Funds turn to stress-testing in fast-forward and reverse

Buy-side risk survey: Covid-19 is changing the way investors think about stress tests

This is the seventh in a series of articles connected to our buy-side risk survey. Click here to read the rest of the series.

In February and March, a public health crisis that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan spilled over into the global financial markets, wiping out more than three years of stock market gains in a matter of weeks. As investors dashed for cash, cracks began to appear in the typically safe and liquid market for US Treasuries. Banks with fortress balance sheets saw their