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Solvency II
The European Union Solvency II Directive, often referred to simply as Solvency II, is a fundamental reform of the capital adequacy and risk management regime for European insurance companies. Its predecessor, Solvency I, was implemented in
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Analyst
Financial analysts may work for financial institutions as diverse as banks, insurance companies or investment firms. A financial analyst, otherwise known as an equity analyst, investment analyst, research analyst or securities analyst, examines
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Sarbanes Oxley / SOX Administrator
The Sarbanes Oxley Act, of 2002 – sometimes known as "SOX" – is legislation that was enacted in response to several high-profile, financial scandals, to protect the shareholders of companies,
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Compliance Manager
According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, compliance is "an act or process of complying with a demand or recommendation; observance of official requirements". The principal responsibilities of a compliance manager
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Compliance Officer
Industries such as financial services basically operate on trust, but that trust is supplemented by government regulations, which aims to preserve the financial well-being of consumers, as well as investors, and the economy, as a
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Audit Manager
Auditors, in general, help the senior management within an organisation to implement, and maintain, financial controls that are in keeping with current legislation – to detect, and prevent, fraud, for example – but they may
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SAS Analyst
SAS – with worldwide revenue of $2.15 billion in 2007 – is one of the largest software companies in the world, and a leader in the provision of analytical software solutions to business.
An SAS analyst, unlike an SAS
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Operational Risk Manager
Operational risk usually presents itself to banks, and other organisations, in the form of financial losses. These may be caused by deliberate fraud, or negligence – dealers exceeding their authority and establishing
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Derivatives Specialist
Derivatives are financial instruments, which protect banks, and other companies, from unexpected swings in the value of currencies, or commodities, by allowing traders to "hedge" their bets. There are derivatives of
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Credit Risk Analyst Jobs
Role Overview
Credit analysts (or credit risk analysts) undertake risk assessment analysis of various types of lending proposals from the straightforward to the very complex, which can be for amounts in excess of £50
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Risk Analyst
Risk Analysts are the backbone of any Risk department covering any of the 4 main core areas, Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Market Risk and Regulatory Risk.
Each area defines the purpose of each specialised role. An operational risk
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Risk Manager / Director
Risk assessment and management is essential to modern business. From board level down, it is necessary to calculate what risks are able to harm an organisation and how best to mitigate or eradicate those harmful factors in
