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
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COOL TIMES in Risk Management Revisited
Some time back, I shared some thoughts on various risks faced by banks. For easy remembering and recall, I also
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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
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Packaged trades – The renewed focus
Packaged trades are very much in news these days. One of our readers wanted to know what these trades are
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LIBOR Revisited
Do you know? When LIBOR was born? Minos Zombanakis, born 88 years ago on a Greek island, remembers well the
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Next Level for Trade Repositories – Part II
QUANT MEASURES Size refers to the scale of activity (eg volumes) or positions (eg outstanding notional or mark-to-market amounts) in
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Financial Technology and Market Leadership
This write-up traces the financial markets, financial institutions and financial technology, the business benefits that can be reaped by financial institutions
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Equity index and Designing an Index
Equity indexes are weighted baskets of individual stocks. The Equity Index is a value that is proportional to the market
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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
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An analysis of sovereign risk
These days our governments are more in the business of business than governance. Naturally, when they approach markets for funds
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