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Banking Analytics in Investment Banking vertical
Banking landscape in India and the world over is fast changing. Increasing de-regulation / regulation / re-regulation and the resultant competition driving a sea change in banks’ operations and profitability. Emergence and growth of unconventional...
Treasurer and his robotic counterpart – Some thoughts
Treasury is considered to be the modern strategic value add partner in any business initiative.
The role of the treasurer continues to expand into different areas of the organisation, such as risk management and working capital. At the same...
Disputed derivative transactions – Santander and Pourtuguese Rail Operator
I happened to read today a news item on disputed derivatives transactions.
It is reported therein, the dealers settled a crop of disputed derivatives trades with Portuguese state owned entities last year with one exception – Santander...
LIBOR Revisited
Do you know?
When LIBOR was born?
Minos Zombanakis, born 88 years ago on a Greek island, remembers well the birth of the interest rate benchmark. “I was, more or less, if you excuse the lack of modesty, the one who started the whole thing,”...
Next Level for Trade Repositories – Part I
Introduction
In financial markets, trading means performing a transaction that involves the selling and buying of commodities, equities, fixed income securities, foreign exchange and derivative products
Trade Repositories are entities are required...
Interest Rate Derivatives and their wrong sales to gullible customers
Banks are more in the news these days – for a variety of reasons with negative impact of course. Of all these, the one connected with mis-selling of interest rate derivative products is causing considerable damage.
The kind of allegations...
Principles of risk management
Introduction
Any activity is associated with risk – a loss or gain.
More so, in trade and commerce, due to complex nature of transactions and the individual characteristics of the players, commodity, practices, customs, currencies.
Like in...
Counterparty risk management needs a closer relook
Counterparty risk is the risk that a counterparty in a transaction will default prior to the expiration of the contract and will be unable to make agreed contractual payments
Experience has shown, normally banking and financial crises have their...
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
The peculiarities of foreign exchange markets are
– An Over The Counter market
– Only market open 24 hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year
– No single location; no barriers
– ...
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