Asset management
Industry lukewarm on proposed ‘quick fixes’ to Priips rules
Many fear performance scenarios will remain misleading and expose providers to mis-selling claims
Asia moves: BlackRock picks new Asia head, Credit Suisse boosts regional solutions, and more
Latest job changes across industry
Risk Markets Technology Awards 2019: Vendors enter the pick-and-mix era
Modular tech and micro-services – plus new risk and regulatory needs – are creating openings for insurgents and incumbents
Global banks shrink systemic footprint
The big banks trimmed total leverage exposure by €2.9 trillion (4%) in 2017
Growing an institutional footprint in Asia’s ETFs 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…
Big funds muzzle their AI machines
Fears over interpretability, crowding and overfitting have put a damper on efforts to unleash AI for asset management
Value-ranked equity portfolios via entropy pooling
This paper demonstrates how to directly incorporate common value-investing idea into the portfolio optimization process.
Esma preps stricter stress-testing rules for EU funds
New guidance expected to be released for consultation in early 2019
Bank risk committees: desperately seeking risk managers
Most boards still lack career risk specialists despite tighter governance requirements
EU insurers embrace infrastructure bonds
Solvency II-compliant infrastructure investments concentrated in handful of firms
EU insurers most exposed to French sovereign risk
French government bonds make up 23% of sovereign exposures
EU insurers shun ABS, real estate
Securitisations make up just 0.5% of portfolios; property 2.7%
Buy-side modellers seek ‘Holy Grail’ of investing
When stocks and bonds fell in tandem this year, it sparked a debate about whether a lasting regime shift could be predicted
ALM and liquidity risk reporting greatly enhanced by big data applications
Sponsored video: Luis Mataias, IBM Watson Financial Services
Risk management on course to move beyond cost centre
Video Q&A: Neil Dodgson, IBM Watson Financial Services
De Galhau: EU needs to stress test non-bank liquidity
Banque de France will examine risk of pension schemes redeeming fund assets, says governor
A long-term approach – Expanding and serving a global client base
Custody Risk Global Awards 2017 | BNP Paribas
Flexibility and a pragmatic approach puts Kairos Investment Management in a strong position for the future
After suffering a loss of more than 40% of assets under management during the financial crisis, Kairos Investment Management has recovered and – employing a virtually unchanged team – is building on the foundations previously put in place by taking a…
La Française finds success in focus on quantitative premia and credit strategies
Launching a hedge fund business in February 2013 may have seemed an unusual move at the time, but for the co-founders of La Française Investment Solutions (LFIS) it has proved a logical and successful one
Buy-side firms doubt SEC initiative will fix bond markets
Despite increased electronic trading, liquidity worsening in some corporate bonds
Asset manager of the year, systematic investing: BlackRock
Risk Awards 2018: Giant manager has in-built advantages, but is also breaking new ground