6 October 2015

OCTOBER 6, 2015   Following the financial crisis, the role of central clearing platforms (CCPs) has significantly evolved. The 2010 Dodd-Franck law and the Volker rule have increased the number of financial operations that have to be cleared by CCPs. With these changes, regulators have also added margin requirement constraints to CCPs to decrease default… View Article

29 September 2015

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015   TORONTO – The Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Carmen Rossiter to the role of Managing Director, Education. In this role, Ms. Rossiter will provide leadership and strategic direction to identify emerging needs in risk knowledge and further develop GRI’s educational programs for member… View Article

24 September 2015

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015   Nobel Prize winner Robert Engle is confirmed as the opening keynote speaker at GRI’s Annual Conference which takes place in Toronto on November 10. Professor Engle, the Michael Armellino Professor of Management and Financial Services at New York University Stern School of Business, is an authority in the analysis of financial… View Article

22 September 2015

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015   University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management launches new Master of Financial Risk Management Program TORONTO – The Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI) today announced that it will support student scholarships and co-curricular activities for a new Master of Financial Risk Management (MFRM) program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman… View Article

22 September 2015

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015   GRI today announced that it will support student scholarships and co-curricular activities for the new Master of Financial Risk Management (MFRM) program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. This support demonstrates our commitment to ensuring a future pipeline of talented risk management professionals. The MFRM program is an… View Article

8 September 2015

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015   Many small and medium-sized enterprise clients of commercial banks are seeking to grow their businesses by trading internationally – particularly in the oil and gas sector. However, this means firms are engaging in markets with higher risk profiles outside of North America and Western Europe. To explore these issues, Ms. Sara… View Article