Trends in Risk and Margin
Any activity is associated with risk – a loss or gain. Financial risk management is not about avoiding risk. Rather,
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Fundamentals and basic instincts drive FX Markets
Bank for International Settlements, Basel, Switzerland conducts triennial central bank survey on foreign exchange and derivatives market activity. The last
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Investment banking and revenue pressures – ways to go
Setting: One of the purposes of any business is to make money. And banking is no exception to this cardinal
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Risks associated with investments
In any investment, an investor is exposed to several kinds of risks. The risks associated with investments are liquidity risk,
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Role of central counterparties and processing of OTC derivatives
This post makes an attempt to cover the role of central counter-parties and processing of OTC derivatives in four parts as under:
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Security Lending Business
Concept of Security lending Security is an asset or third party commitment accepted by the security taker to secure an
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Stress testing on banks
Stress testing is the topic of the day. This blog makes an attempt to demystify the topic stress testing. A
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What does the future hold for investment banking?
Basel Committee of Bank for International Settlements in its document on “Strengthening the resilience of the banking sector” has identified
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Differentiators in FX Business
The foreign exchange market is the largest and most liquid sector of the global financial system. Bank for International Settlements’
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An Overview of Structured Finance
What is structured finance? Structured Finance enables efficient refinancing and hedging profitable economic activity beyond the scope of conventional form
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