Buy side
Lessons from a decade of top 10 op risks
Constants and changes in Risk.net’s annual rankings spotlight common gaps in op risk management
Asset managers urged to sign global forex code
Firms risk hit to reputation by not committing to standards on market practice, investor says
Local Asian custodians not ready for IM phase five
Banks’ sluggish preparations for initial margin rules could hit buy-side clients
How does it look from space? Satellite surge to alter investing
Higher-frequency images set for use in entirely new ways and by more investors than before
Outsourcers eye bigger role in funds’ fixed income trading
Research suggests 20% of large asset managers will outsource part of overall trading by 2022
Stick to core skills or risk data overload, says Goldman quant
Data-as-a-service chief says asset managers risk being swamped by new types of information
Buy side bemoans gaps in EU benchmark register
Missing detail in approved index list could undermine compliance with new benchmarks regulation, investors warn
Lack of buy-side repo backstop a concern – Citi repo head
Growth of client repo books could create liquidity crunch, says Grigorios Markouizos
Fund-linked structured products face extinction under FRTB
Global market risk capital standards carry sky-high charges for fund derivatives
Funds hunt for the real McCoy in alternative data jungle
Uncorrelated information is a rare species but there are other ways to make funky new data work
China throws up challenges for alternative premia funds
Poor data, curbs on trading and regulatory change put a new spin on the investment approach
Realism or deregulation? Fed sidelined in oversight of insurers
Proposed activities-based approach to non-bank systemic risk will make Sifi designations less likely
Funds ring alarm on EU guidelines for liquidity stress-testing
Managers could be forced to use multiple methods to stress-test large number of funds every quarter
EU-Singapore trade deal awakens sovereign restructuring fears
Many worry that EU government bonds are now in play for international arbitration
Libor fallbacks a low priority for most bond investors
However some securities shunned due to perceived weak legal safeguards
EU swap users still hope for single-sided reporting, one day
Lawmakers fail to deliver Emir reprieve but tease at potential future changes
Capturing alpha in Asia’s ETF market – Trends to watch in 2019
As the inclusion of China A-shares into major indexes could potentially lead to record inflows into China, 2019 is set to be an exceptional year for the Asian exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market. Meanwhile, investors in the region are increasingly eyeing…
Relationship banking isn’t dead, just different
Some asset managers are pumping banks for liquidity leads. But what can they offer in return?
Differing European approaches may hamper Ibor transition
While sterling shifts to Sonia, efforts to save Euribor create euro multi-rate uncertainty
Funds use artificial intelligence to weigh ethical investing
Quants explore links between ESG investment and outperformance