...Mike Hammond The drive to eliminate losses leads to greater emphasis on risk‐control measures. Argues that risk management can be transformed through the use of behaviour‐based risk management techniques. reducing losses through minimising root cause behaviours; providing a process...

...Robert Walters © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> The investment management industry has had a difficult and somewhat interesting year in 2001/2002. A global economic slowdown coupled with increased volatility in financial markets and the continued emergence of hedge funds and boutique...

... on the particular individuals remaining within the organisation. The alternative is quantitative value management, which depends far more on independent number‐crunching and computer analysis. What are the factors involved? Clearly, the most significant is the cash stream going forward that the investor can...

...Robert Fiedler; Karl Brown; James Moloney Advanced software and hardware solutions are enabling institutions to progress from traditional asset liability management to earnings sensitivity and future market valuation across dynamically modelled balance sheets. By implementing pre‐defined management...

... for what. Second, there should be the opportunity not to take something and not to pay for it. Third, there should be a variety of sources of research. I think the suggestion contained in the Myners report that the cost of commissions should be borne directly by fund managers rather than passed...

...Jeff Neagle The field of financial services is one of the fastest changing sectors of the economy. The author argues that this and the changing motivation of people working in the financial services sector mean that a new approach is required to ensure that change both can be managed and can...

...Joe DiRollo States that, to build an asset and liability management (ALM) model is a large and crucial project giving the choice of self‐build or to purchase an established model. Gives pros and cons for both choices and says that it may depend on the individual bank as to which one is the best...

... Security Risk Management © MCB UP Limited 2000 OFFSHORE IT revolution versus boardroom evolution Most companies run websites from which they market and sell their products and services. But how many attach the right level of importance to managing the risks of websites? John Machin outlines...

...Chris Frost Examines outsourcing various functions such as internal audit and suggest caution should be the watchword. Proposes that certain businesses can be improved by outsourcing, in that they may support the overall business. Warns that outsourcing’s objective should be to free up management...