William Webster
Safe Haven or Risk Trap?
The upcoming budget serves as a timely reminder for investors managing gilt portfolios to reassess their strategy.
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William Webster
2 days ago2 min
Cross-checking
Whether you’re looking at interest rate risk, credit exposures, or market volatility, using multiple trustworthy measures provides greater c
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William Webster
4 days ago2 min
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,...
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William Webster
Oct 13 min
On the Limit
At the front of any information pack that explains what's going on in treasury and risk, you often see a long list of limits. These are...
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William Webster
Sep 245 min
AI and Treasury - Are We There Yet?
Work in Treasury revolves around communication, with reading, writing, discussion, and analysis serving as the primary tools. Information...
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William Webster
Sep 177 min
Could you be redundant?
What could ai mean for people working in Treasury?
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William Webster
Sep 33 min
Leave is Good for Business too
Less widely discussed, but valuable for employers, leave of absence is an effective way to uncover wrongdoing within the organisation.
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William Webster
Aug 274 min
Trial and Error
One thing I’ve learnt about AI is that it can be very helpful, yet it sometimes falls short of the task at hand. This became clear during...
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William Webster
Aug 203 min
Is it Hedged?
Hedging means different things to different people. For example, a bank manages its interest rate risk by converting everything to a...
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William Webster
Aug 133 min
Think Like a Bank (even if you aren't one)
I never thought I would be writing this, but the regulation that banks now face as a result of the financial crisis in 2008 has given...
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William Webster
Aug 65 min
Dealing with Banks
I've written this article for smaller banks, building societies, and corporates. It’s a topic I haven’t explored before, but it warrants...
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William Webster
Jul 303 min
Cutting It Out
Many years ago, when I was trading swaps, we received some unusual enquiries from a certain type of bank. This led to many swap...
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