Counterparty risk is the chance that the other party in a financial transaction may not meet their obligations. It can occur in loans, derivatives and trading contracts with banks, insurers, or other ...

In finance, trust between parties is crucial-but it's also fragile. Every time money or assets change hands, both sides take a risk: what if the other party fails to deliver? That's called ...

The corporate bond market continued to feel heavy last week as credit spreads leaked wider in the investment-grade market and were crushed in the high-yield market. The new issue market remained ...

Bitcoin offers corporations the rare ability to hold pure capital—an asset with no issuer, no counterparty, and no reliance on financial intermediaries. However, these benefits are fully realized only ...

On November 20, 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued a press release following its meeting in Basel. The committee reaffirmed its commitment to fully implement Basel III and ...

Almost two-thirds of asset managers at buy-side firms in the US believe the continuing credit crisis is having a big impact on the trading of over-the-counter derivatives, according to research and ...

I never fully subscribed to the view that every day is different in FX. Back in my time, many were tediously the same. The routine was: arrive, make your budget by 7:30, put your feet up, get told off ...

Acuiti’s latest report found that nearly 50% of surveyed participants were concerned with counterparty risk, compared to 31% for operational risk, 13% for liquidity risk and only 6% for market risk.

Sibos attendees will discuss the implications of a vast array of regulations—including AIFMD, Dodd Frank, EMIR, UCITS, MiFID, FATCA, FTT. Dodd-Frank and Basel III—particularly during the new ...