Asset management
Risk Live playback: BlackRock’s Fishwick on buy-side risk
BlackRock’s co-head of risk discusses challenges facing firms today, including compliance and op risks
Funds warm to Esma liquidity rules after Covid crisis
Funds are embracing stress-testing, and swing pricing, after “a real liquidity crisis” in March
Crisis exposes flaws in US financial stability regime
Former Fed chair Yellen calls for reform after failure to curb corporate leverage ahead of Covid-19
R-nought is the wrong number for markets, academics say
New research suggests volatility of transmission matters more for asset prices
Andreas König’s crisis playbook meets Covid-19
Interview: Trading from home may be odd, but Amundi’s FX head was ready for other stresses
Inside March madness with Citi’s Tuchman
Interview: Trading rooms went virtual, central banks stepped up – but some platforms flopped
Asia moves: Ex-Vanguard Asia chief joins CLSA, Man Group names equities head, and more
Latest job news across the industry
When are index delays justified? Industry standards are vital
Relying on discretion is not sustainable, argues index executive in wake of rebalance delays
Global macro views combine with quantitative models to produce consistent returns
The team behind River and Mercantile Group’s global macro strategy team operates under two key principles: that macro is the most important aspect of any investment decision and that decision-making should incorporate both systematic and discretionary…
Covid-19 tumult is testing AI fund returns
Some ML strategies have coped well, but others began to struggle as panic mounted
Seeing red over blue-chip swap in Argentina’s NDF fiasco
Emta protocol salve aside, peso settlement rate snafu is a warning for emerging market FX derivatives
Lighting up the black box: a must for investors?
Many contend you must be able to interpret machine learning in order to use it
Asia moves: JP Morgan names new Apac CEO, Axa hires six heads, and more
Latest job news across the industry
Credit data: rising tide lifts fund houses – but can it last?
Strong revenue growth masks structural problems in the funds industry
FCMs clamour for formal rule on separate account margin
Costly compliance effort will be to no avail if CFTC relief expires in June 2021
Cross-border trading could suffer under IM rules
Conflicting US and EU cash reinvestment rules may force buy side to post bonds
Taming the future: Hong Kong and China
Times are tough for Hong Kong, but it remains the best-positioned financial centre to access China
Regulators urge buy-side action on Libor shift
ARRC set to release ‘checklist’ for buy-side firms, while FCA assesses exposures
Neuberger Berman gets its Sherlock on
Asset manager deploys quant-cum-sleuth to sniff out portfolio risk
Initial margin – A regulatory bottleneck
With the recent announcement of an extended preparation period for those smaller entities needing to post initial margin under the uncleared margin rules, the new timetable could cause a bottleneck for firms busy repapering derivatives contracts linked…
Stock-picking finds unlikely champion in ex-Winton CIO
Matthew Beddall’s Havelock restyles value investing for the big data age
Replication can illuminate private equity’s nascent risks
New benchmarks paint a less flattering picture of buyout funds