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Spotlight on climate risk – Discovering effective processes and models to account for the growing risk of climate change
At Risk USA in Novmeber 2020, a panel of risk managers discussed how financial firms are addressing risks related to climate change
AML 2.0 – The new wave of borderless, perpetual compliance
This webinar explores the new vision for anti-money laundering and know-your-customer compliance – a digital, integrated approach to seamlessly manage risk and mitigation by focusing on continuous, holistic reviews of customer activity, regardless of…
Stress-testing – Special report 2020
This special report explores the future of stress-testing in the post-Covid-19 era, how firms are tackling the operational and technological challenges involved and how they can maximise value from the strategic insight afforded by the process
How to successfully mitigate fraud – AI in Action
Fraud is evolving, with influences spanning technical sophistication through to turmoil and crisis. Most recently, the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown an additional spanner in the works. As the drivers behind these activities are becoming more varied, the…
Achieving a holistic view of risk in times of crisis
What happens when risks become too global in scope and increasingly uncertain for a business to manage? Jeroen van Doorsselaere, senior director – finance, risk and regulatory reporting value propositions at Wolters Kluwer, explores the key steps to…
Ready for the unique product identifier (UPI) in two years?
Emma Kalliomaki, managing director of the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), explores UPIs for OTC derivatives, how and when they will be introduced, and the responsibilities of the DSB as designated service provider for a future UPI system
Risk Technology Awards 2020: Managed support services provider of the year – Exactpro Systems
Co-founder and chief executive of Exactpro Systems, Alexey Zverev, discusses the challenges of maintaining client systems in the current environment, the launch of its new open source microservices-based test automation platform, th2, and how machine…
Managing commodity risk in turbulent times
Faced with today’s razor-thin margins, firms must be able to monitor all risks holistically, in real time and to hedge effectively. This brings technological challenges, and many firms are now grappling with issues such as getting the right datasets,…
Fair valuations – Change for good?
The regulatory framework governing fair valuation practices in the US hasn’t undergone any substantial change for the best part of a decade. Now, thanks to a recently proposed rule by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that is all about to…
Four key questions financial institutions should be asking their technology partners
Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
Guiding Asean through Covid‑19 challenges
Chu Kok Wei, group head, treasury and markets at CIMB Group, explores how technological changes brought about by the Covid‑19 pandemic will impact traditional bricks-and-mortar banking, and how Asean banks are particularly well prepared for this…
Thinking the unthinkable – Staying ahead of the crisis curve
Industry leaders discuss the increased value of stress-testing in a world rocked by its second financial crisis in 12 years, the likely emergence of non-financial risks, and how financial institutions can establish efficient and effective stress-testing…
Stress‑testing under Covid‑19
Stress‑testing is a challenging exercise to regularly assess a bank’s level of risk or capital adequacy. Olivier Brucker, Sunayana Mehra and Ed Young of Moody’s Analytics explore an approach that can address this, proposing an alternative methodology…
Future-proofing fraud prevention in digital channels
How financial institutions are future-proofing fraud detection in digital channels, their approaches and considerations in building digital access and growth while balancing fraud management.
What buy-side risk professionals can learn from the Covid‑19 crisis
The lessons learned from the pandemic so far, and how risk professionals are continuing to manage risks as the Covid-19 situation remains untamed.
Libor transition – Know your conversation and value impact
Ross Allen, managing director, and Ming Cheung, director of platforms and regulatory compliance at IHS Markit, explore some of the key issues with regard to upcoming changes to interbank offered rates, including Libor, and how the service provider’s…
Accelerating fixed income’s risk‑on rise
Jason Waight at MarketAxess reveals how advances in data and technology are enabling faster, more agile risk-on trading strategies in today’s fixed income markets
Libor Risk – Quarterly report Q3 2020
The transition away from Libor is littered with ‘chicken and egg’ conundrums. Deep cash markets linked to new risk-free rates (RFRs) require a liquid derivatives market for issuers to hedge exposures, yet RFR derivatives liquidity can only blossom where…
Solving the SFTR data challenge
Europe’s new rules on securities financing transactions require firms to collect and report a mass of new data. This is a challenge, but also an opportunity
Solid foundations – Bridging the transition gap
Phil Whitehurst, head of service development, rates, SwapClear at LCH, explores the potential parallels between forward-looking term Sonia rates and term SOFR rates. He presents his thoughts on the recent announcement of increased powers for the…
A winning formula – Risk’s rising role in investment strategy
Risk.net surveyed 124 asset managers and hedge funds to explore the changing role risk offices play in the evolution of investment strategies, from early-stage product development through to portfolio management and re-evaluation, and the key financial,…
The impact of an evolving regulatory landscape on credit risk management
This webinar explores how robust collateral management processes are helping leading banks reduce credit risk across the banking book by hearing from market participants on their approaches to managing the current environment
The Libor transition – Let’s talk about SOFR
Time is ticking to Libor’s planned decommission date of December 31, 2021. Firms need to move quickly to execute their transition strategies, and having unique insight into certain key issues can aid decision-making. Numerix’s Ping Sun discusses…
Credit risk rethought – The new data imperative
The Covid‑19 pandemic has caused a seismic shift in the world of credit risk analysis. As pressure mounts on business leaders, regulators and governments, the demand for robust, reliable, forward-looking credit risk information is at a premium. Faced…