Articles by Risk.net staff
Top 10 op risks 2021: IT disruption
Integrity of core systems paramount as risk managers battle outages and hacks in work from home era
Top 10 op risks 2021: theft and fraud
Changes in working practices since Covid shift angle of criminal attack on financial institutions
Top 10 op risks 2021: conduct risk
Remote working vastly complicates the job of conduct risk supervisors
Top 10 op risks 2021: employee wellbeing
All-encompassing impact of Covid leaves employees with the feeling of ‘living from work’
Top 10 op risks 2021: resilience risk
Industry survives biggest real-world stress test, but challenges remain for firms and regulators
Top 10 op risks 2021: third-party risk
Pandemic and shift to cloud computing inflame concerns for banks and regulators
Top 10 op risks 2021: organisational change
Change the sole constant as industry ponders its post-Covid future
Top 10 op risks 2021: geopolitical risk
Stimulus unwind, Covid nationalism and regime changes spell volatile operating environment
Top 10 operational risks for 2021
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2021: data compromise
Remote working elevates fears of data theft, misuse and abuse
Top 10 op risks 2021: regulatory risk
Big dip in fines belies lingering fears over Covid loan mis-selling and sanctions risk
Lifetime achievement award: Ken Griffin
Risk Awards 2021: Citadel’s three-decade run reflects founder’s convictions about when to take risk – and how to manage it
Research house of the year: Societe Generale
Risk Awards 2021: quant group’s tail-risk hedging strategies ‘saved the books’ of some big clients
Hedge fund of the year: Saba Capital Management
Risk Awards 2021: credit specialist proved its worth in the Covid crisis
Investment house of the year: Amundi
Risk Awards 2021: when the pandemic hit, Amundi moved quickly to cut risk and raise liquidity
Structured products house of the year: Credit Suisse
Risk Awards 2021: private bank tie-up provided vital risk-sharing outlet for Covid volatility
Equity derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2021: US bank vaults into the top-tier, with some help from Garry Kasparov
Quant investment firm of the year: Nordea Asset Management
Risk Awards 2021: focus on tail risk – and a little ice in the veins – helped Nordea stare down Covid
OTC infrastructure service of the year: Capitalab
Risk Awards 2021: valiant effort to solve swaptions discounting problem wins praise from clients
Foreign exchange prime broker of the year: HSBC
Risk Awards 2021: diligent approach to risk management brings new clients to UK bank
Clearing house of the year: Eurex Clearing
Risk Awards 2021: clearer’s Prisma margin model proves its mettle in year of market tumult
Derivatives client clearer of the year: JP Morgan
Risk Awards 2021: bank avoided tech snags and margin call surprises that plagued peers during crisis
Exchange of the year: CME Group
Risk Awards 2021: changes to options strikes helped CME avoid major mishaps in volatile 2020
OTC trading platform of the year: Fenics GO
Risk Awards 2021: hybrid protocol jumpstarts electronification of options block trading