Technology
Derivatives house of the year: UBS
Risk Awards 2025: Mega-merger expected to add $1 billion to markets revenues, via 30 integration projects
SocGen makes Americas FX push with string of new hires
French bank eyes US and Latin American real money clients
FX options: rising activity puts post-trade in focus
A surge in electronic FX options trading is among the factors fuelling demand for efficiencies across the entire trade lifecycle
An AI-first approach to model risk management
Firms must define their AI risk appetite before trying to manage or model it, says Christophe Rougeaux
FRTB management solution of the year: Bloomberg
Amid the timeframes and requirements of FRTB, Bloomberg offers a solution for Apac banks preparing for implementation
Adapting to ever-evolving technology for trading and risk management
The challenges faced by financial institutions, and the innovative technologies and tools that are helping organisations stay ahead in the Apac financial market
An asset manager’s guide to choosing a managed services provider: seven key criteria in selecting a provider
Managing IT infrastructure can take valuable time away from your core business. For asset managers, keeping up with technology, security and compliance is a constant challenge. That is why many are turning to managed services providers
Technology vendor of the year: Murex
As a technology vendor, Murex places adaptability front and centre of everything it does, constantly enriching its MX.3 platform to ensure institutions can respond to new market opportunities as soon as they spot them
Dutch regulator in new push on algo manipulation
AFM teams up with Oxford Uni academics to develop data models that will identify “harmful” activity in automated trading
JPM eyes tokenised FX swaps on digital assets platform
New intraday currency swaps would cut settlement risk and bring capital benefits, architects say
Rough patch: CrowdStrike sparks an auto-update debate
Automating software updates helps keep hackers at bay but can introduce op risk; banks balance the two
Banks urged to keep regulators in the loop on AI plans for AML
Risk managers advocate five-year strategies and compliance teams’ ownership of the tech they use
Supervisors use generative AI to tame ‘chaotic’ data
Officials merge credit databases with unstructured reports to sharpen bank oversight, explains Banco de España ex-deputy
Managed services under the spotlight
A report focusing on the advantages and possible drawbacks of taking on managed services, and outlining LSEG’s managed services strategy
From chaos to clarity: the role of clean data in banks’ digital journeys
In a Risk Live Europe panel session sponsored by Numerix, experts explored the role that clean and accurate data plays in digital transformation. Here we examine the main themes arising from the discussion
People: Masters moves into FNZ, Two Sigma founders step back, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Risk Technology Awards 2024: AI hopes and holdups
Live AI use-cases are limited, as vendors warn on over-regulation
Dealer relief at delays to Refinitiv Matching’s tech migration
First phase of replatforming for Swiss spot pairs set to be pushed to mid-2025
Recent volatility highlights tech’s vital role in fixed income pricing
MarketAxess’ Julien Alexandre discusses how cutting-edge technology is transforming pricing and execution in the fixed income market amid periodic bouts of volatility
Tired of fat-finger blunders, G-Sibs turn to robots for help
Big banks speed up shift towards control automation and AI adoption to counter costly human errors, Benchmarking survey finds
CrowdStrike outage spurs rethink on ‘critical’ vendors
Some want US regulators to designate tech firms that pose risks to financial stability
Déjà vu for common domain model
Piecemeal progress on ambitious derivatives data standard raises questions over business case
For G-Sibs managing cyber outages, confidence makes the difference
IT disruption drops among top G-Sib concerns this year, as banks revamp models and retool risk indicators
Information security: mind the first-line gap
G-Sibs’ second-line cyber teams still growing, survey shows; others are overhauling KRIs and switching vendors