Survey pinpoints risk in currency, hedge funds and commodities

Risks of hedge funds, currencies and commodities are preying much more heavily on the minds of bankers this year than before, claims a report by CSFI, an independent City of London think-tank. The survey, Banana Skins has run for 10 years and is based on responses from 440 banking industry players in 54 countries. Hedge funds, currencies and commodities all moved up more than nine places in the rankings of banking risks compared with the 2003 results.

Slip-ups to come: respondents to CSFI’s
annual bank risk survey ranked too much
regulation as their biggest worry but also
pointed to the dangers of banks’ exposure
to hedge funds



Risks of hedge funds, currencies and commodities are preying much more heavily on the minds of bankers this year than before, claims a report by CSFI, an independent City of London think-tank. The survey, Banana Skins has run for 10 years and is based on responses from 440 banking industry players in 54 countries.

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