Capital markets
Crash risk exposure, diversification and cost of equity capital: evidence from a natural experiment in China
Based on a broad sample of Chinese listed firms for the period 2001–10, this study investigates the effect of stock price crash risk exposure on the cost of equity capital and uses the split share structure reform as an exogenous shock to test whether…
Harnessing AI to achieve Libor transition
Chris Dias, principal at KPMG, explains how the vast increase in accuracy that artificial intelligence (AI) offers when dealing with large volumes of complex agreements is crucial to exploring the market opportunities and mitigating the risks of the…
RMB house of the year: Deutsche Bank
Asia Risk Awards 2019
Risk Technology Awards 2019: Making machines more helpful
Machine learning can be too efficient; now, vendors are looking for ways to make it more accurate. Clive Davidson looks at the stories behind this year’s Risk Technology Awards
Risk premia strategies – Lessons learned for the future
After a difficult 2018, investors are increasingly wary of risk premia, concerned that factors leading to underperformance might be a recurring problem. Imene Moussa, executive director at UBS, clarifies this issue
Libor will not transition quietly – What you need to know now
Liang Wu, vice-president of financial engineering and head of CrossAsset product management at Numerix, discusses the scope of the transition from Libor to alternative reference rates – also known as risk-free rates (RFRs), including their…
Yield curve fitting with artificial intelligence: a comparison of standard fitting methods with artificial intelligence algorithms
In this paper, the author expands standard yield curve fitting techniques to artificial intelligence methods.
BNY Mellon’s markets head jumps to Royal Bank of Canada
Michelle Neal will join the Canadian firm in June as head of US Ficc
Banks use machine learning to ‘augment’ corporate sales
Big banks are embarking on massive projects to tie up machine learning and big data to sell better to clients
Collateral management in an uncertain world
As margin reform spreads its net across the over-the-counter derivatives world, capital markets firms will need to manage an increasing volume of collateral amid changing regulation and uncertain market conditions. This white paper assesses the scale of…
Fundamentals fuelling smart beta in China
As Chinese equity markets mature and become increasingly driven by fundamentals, the time is right for international investors to invest in smart beta strategies, say Vincent Yam, head of trading, and Weiwei Wang, senior derivatives trader at Guotai…
Growing an institutional footprint in Asia’s ETF market
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) explores the burgeoning impact of institutional investors in Asia’s exchange‑traded funds (ETFs) market – which is demonstrating the potential to establish itself as a global force – with a focus on the rapid…
Keeping up with cloud adoption
Risk.net convened a webinar in collaboration with Murex to explore how, as more financial institutions move to the cloud, they can get the most out of their technology investments
Asia moves: Citi expands Treadwell’s role, Credit Suisse makes Australian appointments, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
A communicative approach to innovative business growth
James Rausch, head of Canadian client coverage and global head of banks, brokers and exchanges at RBC Investor & Treasury Services, discusses how the organisation works alongside clients, leveraging resources and expertise from its other businesses and…
Market Technology Awards 2018: New problems, new solutions
Vendors embrace cloud, alternative languages and agile approaches
People moves: Deutsche Börse appoints UniCredit banker as new CEO
New fixed-income head at Mizuho; trueEX hires CTO; Deutsche fills ETF role; and more