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A Question of Trust
If you can't trust the people that you are working with, then you don't have a team.
William Webster
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Rethinking Treasury Policy
When I was trading, policy wasn’t a priority. This attitude wasn't just mine; it was common throughout the bank. The entire organisation...
William Webster
Nov 12, 20242 min read
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Unforced Errors
Unforced errors in banking, trading and risk can be captured by two questions
William Webster
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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Rethinking Risk
I've been helping a company that wants to implement Value at Risk, (VaR). During this process, I've found myself reassessing how I think...
William Webster
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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The Rate of Change
Tools like GPT-4 have gone from being a curiosity to part of the toolkit in less than two years.
William Webster
Oct 22, 20249 min read
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Headlines Don't Matter
There's little benefit in trying to anticipate economic events or news to enter into transactions at more favourable rates, no matter how te
William Webster
Oct 15, 20244 min read
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Safe Haven or Risk Trap?
The upcoming budget serves as a timely reminder for investors managing gilt portfolios to reassess their strategy.
William Webster
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Cross-checking
Whether you’re looking at interest rate risk, credit exposures, or market volatility, using multiple trustworthy measures provides greater c
William Webster
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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The Right Type of Risk
While reducing risk is often helpful, trying to remove it completely can be damaging. If banks matched all their positions perfectly,...
William Webster
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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