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Climate transition and bonds: risk or opportunity?
Measuring climate risk on bonds is a nascent discipline. Andy Sparks, fixed income and multi-asset product research at MSCI, looks at how to apply climate analytics to fixed income portfolios
Asia moves: HSBC appoints new Apac head, Barclays hires country CEO for China, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
EU’s Basel III delay invites all to play for time
The message not to dilute reforms got lost on the way from Frankfurt to Brussels
The future of equity derivatives and perspectives for UK equities and dividends
In this webinar, three experts from FTSE Russell, Natixis and Eurex discuss the emerging equity derivatives landscape in the UK and Europe post-Covid recovery
Data-driven execution: looking back to see forward
Reviewing favourable outcomes and attempting to replicate them is by no means a new concept across the capital markets. Portfolio managers, execution professionals and risk managers use this principle to drive their decisions, although it is really only…
Solving the data challenge: technical solutions for optimisation of risk management, capital and liquidity resources
Since the financial crisis that began in 2007–08, regulatory pressure on requirements around capital adequacy, liquidity, funding, balance sheet size and leverage has become increasingly intense. As a consequence, financial institutions need to manage…
Operational resilience: charting evolution, strengthening impact
Arming a business in preparation for robust operational resilience measures is not a one-step solution – it continues to evolve. The key to strengthening defences against all events – especially the unlikely but plausible – is to build business agility…
Data and AI: addressing increasing regulation for smarter compliance
This webinar features leading compliance and risk management professionals and focuses on how firms can handle regulatory change management, fraud prevention, AML and other compliance needs through the use of an optimal data and AI foundation built for…
Measuring climate risk: what’s possible now
Governmental and societal pressure on banks and asset managers to help manage climate risk and disclose progress toward a sustainable future is high. Institutions are working to quantify the impact of climate change on their balance sheets and want to…
Big data challenges: unlocking opportunities for banks to rethink their data structures
Revisions to banks’ mandatory capital requirement regulations, to be implemented in a few jurisdictions in January 2023 and globally in 2024, will present these institutions with a massive challenge as the volumes of data they must manage and analyse…
Helping firms make the most informed business decisions
Stephane Rio, founder and CEO of Opensee, discusses the extent of the data challenges facing all capital markets firms
Capitalising on commercial mortgage-backed securities
Maximising value from better risk management and deal efficiency
Accelerating the evolution of credit decisioning and modelling
Anthony Mancuso, director, global head of risk modelling and decisioning at SAS, explains the importance of developing a fully capable credit modelling lifecycle to empower non-specialist personnel, and offers insight into its own solutions to this end,…
Next-generation ESG derivatives
Amid increasing concern for the future of the planet, the demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has grown significantly. As such, global investors are looking for tools to support the development of sustainable portfolios. ESG…
People moves: Citi nabs JPM and Citadel staff, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Bond hedging: China must be bolder
Opening access to bond futures market for foreigners could give big boost to China govvies market
Applying scenario analysis to climate risk
Matthew Lightwood, director, risk solutions at Conning, discusses the application of stochastic modelling with scenario analysis to quantify climate risk in a portfolio
Asia moves: BIS appoints new chair for Asia council, VP Bank expands Asia leadership, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Citi reorg the final note in failed swaps clearing model
Strategic shift from OTC clearing powerhouse to client support function marks the end of an era
The last days of Libor: are you ready for transition?
Financial and non-financial institutions must consider possible doomsday scenarios by year-end, when Libor ceases. Almost all new benchmark rates and tools are available to prepare for this landmark transition. This report explores the nuances of new…
Climate risk: the writing is on the wall
For the EU financial sector, climate risk is inescapable, but it could be tamed
Establishing an effective conduct risk framework
The stakes have never been higher when it comes to conduct risk. Regulators now look to hold senior managers personally liable for the misconduct of their employee populations and, with teams more globally dispersed, managing conduct and culture is more…
Next-generation cyber risk for energy firms: tackling the energy sector’s latest threats
Digitalisation – already a key agenda item for energy firms – has become an even bigger priority as firms transition to low-carbon businesses. However, the benefits of digitalisation are accompanied by a huge rise in cyber risk.
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