Security
Virus weakens banks’ defences against internal fraud
Stressed markets and remote working leave firms vulnerable to op risks and cyber attacks
Top 10 op risks 2020: IT disruption
Risk of downed systems, from hack or outage, continues to make op risk managers fret
Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
HSBC’s Elhedery: banks must protect whistleblowers
Corporate culture must respect and reward complainants; compensation could help, says markets chief
Seamless integration – Drivers of and barriers to cloud adoption
Siarhei Niaborski, executive vice-president of risk at CompatibL, discusses the rate of cloud adoption in the capital markets industry and its possible drivers and barriers, how firms can derive maximum value from cloud usage and the criteria on which…
Deploying agile analytics in the fight against fraud
Financial firms are under pressure to tackle the widespread problem of financial fraud. As the speed, scale and sophistication of fraudulent activity grows, a panel of financial crime experts reveal how firms can develop an agile analytics capability to…
Libor transition and implementation – Covering all bases
Sponsored Q&A
Custodian of the year: BNP Paribas Securities Services
Asia Risk Awards 2019
The future of emerging markets – 30 years on from the launch of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index
For the past 30 years, emerging markets have provided return enhancement and risk diversification opportunities for global equity investors. The opening of the domestic Chinese capital market and its integration into international markets is likely to…
Beyond market equilibrium – The future of active investing
Asset owners use indexes as policy benchmarks and reference portfolios in their asset allocation. Index investors track cap-weighted indexes that seek to capture the market return. Active investors select securities and build portfolios that aim to…
Risk Technology Awards 2019: Making machines more helpful
Machine learning can be too efficient; now, vendors are looking for ways to make it more accurate. Clive Davidson looks at the stories behind this year’s Risk Technology Awards
Risk premia strategies – Lessons learned for the future
After a difficult 2018, investors are increasingly wary of risk premia, concerned that factors leading to underperformance might be a recurring problem. Imene Moussa, executive director at UBS, clarifies this issue
Ex-Huawei tech security chief on steeling UOB’s cyber defences
Singaporean bank overhauls penetration testing and scenario analysis, with Tobias Gondrom leading the effort
New applications in Asia’s financial crime analytics
Financial crime is a fast-growing problem for Asia‑Pacific financial services firms. Working with outmoded systems and patched-up processes to detect, monitor and eliminate potential threats, banks are spending millions on sophisticated new solutions to…
Top 10 op risks 2019: IT disruption
Cyber attacks present multi-faceted threat, but banks and regulators are fighting back
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 …
Cloud risk management requires a shift to the continuous compliance mindset
A comprehensive review of a firm’s GRC framework can deliver enhanced reporting and transparency, increasing the pace of innovation and adoption
Keeping up with cloud adoption
Risk.net convened a webinar in collaboration with Murex to explore how, as more financial institutions move to the cloud, they can get the most out of their technology investments