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Climate and capital: some outstanding issues

BankUnderground

There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Incorporating climate-related risks into the capital regime will require a reliable methodology to measure these risks. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. With the development of the term SOFR market, BSBY offers no perceived advantages over SOFR, Fed Funds, or Prime. No ISDA documents.

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Go Where No Operations Department Has Gone Before – Instant Settlement

Perficient

The front office is screaming down to the Settlement Office, “Operations, we need more capital!” Any operations team that has dealt with a stock loan trading desk can contest the inherent friction between providing more available securities to the desk and reliance on settlement cycles and market constraints.

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Virgin’s Richard Branson Raising Capital For Acquisition Opportunities Created By COVID-19

PYMNTS

The document does, however, offer some insight into the types of businesses the acquisition corporation will considering buying. It goes on to say, “We are equally well-positioned to capitalize on secular trends that have accelerated as a result of the pandemic.

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Credit administration department housekeeping: Practical steps for improvement

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 Credit analysts need training to understand the working capital cycle, look for hidden risks, and be aware of accounting changes. Customize documentation : Avoid a one-size-fits-all approach to documentation when it comes to the underwriting process.

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Defending the bank's capital levels

Abrigo

The Recession and its subsequent rate of bank failures underscore the need for banks of all sizes to invest in developing a capital plan. The Recession taught many institutions that whatever processes had been in place for managing capital were not sufficient. The result was insufficient capital. Forward-looking review 4.

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London B2B FinTechs Win Big As Market Preps For Disruption

PYMNTS

More than $30 million in venture capital stuck around the U.K., million in Series A investment funding led by Propel Venture Partners; Freestyle Capital, Compound, Upside Partnership and Transmedia Capital also participated. as well as to focus on innovation, sales, marketing and product development.

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