Innovation
Taking the lead on financial crime regulatory compliance
Increased scrutiny of anti-money laundering and customer due-diligence procedures means banks must create more efficient and effective systems. A recent webinar conducted by Risk.net and IBM discussed how leading banks are utilising artificial…
Doing well by doing good
Drug approval swaps and megafunds can channel capital towards world’s greatest problems, writes MIT’s Lo
New directions – Diversification of alternative risk premia strategies
Despite a difficult year, investors remain keen to use alternative risk premia strategies. However, current approaches may be less diversified than they appear, especially given cross-contamination in cash equity factors. According to Nomura, a more…
CFTC finds harmony harder than it sounds
James Schwartz and Chrys Carey, of counsels at Morrison & Foerster, explore the impact of a recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission white paper – including how its author’s suggestions would affect cross-jurisdictional application of its regulations …
Asia embraces intelligent automation
Asia’s adoption of new tools and processes has gained significant momentum, with increased automation now a primary focus for many financial firms. Paul Worthy, head of Japan at Tradeweb, explores how this change has come about, and how firms can use the…
Unlocking value from risk and finance data
For banks facing squeezed margins and increasingly agile competitors, a lack of consistent data quality and insight is a significant hurdle for risk and finance teams trying to transform the organisation. Innovative banks have brought the two functions…
Symphony bots march on Bloomberg
New chat system touted as sales and trading game-changer, as banks build hundreds of add-ons
Rise of the cyborgs: tech remakes the front office
Dealers “have no choice” but to change, says UBS’s Orcel – and plenty of changes are coming
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…
The rapid evolution of compression: Keeping pace with optimisation activity
Sponsored forum: Capitalab
Distributed ledger technology in payments, clearing and settlement
This paper examines how DLT can be used in the area of PCS, and identifies both the opportunities and challenges associated with its long-term implementation and adoption.
Risk management and regulation
The author presents a systematic review of the chronological evolution of risk management, in tandem with financial innovation and methodological advances in derivatives pricing.
Sponsored video: Eric Berdeaux, Oxial
Eric Berdeaux, chief executive officer of Oxial, shares his thoughts on the digital innovation in operational risk and compliance and what the biggest challenges Oxial clients are facing right now within compliance.
Rethinking risk management in the age of cognitive computing
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Swaps market mutation could replace managed change
Banks are finding it harder to control the future of the swaps market – that's no bad thing
Tough times for the real masters of the universe
Rules tie the hands of bank strategic investing units as fintech opportunities grow
Fintech firms seek to apply blockchain to commodities
Potential uses range from tracking physical assets to payment systems for rooftop solar
Changing times mean a tougher job for op risk managers
Wave of organisational change at major banks heightens operational risk exposure