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Risk Management Publications

Risk Management

May '1222
New terms for a marriage of convenience

New terms for a marriage of convenience

Impact of Basel III on corporate banking relationship

While Basel III may restore the health of the financial markets and the banking industry in the long run, it will also have an impact on the real economy and business in the mean time. The economic impact of Basel III… read more


Apr '1205
Public sector: getting to grips with credit ratings is worth it

Public sector: getting to grips with credit ratings is worth it

Credit ratings are becoming more common in the public sector. A credit rating is a report on the financial health of a company or institution. However, directors and finance managers often regard the rating process as a bit of a mystery.… read more


Apr '1203
Foreign Exchange Management

Foreign Exchange Management

Small Companies – Big Risks?

Export companies are by definition focused on international markets. Despite the promise of increased revenues, exports inherently increase the exposure to currency and other financial markets. Recent events have clearly illustrated the huge impact of currency on price and, by extension,… read more


Mar '1230
Media, Communications & New Tech industry in the spotlight

Media, Communications & New Tech industry in the spotlight

Zanders advises and supports media businesses

The media landscape is changing faster than ever. The advancing digitalization means that companies must constantly consider their positions. Takeovers, fundraising and restructuring are the order of the day. Media, Communications & New Tech, a section in Zanders, specialized in supporting… read more


Feb '1207
Helping Hand

Helping Hand

Frank Hand - APG Asset Management

Frank Hand has been working in the financial world for more than 20 years. This risk specialist has been working for APG on behalf of Zanders Interim Services since October 2009 and has already worked on three fascinating risk-related projects.

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Jan '1225
The straddle a tool in volatile markets

The straddle a tool in volatile markets

Speculating on the rise – and fall – of security prices

Put and call options are quite well known among a large crowd. The ‘straddle’ however, is less familiar to the general public. It became famous after its (mis)use by Nick Leeson, which caused the bankruptcy of Barings Bank in 1995. In… read more


Jan '1219
Responsible fund investment

Responsible fund investment

starts with clever risk management

Fund investment carries specifi c risks for insurers and pension funds. Good fund investment therefore starts with intelligent risk management. Consultant Martijn de Groot shows how, with the help of benchmarks and fund mapping, you can clearly chart the risks involved… read more


Jan '1212
Zanders Risk Management Seminar 2011

Zanders Risk Management Seminar 2011

Navigation between market and regulations

About 200 participants attended Zanders’ Risk Management Seminar for fi nancial institutions on 28 November. This annual event took place in the old neoclassical church ‘De Duif’ (The Dove) on the Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam. “This was a suitable location, where… read more


Nov '1117

An overview of Hedge Accounting

Derivatives are often used to mitigate or offset risks (such as interest or currency risk) that arise from corporate activities. The standard accounting treatment for hedge instruments is that changes in fair value will have to be recorded in Profit and… read more


Nov '1117
Financial professionals 'get-up, get into it and get involved' at the AFP conference, Boston

Financial professionals 'get-up, get into it and get involved' at the AFP conference, Boston

This year’s Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) conference was held in the city of Boston, US, home to stars such as Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and famous for the Boston Tea Party. Aptly named ‘the Athens of America’, the conference… read more


Oct '1120
The illusion

The illusion

of control

The cult 1970s writer Douglas Adams managed to reduce the meaning of ‘Life, the Universe and Everything’ to the banality of a two-digit number (42, in case you’re wondering), leaving the characters in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy baffled to… read more


Oct '1114
Hedge accounting

Hedge accounting

The last episode of the IFRS 9 trilogy

The IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) released its long awaited Exposure Draft (ED) on Hedge Accounting in December 2010, being the last stage of the IFRS 9 trilogy reform program to replace IAS 39. The Board is still deliberating specific hedge… read more


Oct '1111
The Franc Zone

The Franc Zone

and its bigger, younger brother

The turbulent past of the Franc Zone’s members and the economic differences between them have not succeeded in breaking up the Franc Zone, a group of 14 central and west African countries using the two CFA franc currencies linked to the… read more


Sep '1105
EAGLE

EAGLE

Global Corporate Rating Model

The EAGLE global corporate rating model generates credit ratings for millions of corporates worldwide. The model can be used by both large corporates and banks for determining the risks related to their counterparties. EAGLE is built on the web-based credit platform… read more


Aug '1129
Market Profile: Weather Derivatives in Switzerland

Market Profile: Weather Derivatives in Switzerland

A qualitative analysis on prerequisites for an active market

As a result of climate change, the weather is becoming more relevant for a broad variety of companies in different industries. Companies depending on a certain weather resistance are confronted with unexpected consequences and risks due to increased weather fluctuations. Major… read more


Aug '1129

“A confirmation of our professionalism”

Zanders is granted a license by the Netherlands Authority For the Financial Markets

Zanders has received a license from the AFM for the provision of advice on financial instruments, including foreign operations. “I see the AFM license mainly as a confirmation of our professionalism,” says Zanders partner Bart-Jan Wittenberg.

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Aug '1125
Will Basel III force disintermediation?

Will Basel III force disintermediation?

Implications for high risk/high yield banking activities

The new capital requirements specified by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), also known as Basel III, have landed broadly. A great deal of attention has been focused on the implications of Basel III for the capital structure of banks. Various… read more


May '1123
Basel III: the price of a stable banking sector

Basel III: the price of a stable banking sector

Implications of banking regulation for banks and their corporate clients

The BIS’s new capital requirements for banks, also known as Basel III, draws the attention of various stakeholders. It’s not only the banks that are keen to take note of these additions to the Basel II Accord of June 2006, but… read more


Apr '1120
Model validation: pain or gain?

Model validation: pain or gain?

These days you no longer have to explain to people that mathematical models are used in the financial world. They are more than often pointed to when people try to find what started the crisis! As an econometrist and consultant on… read more


Mar '1107
How do you value a credit default swap?

How do you value a credit default swap?

Warren Buffet once called these products 'weapons of mass destruction', how do credit default swaps work?

Multi-billionaire Warren Buffet once called these products 'weapons of mass destruction', because he thought they were partly responsible for causing the credit crunch. Despite this remark, there is still a buoyant trade in credit default swaps. Here we discuss how they… read more

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Client Cases

Nationale-Nederlanden

tightens its grip on risks

financial institutions, risk management

Netherlands State Treasury Agency

Going the extra mile for the national treasurer

public sector, treasury management, financing, treasury, publieke sector