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Are CCPs Increasing Risks? Part I

The title of this post is the title of a debate being hosted Post-Trade Forum next month: Post Trade operational risk: Are Clearing Houses increasing risks? Gary Wright of B.I.S.S. Research has kindly asked me to give the key note. I'm also on a panel next week at the RISK Annual Summit on Collateral Trends for Corporates which will cover some of...

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Backlash of the Titans

If you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch. It’s one of those idioms that exalt the conspicuously massive, enticing us to celebrate the all-or-nothing spirit of those who dominate. But big isn’t as easy as it used to be. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the possibility that some of the big exchanges may have un...

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Gary Wright

Gary Wright Analyst at BISS Research

Who owns what in a CCP default

Clearing Houses are becoming even more important in the markets as regulatory and political change forces OTC into their systems and onto their balance sheets. Who knows if the balance sheets of Clearing Houses will be able to cope? We hope and expect that the regulators and the Treasury will make sure there is enough capital in place or at least ...

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7 Elements That Make a Perfect Decision Management Solution

As the value of the day to day decisions grow, the importance of Decision Management Solution deployment becomes undoubted. Organizations adopting Decision Management improve business results by supporting, automating and improving operational decisions. Understanding this a lot of vendors are coming to market with their brand-new solutions. How n...

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Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me

I Found Your Data on That Used Device You Sold

Over the past 15 years, the increasingly rapid evolution of technology has resulted in new computers or mobile phones becoming outdated in a matter of one or two years. Chances are, you’ve gone through no less than ten digital devices in the past decade, if not more. It has become standard practice to upgrade to a newer device and often sell, dona...

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Gary Wright

Gary Wright Analyst at BISS Research

Rating Collateral

One of the major problems in the stabilisation of securities markets is to find a recognised and standard mechanism to rate the quality of collateral. Clearing Houses have their own methods of assessing the quality of the collateral pledged by financial services firms but this has to be more transparent. With global markets intertwined it is imper...

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Gary Wright

Gary Wright Analyst at BISS Research

What happens when a Clearing House goes bust?

Today the chances that a Clearing House will default in the future have never been more likely. Political pressure and regulatory resolve is creating a risk concentrator within the clearing houses so that it’s not if a Clearing House goes bust but when. The introduction of OTC derivatives into clearing will be the trigger to a thermal time bomb in ...

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Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me

Underground Forums Selling Stolen Credit Cards

“Carders” are the people who buy, sell, and trade stolen credit card data online. This carding forum videoprovides an example of an online forum where stolen credit cards are bought and sold. Hackers rely on a variety of techniques to obtain credit card data. One such data theft technique is wardriving, in which criminals hack into wireless networ...

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UAE Banks Are Seeing Their Customers With New Eyes

About one out of seven UAE bank customers will recommend their bank to friends and family, reveals a Souqalmal.com survey. “Behavioral intelligence solutions assist banks in pro-actively approaching their clients, allowing to optimize product characteristics and explore up- and cross- sell possibilities. As a result, banks’ customers will be using ...

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Smartphone wars in the City

The release of RIM's Blackberry Playbook OS 2.0 last week fired a warning shot to Apple that the enterprise tablet war is wide open. Ironically, having dominated the smartphone market in the enterprise space, RIM is now defending the territory it once pioneered. Following last year's well publicised global blackout, RIM also has to work even harder...

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