Geopolitical risk
How geopolitical risk turned into a systemic stress test
Conflict over resources is reshaping markets in a way that goes beyond occasional risk premia
Trump’s LatAm gambit spurs FX hedging rush
Venezuela op boosts risk reversals as investors look to protect carry trades
RBC books C$984m soured-loan PCLs as tariff uncertainty persists
Set-asides run at elevated rate for yet another quarter
Traders prepare for EU energy rules despite political risk
Exporter pressure on LNG supplies is threatening Europe’s regulatory push, leaving markets uncertain
Lifetime achievement award: Dennis McLaughlin
Risk Awards 2026: When the stakes are systemic, ex-Princeton prof is never far away
The future of ALM: the rise of risk-adjusted business planning
Where financial institutions can build a foundation for risk-adjusted business planning, aided by the ALM systems of the future
Cyber risk triggers alarm bells for credit portfolio managers
Attack on Jaguar Land Rover highlights difficulties modelling unpredictable impact of outages
Why flows now rival fundamentals
Geography and market sentiment are having profound impacts on price action, says LMAX’s head of FX data
Nifty trades of Graham
Talking Heads 2025: Macro hedge fund shut down swap-spread exposure during April turmoil; sees positive signals amid Trump noise
National geopolitical risk perception and corporate innovation
The authors investigate how national geopolitical risk perception can impact corporate innovation behavior and its underlying mechanisms.
Geopolitics, crypto and inequality are systemic risks, say panellists
ESRB conference attendees discuss threats to EU’s financial system
Elizabeth McCaul on supervision, new macrodynamics and investing in suptech
Former ECB Supervisory Board member speaks about the Covid-19 and Credit Suisse shocks, regulation debates, the rise of non-banks and what makes tech projects succeed
Geopolitics in the age of Trump
How market risk leaders are responding to the unpredictability and speed of recent geopolitical developments
Turn of the skew: FX options dealers balance fragile market
Calls-versus-puts demand flips wildly in response to geopolitical events
Op risk data: GVA and Nobitex in geopolitical risk strikes
Also: UBS chief a target of third-party data hack, internal bank frauds in Asia. Data by ORX News
Why Iran tensions failed to rattle markets
Despite initial fears, traders say risks were signposted and investors had deleveraged after April
Hong Kong watchdog taps GenAI to monitor shadow banking risk
News headlines, social media and bank earnings calls all followed using in-house tools
Trump getting stuck in Washington ‘swamp’, says Scaramucci
Risk Live: Former White House comms director says lobbyists have become effective constraint on Trump agenda
Allocators try to stay strategic in a world turned upside down
Investors are revisiting long-held assumptions about how to allocate large pools of assets
Enhancing operational resilience during geopolitical uncertainty
How financial institutions can strengthen operational resilience and navigate disruptions
Amundi’s in-house expert keeping watch on Putin, Trump and Xi
Geopolitics expert Anna Rosenberg believes data and probability are key to forecasting market-moving events