Private equity
Inside Blackstone’s $150bn private credit business
Talking Heads 2023: Alts giant has around 10% of global market and hopes to expand its reach by porting quant insights from liquid credit
Banks unravel data conundrum as FRTB implementations stall
This Risk.net rapid read survey report details how much progress banks have made in implementing FRTB and highlights the major challenges they face in gaining data insight, both for the SA and the IMA.
Asia moves: Senior hires at BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon and more
Latest job news from across the industry
The case for modularity and interoperability
This report, produced by WatersTechnology and Broadridge, investigates the extent to which firms have optimized their entire trade lifecycles, the structure, challenges and interoperability of their front-office systems, and what they most value when…
Integrating ECL onto a stress-testing platform: portfolio composition
How to grow a portfolio that is internally consistent with a stress scenario
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
ESG strategies special report
This Risk.net special report sponsored by SAS features a series of articles that reflect on the latest initiatives for consistent standardised global frameworks for measuring ESG, consider the methodologies investors are using to make measurable progress…
Integrating ECL onto a stress-testing platform: credit risk characteristics
How credit loss in the ECL process can leverage changes in the credit risk profile of a portfolio during a stress scenario
Integrating ECL onto a stress-testing platform: scenarios
Strategies for producing stress-testing ECL values that comply with IFRS 9, as well as CECL standards
Reading between the fines: a deep dive into financial institution penalties in 2022
Fenergo’s latest research report on financial institution penalties in 2022 is available now. Key analysis shows that fine values in Apac were just 0.77% of what they were in 2021
US insurance regulators move to kill CLO arbitrage
Capital charges on collateralised loan obligations will be model-based after 2024
Complying with climate risk framework standards for streamlined processes
Conscious that climate change affects all sectors of the economy, financial institutions are realising the significant impact this will have on their customers and, ultimately, their own profit margins.
Podcast: Leveraging real‑time data feeds for faster business decisions
The markets have been on a very volatile ride in 2022, which makes low-latency data more crucial to the business
Illiquid assets throw UK pensions off balance
Collapse in equity and bond prices leaves some funds with outsized exposure to private holdings
Pension buyouts: rock-bottom prices mask unease over risk
US insurers will digest $40bn in pension assets this year but tight pricing and an economic downturn could lead to reflux
Key actuarial transformation trends across Apac in 2022
Digital transformation has resulted in growing market complexity. This has been heightened by both the introduction of more regulations for insurers and consumer demand for customised insurance coverage
FX needs for Apac corporates in 2022
This white paper examines the results of a survey, conducted in association with Bloomberg, that offers insight into how corporations based in Apac interact with the FX market
The private markets dilemma faced by asset owners
Demand for private markets has seen continued growth. Shar Kassam, vice-president at Nasdaq, and head of Nasdaq Asset Owner Solutions, explores why market volatility has led to additional considerations for portfolio construction, cashflow and liquidity…
Crypto investing: asset managers have left the starting block
Asset managers are diving into the rapidly evolving world of blockchain technologies — crypto currencies, digital assets and smart contracts — and are progressing faster than expected
Bermuda ‘examined’ PE insurers criticised by US senator
Premier David Burt is ‘confident’ pension assets reinsured on the island are ‘appropriately’ regulated
Private equity could lose biggest clients under SEC proposals
No existing rules compel pension funds to seek preferential terms. Big investors still want them anyway
New exchange to offer hedge for when private equity goes down
Rising interest rates increase financing costs, dispelling notion that private market assets only go up
Private equity is finding ways to attract smaller investors
Platforms and funds of funds make it easier to get money out, but opacity and liquidity risk remain
What drives the convertible bond market?
This whitepaper looks at the key drivers that influence the convertible bond market and how it provides unique opportunities for both investors and issuers.