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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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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...
William Webster
Oct 1, 20243 min read
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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...
William Webster
Sep 24, 20245 min read
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Could you be redundant?
What could ai mean for people working in Treasury?
William Webster
Sep 17, 20247 min read
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Grog Bank
This is why establishing and enforcing proper policies that ban alcohol consumption during working hours is crucial.
William Webster
Sep 10, 20244 min read
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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.
William Webster
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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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...
William Webster
Aug 27, 20244 min read
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Is it Hedged?
Hedging means different things to different people. For example, a bank manages its interest rate risk by converting everything to a...
William Webster
Aug 20, 20243 min read
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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...
William Webster
Aug 13, 20243 min read
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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...
William Webster
Aug 6, 20245 min read
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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...
William Webster
Jul 30, 20243 min read
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The Next New Thing
Doing new things and launching new products is always exciting; however, from my experience, these innovative ideas often lead to...
William Webster
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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