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17.08.2022 / 08:30
Nick Leeson: "The Rogue Trader"
A single trader bringing down one of Britain’s oldest and most respected banks, that's the story which we present you today in our series of “Financial Market Related Losses - Explained!”.
26.07.2022 / 08:08
Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM)
Hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) had all the ingredients to be the star of Wall Street: one of the most successful traders like John Meriwether, famous Nobel Prize winners - Myron Scholes and Robert Merton, and significant initial capital.
14.07.2022 / 08:22
Rettungsinseln der Energiemärkte: Moderne Handels- und Risikomanagementsysteme
Vor Kurzem wurde einer unser Geschäftsführer Markus Rieß von dem deutschen Wirtschaftsmagazin „Themen Magazin“ interviewt, wie die momentane Preisrallye und die hohe Volatilität and den Großhandelsmärkten für Strom und Gas schlagartig die alten Routinen ändert, wobei viele Firmen nicht optimal auf diese Veränderungen vorbereitet sind. Die Rettung: Moderne Handels- und Risikomanagementsysteme.
12.07.2022 / 08:00
Bernie Madoff - Ponzi-Scheme
One of the most well-known and large-scale frauds of this kind is the famous “Bernie scheme” named after Bernie Madoff. Starting in the 70s he gained a foothold in elite societies and built up a major network to become a prominent businessman.
04.07.2022 / 09:00
Jérôme Kerviel at SocGen: Fake it till you make it!
Jérôme Kerviel is one of the biggest “rogue traders” in history. Like many other rogue traders, Kerviel could have been the weakest link that brought down an entire bank. However, his actions were only possible due to a lax enforcement of controls.
28.06.2022 / 10:30
Thank you for meeting with us at E-world 2022!
After almost 30 months passed, we were pretty excited to finally be back at the energy industry's biggest event, E-world 2022 in Essen. We have to say that after such a long break, we were really longing to be back out there with our customers, partners, newcomers and industry greats and get their take on the current state of affairs in the energy industry.
13.06.2022 / 08:45
Dringend: Automatisierung im Energiehandel
The current political scenario in Europe transformed the energy transition into an irreversible process. One-sided dependency entails high risks, thus energy suppliers and companies with high energy consumption should reposition themselves.
07.04.2022 / 09:25
Transaktionen Aus Der Wolke // Transactions From The Cloud
How can a modern energy trading organisation offer powerful, flexible and scalable applications and services for internal and external clients while at the same time reduce efforts for future updates and technology advances? Read the article published in the second issue of the @zfk magazine about how @EWE Trading with the help of @FORRS has implemented a cloud-based platform solution covering all physical short- and long-term power markets, natural gas and offering services to clients along the entire value chain, from operational planning to billing.
23.03.2022 / 09:00
Lot Accounting – Hier schmerzt es besonders
Die Abwägung zwischen der Einführung von Lot Accounting für das neue Wertminderungsmodell unter IFRS 9, oder der Beibehaltung einer Durchschnittsmethode bei der Berechnung des realisierten GuV ist nicht einfach. Eine wichtige Rolle bei dieser Entscheidung spielen die Randbedingungen, die der Investmentprozess erfüllen muss, welche Bestandsabstimmungen einmalig und regelmäßig durchzuführen sind und für welches Verbrauchsfolgeverfahren man sich entscheidet. Die folgenden Überlegungen zeigen mit welchen Implikationen bei der Umsetzung zu rechnen ist.
14.03.2022 / 08:45
BSBY – Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index
As of 2022 most LIBORs are not being published anymore. This holds for EUR-, GBP-, CHF- and JPY-LIBORs as well as the 1-week- and the 2-month-USD-LIBORs. Remaining USD LIBOR tenors will retire by June 2023. Lots of contracts are now linked to so called risk-free rates which still suffer from disadvantages in comparison to their predecessors.
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