India’s RBI issues liquidity management guidelines
by Graham Buck
The country’s central bank is proposing new rules for non-banking finance companies to help them deal with severe liquidity problems.
Financial Risk Management
Background
Financial risk is made of three basic types: market risk - FX risk, interest risk and commodity risk; counter-party risk - credit and partner risk; and liquidity risk - risk that the company will not…
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by Graham Buck
The newly-launched initiative by the Spanish bank aims to raise awareness and educate employees and their families.
JCRA launches online financial risk management portal
by Graham Buck
Ada, named after 19th century British computer pioneer Ada Lovelace, is for finance directors, portfolio managers and accounting teams.
Shadow banking ‘increasing systemic risk’
by Graham Buck
Progress made since the financial crisis in improving banks’ credit profiles could be undermined by its growth, warns Fitch Ratings.
Crisis management: is your plan good enough?
by Jack Large
How are you going to cope with a major fraud or a huge dealing mistake?
China begins trading of defaulted corporate bonds
by Graham Buck
The first completed transactions could see the development of a future junk bond market in the country.
Chinese corporate defaults on an upward curve
by Graham Buck
This year will be by far the biggest for defaults in China’s $13 trillion bond market, predicts Bloomberg.
Thailand moves closer to central bank digital currency
by Graham Buck
The Bank of Thailand’s project prototype is being finalised by the R3 blockchain consortium and Wipro.
Federal Reserve warns on record US corporate debt
by Graham Buck
Leveraged loans grew by 20% in 2018 to reach $1.1 trillion and those going to riskier borrowers exceed previous peaks in 2007 and 2014.
Brazil moves a step closer to open banking
by Graham Buck
The Central Bank of Brazil has issued regulations which would see the country’s top 12 banks open up customer data to third parties.
HighRadius debuts AI-based cash forecasting tool
by Graham Buck
The artificial intelligence-based cash forecasting cloud solutions deploys AI in various areas of corporate finance.
MAS, Bank of Canada blockchain trial promises cross-border payment gains
by Graham Buck
The successful experiment by the two central banks could make cross-border payments faster and more efficient.
Are you prepared for the global top 10 risks? Let alone climate change?
by Jack Large
AON Group 2019 survey: unprecedented level of change, yet risk readiness has fallen AND climate change IS ONLY RANKED 31st
IBM, Thomson Reuters advance regtech partnership
by Graham Buck
The two companies are pooling resources in developing their governance, risk and compliance capabilities, using artificial intelligence
Standard Bank acquires custody and derivatives business
by Graham Buck
Africa’s largest bank by assets is taking over the portfolio from Legae Peresec, South Africa’s largest securities trading firm.
Citi harness AI for trade finance compliance
by Graham Buck
The group is working with EY and SAS to develop a risk analytics scoring engine based on artificial intelligence.
Partnership promises world’s first digital trade database
by Graham Buck
Coriolis Technologies and the Global Trade Professionals Alliance will focus initially on developing data for the Asia Pacific region.
Equifax buys PayNet, pledges innovative solutions for SMEs
by Graham Buck
The US data analytics and tech company says the deal should produce better access to capital for small to medium-sized businesses.
Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank abandon merger talks
by Graham Buck
After nearly six weeks of negotiations, Germany’s two biggest banks decided the risks and costs of a union were excessive.
Samsung ‘developing own blockchain network’
by Graham Buck
The South Korean electronics group is reportedly working on several projects based around the new technology.
‘Blockchain bandit’ exploits weak private keys
by Graham Buck
A security test of the cryptocurrency Ethereum has exposed technology flaws that enabled a thief to access accounts.
Citi adds biometric authentication for Apac business clients
by Graham Buck
The bank’s institutional clients in China, India, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam can access the new facility.
Cyber attackers turn attention to smaller businesses
by Graham Buck
Big businesses are still the favourite target, but hackers are increasingly vulnerable warns insurer Hiscox.
Amazon ‘calls time on China retail operations’
by Graham Buck
The US e-commerce giant is reported to have admitted defeat in its contest against local rivals such as Alibaba and JD.com.