Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)
Banks 'starting to panic' over Fatca
Banks outside the US face operational challenges and increased costs under new tax regulations
Risk Australia Rankings 2011: Internationally connected
High interest rates, a strong currency, and rapid increases in volatility amid turmoil in European and US debt markets have resulted in another challenging year for the derivatives dealers and brokers in Australia. During a period that saw foreign banks…
Mobile delivery raises new compliance and regulatory questions
The mobile revolution
OpRisk Asia: reputation is a different breed of risk, panel says
Reputational risk can be managed but not modelled, speakers say
Commonwealth Bank of Australia increases Asian rates trading in Singapore
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is expanding the depth of its Asian interest rates market coverage by hiring new staff in Singapore. The bank is also looking into moving some of its commodities traders to the Lion City
CBA’s Alden Toevs on enterprise risk management
A balancing act
OpRisk North America: ‘Nasty’ new regulation threatens foreign banks in the US
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act expected to impact on the systems and operations both of US and foreign firms
Tapping Australia's economic performance
On top down under
LM Investment offers access to the Australian economy
LM Investment offers access to the Australian economy
Product suitability top concern for Asia op risk managers
A suitable ploy
Banks take early steps to computer clouds
Cloud control
Risk Australia: Banks move to more liquid assets
More government bonds and changes to Treasury policy to make funding more secure
Risk Australia Rankings 2010: Tough at the top
The eurozone debt crisis and still-nervy stocks haven’t been enough to depress Australian derivatives markets, and competition has intensified over the last 12 months. Last year’s top two banks retain their hold – but they have a host of other dealers…
Risk Australia Rankings 2009: The debt dividend
Following a major sell-off in the second half of last year, the antipodean financial markets are seeing significant inflows of foreign capital in 2009 due to the resilience of the Australian economy. Dealers are also profiting from derivatives activity…
Commonwealth Bank CIO forgoes pay after online outage
IT executives at CBA have taken a pay cut after a website blackout in June
A clear example
Op risk in Australia
A long road ahead
Basel II
CBA of Mifid finds compliance costs will be ‘substantial’
Industry has been calling for a CBA of Mifid since the FSAP was introduced. A study that the FSA will use in its full CBA has been released – showing industry fears of high costs.
Australia and Singapore lead Basel II implementation in Asia
Australia and Singapore’s banks are leading the Asia-Pacific region when it comes to the implementation of Basel II, according to a report released this week by Standard and Poor’s. But even banks operating in these countries face considerable challenges…
NAB hires group risk chief
National Australia Bank (NAB) has appointed a new group chief risk officer as part of an ongoing drive to improve the company’s risk management practices.
Australia a hotbed for CLN issuance
Credit-linked notes (CLN) issuance has soared in Australia this year, with the volume of rated notes exceeding A$1.2 billion ($881.3 million) year-to-date, compared with A$240 million in 2002, according to Mei Lee Da Silva, credit analyst in Standard and…
Countdown to Basel II
With Basel II set for implementation in three years' time, some banks in the Asia Pacific region are working hard to align their operational risk systems with the requirements outlined in the new Accord.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia issues five series of Shield CLNs
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is issuing five series of credit-linked notes (CLNs), maturing on September 4, 2006 and referenced on a portfolio of 100 equally weighted investment-grade credits.