Institutional investors
Top 10 operational risks for 2024
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
Token effort is no blockchain boon for illiquid assets
Cash-like tokenised instruments find takers; initiatives based on less liquid assets struggle to take off
Rethinking regulation of the modern financial system
Rules must address uncertainty and risks, and not be too complex, says Bank of Italy's Trapanese
EU crypto rules would allow terra, just not as a stablecoin
Final laws set to prevent algorithmic coins from styling themselves as “stable”, says insider
Platforms bring structured products to the masses
Simon, Luma and Halo fuel 80% rise in volume of structured investments in US
Decrypting crypto: explaining the market from an institutional perspective
This white paper series takes an institutional perspective, examining the multiple dynamics of the cryptocurrency space. Part one explores the increasing range of crypto derivative products attracting more capital to the sector and how growing…
Taking advantage of relative value credit opportunities with advanced bond analytics
Dmitry Pugachevsky, director of research at Quantifi, a provider of risk, analytics and trading solutions, explores the challenges of bond analytics and how access to the right analytics can provide opportunities for more comprehensive trading strategies
Flow market-maker of the year: Citadel Securities
Risk Awards 2022: ‘Meme factor’ and sturdy systems helped Ken Griffin’s firm cope with huge volumes – and post record revenues
Investors question fixes for a quant strategy that’s stalled
Banks are revamping intraday trend strategies; buy-siders aren’t sure it’ll work
Asia moves: HSBC appoints new Apac head, Barclays hires country CEO for China, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Inside Wells Fargo’s bid to take on big FX players
The third-largest US bank by assets plans to use big corporate flows to lure institutional clients
Investment flow tracking is next ‘frontier’ for alpha
Risk Live: Flows impact asset prices more than widely believed and may be more predictable – quants
Warren Buffett becomes litmus test for ESG investors
Asset managers plan to vote against boards of companies that lack a climate strategy
Refuge of ‘chancers’: Spacs draw criticism from big investors
Poor disclosure, sub-par returns and share dilution are highlighted as risks of so-called ‘blank-cheque’ companies
No short answer: hedge funds hesitate on Europe’s ESG rules
SFDR sustainability calculations leave firms uncertain how short positions should be disclosed
The spillover effect of the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist on banks’ cyber risk disclosures in Bangladesh
This study examines the spillover effect of that cyber heist on the cyber risk disclosures of the banking sector in Bangladesh.
One man’s trash is another man’s Treasury
With yields at record lows, investors are asking how much protection bonds will offer in a future crisis
SFC’s Alder looks to shake up liquidity rules post-Covid
Asia Risk 25: HK regulatory head says central banks must “never have to step in again” to bail out investors
How UBS AM dealt with Covid-19 crunch
Buy-side risk survey: Swiss giant had planned for liquidity squeeze, says CRO – but not one like March
Podcast: the future of retail investment in oil
Will negative prices and big losses curb retail investors’ appetite for oil futures over the longer term?