Artificial intelligence
Academic warns of systemic risk from AI-powered trading
Strategies generated by LLMs exhibit “very strange, correlated trading behaviour”, says Lopez Lira
Building reliable and successful LLM-based workflows
How AI is reshaping analytics, compliance and modelling in finance
Former OCC chief on the sting of peeling the Basel III ‘onion’
Michael Hsu warns successors not to cut bank capital or neglect rate risks that destroyed SVB
Former regulator urges new approach to AI explainability
Ex-OCC chief Michael Hsu suggests shift from academic analysis to decision-based techniques
Hong Kong watchdog taps GenAI to monitor shadow banking risk
News headlines, social media and bank earnings calls all followed using in-house tools
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2025: ION Commodities interview
The outlook for energy and environmental markets, and ION’s strategy around AI
Stock-picking bots and models that don’t trade: AI at Vontobel
Early experiments are already bearing fruit, in sometimes surprising ways
AI in capital markets: bridging predictive precision with generative possibility
Regulatory requirements, compliance demands and concerns over data quality and consistency are prompting firms to approach AI with renewed caution and clarity
Brain drain at OCC raises concerns about US model supervision
Quant team cull will reduce capacity to validate bank models, but that could be part of the plan
Podcast: Villani and Musaelian on a quantum boost for machine learning
Classical methods struggle with highly dimensional problems. Quantum cognition takes a different approach, as hedge fund duo explain
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Nodal Exchange interview
Energy and environmental markets outlook, the impact of AI on power markets and Nodal Exchange’s plans
Deutsche Bank casts a cautious eye towards agentic AI
Risk Live: “An AI worker is something that is really buildable,” says innovation and AI head
Regulators urged to use Dora reporting to track systemic risk
Risk Live: Bankers and regulator say governance requirements for new rules are complex to implement
AI shows cognitive bias just like humans, tests show
Risk Live: New form of op risk may be “especially dangerous” for model validators, quant says
Why AI-enhanced risk management is vital for open finance
In bank-fintech partnerships, AI can be both a source of operational risk and a solution to it
Bank FX market-makers ramp up AI usage
Barclays applies tech to predictions, while HSBC and ING look at pricing accuracy
Citi close to launching GenAI investment tools
New tech will be used to improve investment recommendations and increase cross-selling
First Citizens used AI to retain SVB customers
Retention effort involved using AI to monitor customer behaviour and sentiment – including profanities
Are EU banks buying cloud from Lidl’s middle aisle?
As European banks seek to diversify from US cloud hyperscalers, a supermarket group is becoming an unlikely new supplier
Taking the sting out: exchanges and CCPs bolster scenario toolkits
As cyber threats ramp up, the world’s largest exchanges re-assume the worst
Technology is a double-edged sword for FMIs
Exchanges and clearing houses rely on third-party vendors for vital systems, but outsourcing can also lead to duplication and waste
CTRM software house of the year: ION
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Software firm stands out for its wide and expanding portfolio, new technology use and impressive client growth
Innovation of the year – Technology: Cumulus9
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Disruptive technology firm harnesses AI to create transformative risk management capabilities
Technology project of the year: Centrica Energy
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Energy firm’s AI team positively disrupts trade lifecycle processes with raft of innovative AI tools