Risk management
Success of cultural change rests with local managers – research
Employee perceptions are key to assessing risk culture at large banks
Tendance Finance sees risk in ETF liquidity
French hedge fund also fears regulators may cap leverage and curtail shorting
Ucits VI threatens derivatives in alternatives funds, says Candriam
Sixth iteration of directive could pose danger to portfolio risk management
Risk.net owner acquires risk tech research specialist Chartis
Chartis focuses on risk management systems and practices
Stress testing in non-normal markets via entropy pooling
Ardia and Meucci introduce a parametric entropy pooling approach to portfolios stress testing
Geeks at the gates
Banks could be "unbundled" if they reject technology overhaul
Mixed reactions to PRA consultation on board duties
UK regulator sets down high-level expectations of directors
Omni: central banks pushing investors into risky assets
Inflation not driven by strong economic growth; symptoms of a financial bubble
Pilot study: Learning about risk management from the RAF
Risk disciplines at the UK's Royal Air Force face similar challenges to the financial sector
Pemex ramps up risk management amid energy reform
Mexican state-owned oil giant weighs up commodity hedging strategies
Slow down, make friends and have faith, panel tells top risk managers
CROs from top insurers spell out how to excel in their role
Gender equality on bank boards and financial performance
Post-crisis push for better female board representation paying off
Energy traders must adapt or die, warns E.on risk head
Recession, regulation and renewables are main worries, says Port
Post-crisis push for more women on bank boards succeeding
Female representation on boards linked to improved business performance
Risk Books: Risk Transparency
Sanjay Sharma talks about risk transparency and how his book helps achieve it.
Portfolio construction and systematic trading with factor entropy pooling
Construction of large portfolios consistent with investors' views and stress test scenarios is a challenging task, considering the volume of information to be processed. Attilio Meucci, David Ardia and Marcello Colasante introduce a technique that…
Volatility products within family office portfolio: keep it simple or minimise risk in other ways?
A well-diversified portfolio could be better for controlling risk than volatility investments, according to members of the family office industry.
Applied risk management series: Integrating stress tests with risk management
Stress testing is a vital part of successful risk management, but risk managers at energy trading firms frequently face obstacles in designing and implementing successful stress testing programmes. In this article, Carlos Blanco provides some advice on…
An exclusive look at Commodity Investing and Trading
A new book, Commodity Investing and Trading, is now on sale from Risk Books. Energy Risk provides an exclusive preview
Insurers urged to prepare global risk management strategies
Sars outbreak 'showed insurers not immune to interconnected global crises', says AIG Asia-Pac deputy finance chief
Enhancing the value chain
Sponsored Q&A: Misys Sophis
Regulators refocus on risk data fundamentals
Focus on fundamentals
Banks still battling with sales-driven culture, survey finds
Latest EY risk management survey finds risk culture questions remain