Data
Haitong taps NLP to inform collateral coverage
Hong Kong broker scours news and blogs in bid for better corporate signals in China’s opaque markets
Bank disruptors: Barclays finds blockchain nirvana
USC could transform financial markets. But first, backers must prove it is secure
When a lapse in concentration is no bad thing
Fortifying too-big-to-fail firms to withstand future crises could make the entire system more vulnerable
Trading venues decry disruptors as MTF battle heats up
Unregulated tech vendors accused of operating as de facto venues; a claim dismissed as “entirely outrageous”
Credit data: the retail apocalypse continues
Consumers are spending, but brick and mortar retailers continue to struggle
Mifid’s free data mirage vexes markets
Users struggle to access post-trade data despite European regulator’s push for transparency
Private equity investors see savings in AI
Unigestion, Schroders using machine learning to avoid ‘obvious losers’ among private equity firms
Dark materials: how one academic is delving into data
David Hand shines a light on dark data and the dangers of distortion by absence
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…
Op risk data: Brazil bank faces near-$1bn tax probe fine
Also: UBS hit for $77m for spread hikes; PPI costs top £50bn. Data by ORX News
Why Europe’s markets might need Mifid III
Lawmakers leaning towards small-scale review, others call for fuller rewrite
Risk Markets Technology Awards 2020 winners' review
Advances in technology are often a double-edged sword. For banks, the past couple of years have brought tremendous leaps in the ability to capture, manipulate and apply large volumes of data to everyday decisions; but it has been accompanied by a step…
Risk Markets Technology Awards 2020: The devil in the data
Banks are trying to do more with data, but they can’t always do it alone
The problem with GRC
Boards may care more about products and profits than governance, risk and compliance (GRC). But without an effective GRC programme, the fun soon stops when trouble calls, says Michael Gibbs, chief executive of SureStep Risk + Analytics
The Fundamentals of market risk rules
With the 2022 Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) deadline looming, banks are fast coming to grips with the amount of work still to be done to achieve a successful implementation
When the data’s not there, expert-led models could help
Missing data is a problem. Expert elicitation taps the knowledge of many, say consultants
OTC infrastructure service of the year: UnaVista
Risk Awards 2020: LSEG platform seals dominance in battle for European trade reporting
Research house of the year: UBS
Risk Awards 2020: Swiss bank pushing its analysts to be more like scientists
Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
Regulatory relief, but the pressure is still on
As the new compliance schedule for IM requirements on non-cleared derivatives comes into force, IHS Markit’s director, derivatives data and valuation services, Kashyap Sheth outlines what to expect next
Sandbar's focus on idiosyncratic factors sets it apart from its peers in equity market‑neutral
With investors sometimes struggling to find hedge funds that deliver uncorrelated, consistent returns, Sandbar Asset Management stands out from its peers. Its success in running an equity market-neutral strategy is a reflection of its founder and chief…