wrangling.

June 21, 2010   Posted in: Europe, Finance  No Comments

Tightening risk management

The ongoing debate in the US over new financial rules may not have direct impact on the local banking scene but it is still important to monitor the developments that may influence the thinking of policymakers and market behaviour.

May 2, 2010   Posted in: Americas, Banking, Europe, Finance, Market  No Comments

Grasping the basic kinds of financial risk

Risk, the possibility of loss, has everyone’s head spinning today. Let’s review some of the basic forms of risk and those you may encounter as time goes on.

March 29, 2009   Posted in: Business, Finance, General News  No Comments

‘Financial Crime Risk Management’ technology market projected to hit $3.75bn by 2012

The global market for financial crime risk management technology is projected to hit $3.75bn by 2012, at a compound annual growth rate of 13.1%, according to the ‘Financial Crimes Risk Management Systems 2009′ report by Chartis Research.

March 29, 2009   Posted in: Finance, Management, Market, Technology  No Comments

Rebuilding risk portfolio

Investors will look to rebuild risk portfolios next week as an expected euro zone interest rate cut and a G20 summit are likely to buoy world stocks which are on track for their best monthly gain ever.

March 29, 2009   Posted in: Finance, Market, Performance  No Comments

G20 to discuss proposal on financial risk

Leaders at the G20 summit next week will study a recommendation that they adopt policies to address risk in the global financial system, a Canadian official said on Friday.

March 29, 2009   Posted in: Finance, Regulation and compliance  No Comments