Corporate governance

System-ready for Sarbanes-Oxley

Energy companies are not alone in having to review their operations to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Energy software suppliers, too, are looking at their systems, although most are confident they are already well prepared, finds Clive Davidson

Mutual fund proposals may spur tech uptake

NEW YORK – Mutual funds may have to make more technology implementations if legislation introduced by the US House of Representatives' financial services committee becomes law. The bill, proposed last month, is intended to improve mutual funds'…

IASB oprisk project shifted to new working group

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the global accounting rules organisation based in London, released information on proposed changes to its risk disclosure standards in International Accounting Standard 32 (IAS 32) in December, after…

Exposing exposures: how far will it go?

The Enron debacle has spurred investors and creditors to press for greater disclosure of corporate risk and hedging strategies. Companies are beginning to respond. How far will it go?

Credit risk reporting: Managing the exposure challenge

Mass financial shocks – including Enron and Argentina – are forcing banks to disclose more information, faster, about their credit exposures to satisfy skittish investors. How are banks' technology infrastructures coping with this challenge?

Op risk modelling evolves

Operational risk is devilishly difficult to model, but dealers and software vendors are making headway. Automated op risk reporting, profiling and sophisticated operational value-at-risk (VAR) modelling are finally beginning to catch-on in banks.

The case of the missing controls?

The Basel regulators' proposals for operational risk aren't as risk-sensitive as the committee seems to think, says Tony Blunden. He argues the supervisors should pay more attention to recent developments in corporate governance.

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