Infrastructure
EU insurers embrace infrastructure bonds
Solvency II-compliant infrastructure investments concentrated in handful of firms
Banks struggle with BCBS 239 implementation
Only three G-Sibs fully compliant with all risk data and reporting principles at end-2017
EU insurers shun ABS, real estate
Securitisations make up just 0.5% of portfolios; property 2.7%
Planned sale prompts hard look at post-trade firms
Plans to sell MarkitServ fuel warnings about middleware vendors’ future
Trade data initiatives aim to unify regulatory reporting
Standardised data would improve systemic risk monitoring and save firms billions, say data engineers
Safeguarding liquidity in a changing environment
Nick Gant, head of fixed income prime brokerage for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific at Societe Generale Prime Services, discusses banks’ evolving responsibilities for providing liquidity in a post-financial crisis environment in which…
On the offensive – Seeking a new edge, buy-side invests in portfolio and risk analytics
A fast-moving, headstrong hedge fund – hit by rare losses after a black swan event touched on an overweight country exposure – ponders adding fresh quantitative expertise. Much to traders’ chagrin, the chief investment officer and chief operating officer…
Bridging networks, systems and controls frameworks for cybersecurity curriculums and standards development
This paper proposes a risk management framework designed to facilitate the alignment, integration and streamlining of professional practice standards and computer science/cybersecurity educational curriculums by bridging NPNATFs, SNIFs and RMCPFs.
A long-term approach – Expanding and serving a global client base
Custody Risk Global Awards 2017 | BNP Paribas
Breaking the collateral silos – Navigating regulation with a strategic alternative
Emmanuel Denis, head of tri‑party services at BNP Paribas Securities Services, discusses why financial institutions must rethink old practices of collateral management and instead adopt a tri-party approach, with which equities can be managed as…
FRTB: Delivering on the promise of data-driven insights
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A communicative approach to innovative business growth
James Rausch, head of Canadian client coverage and global head of banks, brokers and exchanges at RBC Investor & Treasury Services, discusses how the organisation works alongside clients, leveraging resources and expertise from its other businesses and…
Monitoring regulatory changes to stay one step ahead
Winners' Circle Q&A | Droit Financial Technologies
Global harmony – Educating firms on the new Common Reporting Standard
TMF Group explores how educating organisations on the approaching Common Reporting Standard can fix problems presented by discrepancies in the standard’s interpretation across different jurisdictions
Digitally adapting to regulatory change
Winners' Circle Q&A: Structured Products Europe Awards 2017 | BNP Paribas
A proven technology and exceptional service
Sponsored Q&A: NEX Regulatory Reporting
Fed official: banks must recover from cyber attack in two hours
“If you’re waiting for us to give you regulation, you’re behind the curve,” says Fed’s Ferlazzo
Infrastructure and real estate: Advanced modelling techniques for pricing and valuations
Content provided by IBM
A not-so-secret recipe for success: Beacon's cloud-based quant platform
Sponsored Q&A: Beacon
Energy CROs: cyber risk can only grow
Major cyber attacks on energy trading and infrastructure considered inevitable
Automated for the people
Sponsored survey analysis: Wolters Kluwer
Algorithmic execution: Harnessing technology to manage risk
Sponsored feature: HSBC