South Africa
Nine jurisdictions yet to finalise Basel III rules
Turkey and South Africa worst laggards, with no final drafts published
The JSE’s leading role in sustainability disclosures
The global landscape for sustainability standards and frameworks is evolving so rapidly that stock exchanges are becoming vital partners in helping companies navigate the complexities around disclosures on environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
China, Turkey lead regulatory laggards on Basel III framework
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Japan and Korea made no progress at all since May 2020
FX traders pull back to vanilla strategies for emerging markets
Spreads tighten on many currency pairs but liquidity still patchy
Top 10 operational risk losses of 2019
Fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion, subprime (still) and rogue trading – and Citi crops up twice. Data by ORX News
Market participants question South African rate reform
Risk South Africa: Some urge caution as South Africa moves to reform Jibar
Credit data: a new PD story for Brazil and Mexico?
One has been sliding, the other stable, but the stage appears to be set for a break from those trends
Birchall to head LCH Asia, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
BlackRock, risk models and regulatory relief
The week on Risk.net, October 20–26, 2018
Key South African rate ‘bears no relation’ to market
Jibar based on product that rarely traded during two-year period, says central bank official
FRTB could ‘kill’ local markets – South African banks
Dealers urge South African Reserve Bank to depart from Basel standards on NMRFs
Global fragmentation looms in FRTB data pooling stand-off
Smaller banks unwilling to hand over localised trade information to data utilities
Credit data: a tough year for South African financials
Default risk rose steadily for 36 firms during Zuma’s final months of rule, writes Credit Benchmark’s David Carruthers
Singapore to miss out on first wave of Mifid equivalence
New Esma guidance could still allow EU firms to trade Singapore stocks
Downgrade fears push South Africa banks to join CCPs
FirstRand, Barclays Africa and Standard Bank eye direct LCH membership
South Africa structured product boom raises concerns
Issuance gallops ahead amid higher rates and weak rand, but some are wary
South African banks may pool quants to tackle FRTB
Senior trader fears banks don't have quant resources to meet FRTB deadline
Emerging markets dealer of the year: Standard Bank
South African dealer reaping rewards of local market knowledge and international reach
JSE swap futures off to a slow start
Dealers struggling with CVA pricing and internal approvals
Risk South Africa Rankings 2015: The results
Falling rand and concerns over US rates contribute to difficult year for banks