Microsoft
Correlation ‘is not causation’ for rates and value stocks
Some quants remain unconvinced by the ‘great rotation’ away from growth
Fed hiring more staff to examine cloud providers
OpRisk North America: regulator wants to put more “boots on the ground” at firms such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft
Clouding the issue: blurred lines divide banks and servicers
Banks clash with big three cloud service providers over data security and configuration errors
Cloud solution provider of the year: Murex
Asia Risk Awards 2021
Mizuho EU CRO reveals his top risks – they may surprise you
Fears over technology dominate Wolfgang Koehler’s list of greatest risks for Mizuho’s EU unit
Deep XVAs and the promise of super-fast pricing
Intelligent robots can value complex derivatives in minutes rather than hours
Regulators voice concerns over cloud risk
Risk USA: failure of big cloud service provider could cause “a very large shock”, says NY Fed exec
Esma calls for full audits of cloud providers
Regulator says firms must negotiate access rights to books and premises of providers
From DNA to DHA – Preparing for a new era of digital human augmentation
As technology increasingly permeates societies, cultures and everyday activities, its integration into people’s lives is having a profound impact on what is expected of people in the workplace. Deloitte examines this evolution of today’s workforce, the…
Financial firms toil to meet new EU rules on outsourcing
Negotiating right to audit vendors, including cloud providers, seen as toughest requirement
European renewables turn to corporates as states retreat
Can corporate PPAs help smooth European power market transformation?
Quants needed: how finance can use power of quantum tech
New machines have big potential in AI, valuations and VAR, but tech giants like IBM need help from practitioners
Cloud set to replace in-house tech for banks
‘No other way’ to meet demands of FRTB, XVA and other changes, claim proponents
Acadian ends social media data ties with Microsoft Bing
Quant asset manager says it finds more use in orthodox sources of data
Corporate risk manager of the year: Microsoft
The first US clearing mandates came into force last year in three separate phases. While most corporates looked to take advantage of the corporate hedging exemption, Microsoft decided right from the start to voluntarily clear everything
Aggregation versus aggravation
Corporate statement: SunGard
Asia looks to cloud computing
A clearer outlook
All in one -- Software rankings
Budgets are under pressure, and more and more firms are opting for a single platform provider for all their compliance software needs. Victoria Pennington looks at which companies they are turning to, and why
Cloud cover
Grid computing was seen as the answer to resource-intensive risk management tasks, such as derivatives pricing, scenario simulation and stress testing. But some firms are now looking at cloud computing - vast collections of computing and data resources…
Innovations in asset management and technology
Sponsored Statement
Microsoft and partners to offer “Mix and Match” Mifid solutions
Microsoft and its partners have launched a new package of solutions to help firms comply with the main challenges of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid).
Deciding on a future
A handful of companies are exploring how markets can improve decision-making, while academics are using futures trading to predict influenza outbreaks. Prediction markets have come a long way since the collapse of a controversial Pentagon-funded project…
SuperDerivatives upgrades forex platform
Options pricing systems vendor SuperDerivatives has launched an upgrade of its SD-FX system, according to RiskNews’ sister publication, Dealing With Technology .
Icap to add trading functions to i-Swap
Faster-than-expected advances in electronic derivatives trading have forced inter-dealer broker Icap to step up plans to launch its own electronic swaps trading platform.