The week on Risk.net, February 8–14, 2020 Source: Risk feed

Relief for Emporiki sale bolstered CET1 capital ratio +40bp Source: Risk feed

Bank plans to slim trading operation to 10% of total RWAs Source: Risk feed

Many analysts have forecast that strong US Gulf Coast demand will help boost rail shipments of Canadian crude oil to records this year. But recent pricing dynamics and new regulations following the second derailment of a Canadian crude train in…

This winter, natural gas prices have been at their lowest levels in decades. On Monday, February 10, the near-month natural gas futures price at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) closed at $1.77 per million British thermal units (MMBtu). This…

JP Morgan and National Bank of Canada extend SOFR cross-currency trading into Canadian market Source: Risk feed

I was at E-World this week in Essen, Germany where I caught up with many colleagues and clients. With a storm passing through Europe early in the week, I was quite glad that I had decided to attend Wednesday and…

We are happy to announce the launch of the third run of our graduate programme. This programme started in 2018 aiming to offer an opportunity for graduates wanting to build careers in web development. Our trial started at our offices…

ESSEN, Germany (Reuters) – Munich Re is seeing growing demand for weather exposure protection from energy companies and their customers as they roll out more renewable energy installations, which are prone to fluctuations. Munich Re estimates the annual market at…

Delays prompt speculation that the new rules will only be known after the stress-test results in June Source: Risk feed

For top schools, some of the most important students are the ones that have already graduated Source: Risk feed

Op risk capital requirement the lowest for at least nine years Source: Risk feed

Swiss bank has risk density of 32% Source: Risk feed

Rotterdam, 13 February 2020 – Leading Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg bunker supplier Trefoil has mandated Inatech to overhaul its management systems in the face of new Customs rules that further complicate the region’s bunker business after IMO 2020. In the…

Bank targets excess capital over regulatory minimum of 100 basis points by year-end Source: Risk feed

Natural gas storage inventories decreased 115 Bcf for the week ending February 7, according to the EIA’s weekly report. This was more than the expected draw of 110 Bcf. Working gas storage inventories now sit at 2.494 Tcf, which is…

Named Best Partnership Accounting System and Best Client Accounting Solution BOSTON, MA, February 13, 2020 – FundCount, LLC, a worldwide provider of accounting and investment analysis software, announced today that it has won two prestigious industry awards: “Best Partnership… FundCount…

US dealers spearhead non-linear trading but patchy liquidity weighs on vol market ambitions Source: Risk feed

iProov, a leading provider of biometric authentication technology, today announces that its Verifier product is now available to organisations needing to verify customer identities in a host of new physical environments, including kiosks. iProov has revolutionised the process of remote…

The cash forecasting solution is available in the latest versions of ION Treasury’s award-winning ITS and Reval products LONDON (PRWEB) February 13, 2020 ION, the largest global provider of trading, analytics, and risk management solutions for capital markets, commodities, and…