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Growing an institutional footprint in Asia’s ETF market
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) explores the burgeoning impact of institutional investors in Asia’s exchange‑traded funds (ETFs) market – which is demonstrating the potential to establish itself as a global force – with a focus on the rapid…
How to apply Python to complex financial markets
The unprecedented proliferation of data in derivatives markets has led to a rise in popularity of Python, a multipurpose programming language known for its versatility and flexibility. Undoubtedly, the increased adoption of Python has helped enable…
Python – Is the buzz justified?
Python is rapidly becoming the world’s most popular programming language and its versatility and ease of use has enabled it to achieve widespread adoption in finance, becoming the multipurpose tool of choice for quantitative analysts and other financial…
Keeping up with cloud adoption
Risk.net convened a webinar in collaboration with Murex to explore how, as more financial institutions move to the cloud, they can get the most out of their technology investments
The traditional buy versus build trade‑off
Firms undecided between buying from a vendor or building bespoke software can look to Beacon, whose ‘buy-and-build on-top-of’ offering combines the best of both options, writes Alex Sayle, global head of platform engineering at Beacon Platform
Compliance preparations amid uncertain rules
A forum of industry leaders discusses how banks will define individual trading desks under FRTB, whether BCBS 239 compliance projects can help banks meet FRTB risk data challenges, which model validation obstacles banks still face and other key topics
Embracing the sea change to come with FRTB
Firms have until 2021 to implement FRTB, and those yet to begin compliance efforts risk putting themselves at a disadvantage. EY‘s financial services risk partners Shaun Abueita and Sonja Koerner explore the current level of readiness within the industry…
Asia embraces intelligent automation
Asia’s adoption of new tools and processes has gained significant momentum, with increased automation now a primary focus for many financial firms. Paul Worthy, head of Japan at Tradeweb, explores how this change has come about, and how firms can use the…
Institutional ETF trading: Liquidity improving, trade sizes growing
Sponsored survey report: Jane Street
New frontiers
Innovative investment opportunities are helping to mitigate risk and satisfy Solvency II capital requirements as insurers face continued economic uncertainty. Frederic Morlaye, managing director, insurance and capital management solutions, Global Markets…
Actionable data breach insights from op risk modelling
Thomas Lee, chief executive at VivoSecurity, and Martin Liljeblad, operational risk manager at MUFG Americas, examine how a data breach cost model can replace an advanced measurement approach in a structured scenario
Regulatory and economic pressures argue for banks to embrace new approaches to technology
Video Q&A: Neil Dodgson, IBM Watson Financial Services
Facing down complexity – Creating a global framework for compliance
TMF Group discusses how in‑house general counsels can help Asia-Pacific‑based organisations navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape by creating a global subsidiary compliance strategy that also addresses regional needs
Breaking the collateral silos – Navigating regulation with a strategic alternative
Emmanuel Denis, head of tri‑party services at BNP Paribas Securities Services, discusses why financial institutions must rethink old practices of collateral management and instead adopt a tri-party approach, with which equities can be managed as…