Financial crisis
Prosecutions of senior executives ‘unlikely’ after crisis
Managers could argue they faced difficult market conditions, industry expert says
OpRisk North America: Banking industry failed to tackle parallel runs, says regulator
Failure is a "black eye" for US financial sector, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond unit head
FSA director blasts BoE for failings in lead-up to financial crisis
Staff at the Bank of England were ill-equipped to deal with the crisis because they weren't working together, UK regulator tells convention
High-frequency trading improves market quality, study finds
Study disproves commonly held negative perceptions of HFT
Physics versus finance: Science strikes back
Science strikes back
Systemic risk methodology continues to worry insurers
Punitive reform
Out of the ashes: Portigon’s rise from WestLB
Out of the ashes
Iceland still investigating over 70 crisis cases
Most of the cases linked to the 2008 crisis have not reached court yet, says Iceland’s special prosecutor.
Risk 25 firms of the future: Basel Committee
Implementing rules and filling in gaps
Risk 25: No more heroes in quantitative finance?
Scientific theories are supposed to be smooth processes, with progress building on progress. But sometimes a theory gets such a shock that it needs to be completely rethought – and quantitative finance is in the middle of such an upheaval
Don't blame the quants, says Merton
Quantitative models were unfairly criticised in the aftermath of the financial crisis, says legendary quant and co-creator of the Black-Scholes equation, but there’s plenty for quants to work on in the current environment
Sponsored forum: Luxembourg
Luxembourg ahead of the game on Ucits IV
Recovery and resolution diverting attention from real risks, expert warns
RRPs are distracting risk professionals, one legal expert says
Sponsored statement: Vanguard
The certainty of uncertainty: When not to jump
Sponsored statement: Goldman Sachs
Wrong-way CVA done right
Whistleblowers given more incentive in US than UK
When the whistle blows
Sigtarp appoints special inspector general
Christy Romero appointed after approval from President and Senate
Renewable energy projects seek investment alternatives
Funding alternatives
Basel III commitment in question, says ex-committee member
The ongoing crisis in Europe is casting doubt over Basel III framework, says a former Basel Committee member
Mitigating op risks for CCPs post-crisis
To the rescue
Derivatives blamed for Goldman Sachs' 'toxic' culture
Resignation letter links derivatives trade to moral collapse at bank
Central clearing - challenges and progress: part 2
Diana Chan, chief executive of EuroCCP, talks to Jessica Meek on interoperability in cash equities and OTC derivatives
Central clearing - challenges and progress: Part 1
EuroCCP's Diana Chan talks to Jessica Meek on the issues facing the clearing industry