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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On Friday the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a timely report on the risk and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector, identifying non-performing loans (NPLs) as a key challenge.
by Kylene Casanova
Proposals under MiFID II to strengthen the regulation of commodities markets, curb price speculation and regulate companies in these markets have been announced by the Commission.
by Kylene Casanova
More than two-fifths of treasury and finance professionals are concerned that their risk management performance is mediocre or poor, according to a study by Fidelity Information Services.
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Banks facing array of challenges including risk perception following financial crisis, borrowing costs, investor scepticism and falling share prices.
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Much is being written and said about how a Trump presidency will affect the US and global economy. Here is a little overview of recent views being aired in the financial media.
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Research suggests that distributed ledger technology could pose some serious risks and threats to personal data privacy and could be vulnerable to denial of service or other cyber attacks.
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Forbes reports on IBM's progress in harnessing distributed ledger technology (DLT) to enable companies to communicate safely and immediately to resolve trade disputes.
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A survey has shown that the top systemic threat to the global financial system is cyber risk, while the outcome of today's presidential election in the US came second.
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Climate risk is increasingly being considered as a key area of financial risk management and reporting for companies. Is this approach simply perpetuating the problem?
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The European Commission has announced it will set up a high level expert group on sustainable finance, as part of its Capital Markets Union strategy.
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A report on bank risk management looks at the transformation in the banking sector eight years after the 2008 financial crisis, which saw the demise of several banks and the bailout of others.
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These risks are all an unknown quantity. So if we can't measure them, how can treasurers react and prepare? An 11-person panel at EuroFinance's International Treasury conference discussed how.
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European markets could make more use of trading halts if there is significant price movement in a related market, following a public consultation announced by ESMA.
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New rules set out the levels and types of collateral that OTC derivatives counterparties must exchange bilaterally if the transaction is not cleared through a central clearing counterparty (CCP).
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Counterparty risk is a top concern for treasurers and one major problem is concentrated exposure to a small number of businesses.
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Two recent news stories suggest that treasury professionals should be seriously considering the impact of climate change risks – and incorporating these risks into their financial risk framework.
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Financial markets have recovered quickly from the shock of the Brexit vote, partly due to actions by central banks, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
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A report has highlighted three key risks in the EU financial system, which are related to the 2007 financial crisis. However, Brexit is a more immediate risk, says the report.
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Research by the SWIFT Institute has found that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin are unlikely to 'crowd out' fiat currencies.
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Japan puts its seniors to work, why don’t corporate treasury departments do too? New ways of thinking are needed…….
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China has taken another step towards opening a credit default swap (CDS) market, the Financial Times reports this morning. The hedging tools would protect investors in case of a credit default.
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Overall, CFOs are more bullish about their own companies' prospects in the coming year but there is a huge amount of caution regarding Europe and China, as well as US equity markets.
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The European Commission has launched a consultation on the EU's macro-prudential framework, with the aim of aligning regulations and improving levels of systemic financial risk.
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The importance of operational resilience in the financial industry has never been greater, according to a white paper, published by Finextra in association with IBM.
