Market Risk
377 white papers and resources
Risk Library provides a number of market risk white papers, industry reports and opinions, which can be used to aid the decision making process and help reduce your organisations exposure.
The Legal Risk Challenge Widens
In-house counsels tasked with managing legal risk have interesting times ahead. The new European Banking Authority rules may strain resources, and force a review of legal-risk categories and risk models.
Unlocking FATCA and CRS
At the end of October 2014, the UK and 50 other countries from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) signed up to the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). Governments have committed to implement automatic exchange of tax information in 2017. CRS: A Game-Changer CRS is…
PS14/9 custody assets & client money: 1 December 2014 and beyond
Following the publication on 10 June 2014 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of policy statement 14/9 (PS14/9), the second stage of the client assets (CASS) rules will come into force on 1 December 2014.Many of the rules from 1 December 2014 have a 6 month transition period for existing…
Essential Features of A Good Economic Scenario Generator (ESG)
This paper begins by defining an economic scenario generator and then distinguishes between real-world and riskneutral applications. The paper then discusses the key features that we believe make the difference between an adequate ESG and one that is truly powerful in its ability to uncover…
GRC Maturity: From Disorganized to Integrated Risk and Performance
Success in today’s dynamic business environment requires organizations to integrate, build and support business processes with an enterprise view of governance, risk management and compliance (GRC). Without an integrated view of risk and compliance, the scattered and nonintegrated approaches of the…
Tackling the growing risk of cyber crime
The risk of cyber-attacks on financial institutions is highly topical but not a new issue. However, what is changing, and rapidly, is the scale, frequency and sophistication of attacks. Financial institutions rely on technology to deliver convenient internet services to customers and to operate…
Future-proofing infrastructure assets: building capital-efficient infrastructure in the age of austerity
This report will examine the tools and techniques that can help drive capital efficiency in infrastructure, as well as the business models and procurement arrangements that create incentives to rein in costs, while maximising performance and operational efficiency
Trends, Risks and Opportunities in Collateral Management in Asia
Collateral is viewed as both a solution to and a trigger of massive financial losses that occurred as a result of the financial crisis of 2008. In response, Asian policymakers introduced new rules and legislation, such as the amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act in Japan, as…
Trading in FX an Equinix Series Part Three: The Equinix FX Ecosystems
This third and final part of the series reviews the growth of the FX trading community inside Equinix data centers and the role it plays in today’s global FX market, looking ahead at how trends may evolve in the future.
Reinforcing Market Confidence with Consistent Stress Testing
In this paper we will explore how financial institutions are able to systematically increase the confidence from both their customers and regulators by applying integrated and consistent stress testing techniques and methodologies.