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The Front Office, Middle Office, and Back Office: How Banks Organize Their Dungeons

Brian DeChesare

Middle Office: In these roles, you “support” the front office with tasks such as managing the market risk on trades, managing liquidity for the bank’s operations (treasury), and determining the credit risk of counterparties in trades. Examples include strategy , corporate development , and economist roles at banks.

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Skadden Discusses the Impact of Banking System Turmoil

Reynolds Holding

The runs on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank in March 2023 created a “very high” risk of contagion in the U.S. banking system, according to Treasury Department officials.

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SEC Issues Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026

Reynolds Holding

Transaction costs have come down, and efficiency and fairness have increased in many markets. However, increased use of, and reliance on, technology has introduced new risks and, in some cases, amplified better-known market risks. Similarly, markets are more interconnected and interdependent than ever.

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Discounted-Cash-Flow-Analysis: Your Complete Guide with Examples

Valutico

Rf = Risk-free Rate. Rm – Rf) = Equity Market Risk Premium. Risk free rate (can use 10y Treasury). Market Return. The details of how the CAPM works is beyond the scope of this article but in short, the formula is as follows: Ce = Rf + B x (Rm – Rf) + Cp. Ce = Cost of Equity. B = Beta. (Rm

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How to Regulate FinTech, Crypto Assets, DeFi, and Other Financial Innovations

Reynolds Holding

The anonymity of decentralized finance (“DeFi”) can obscure the identity of counterparties, thereby preventing them from resolving disagreements and increasing counterparty risk. Treasury believes that DeFi can even threaten national security by enabling the financing of rogue states and other bad actors.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses the Implications for Financial Institutions of Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

Reynolds Holding

6] See Sullivan & Cromwell, Financial Stability Oversight Council Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk (Nov. 7] CFTC, Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee, Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. 2] SEC, Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change (Feb.

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