Technology
Energy Risk Software Rankings: testing times for technology
Commodities software users vote for the technologies that steered them through the recent chaos
Citi-led consortium plans multibank CLO trading platform
‘Project Octopus’ aims to fend off independent platforms eyeing a push into CLOs
Users clash with ASX over changes to its DLT settlement system
Industry groups and tech experts worry that proposed last-minute changes will introduce new risks
US regulators seek to tighten cyber incident reporting
New federal rule, mindful of Covid, will force firms to report serious incidents within 36 hours
The volatility paradigm that’s stirring up options pricing
‘Rough volatility’ models promise better pricing and hedging of options. But will they catch on?
Solving the domino effect of delayed trade allocations
One year on from the pandemic-driven volatility of March 2020, Joanna Davies of Traiana looks at how buy-side firms can gain greater visibility and efficiency in exchange-traded derivatives (ETD) markets
OTC FX options market gears up for faster electronification
Share of electronic trading remains low but host of factors promise to change that for good
Top 10 op risks 2021: third-party risk
Pandemic and shift to cloud computing inflame concerns for banks and regulators
Italian job: the real UK stock trading heist
Italy has not been seen as a candidate to pick up business from the UK – until now
All roads lead to Bergamo: Euronext eyes new home for its tech
Market participants fear a “horrible” relocation project and more room for latency arbitrage
Has Covid stopped the clocks on FX timestamp efforts?
Budget reallocation may not be the only factor stalling standardisation progress, say participants
Covid-19 prompts buy-side rethink on stress tests and risk integration
FactSet explores why asset managers and owners are deploying novel bank-quality modelling and alternative datasets as they take aim at risk-informed portfolio management
People moves: new CRO at LCH, changes at Natixis investment bank, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
March’s clearing failures give new life to an old idea
Futures industry snubbed chance to build post-trade utility before. Now, it really needs one
Derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2021: digital bets and customer-centric model paid off during pandemic
Quants say they can fix value’s broken ratio
Price-to-book metric can be tailored to the new economy, researchers believe
Asia moves: Allianz adds two to China, Allen & Overy appoints new partner, and more
Latest job news across the industry
How can banks drive value from risktech investment?
Jeroen van Doorsselaere and Steve Hostettler, Wolters Kluwer Finance Risk and Regulatory Reporting, discuss the key findings from a recent Risk.net survey exploring the challenges, priorities and trends influencing risk teams’ investment decisions and…
Sharpening risktech’s cutting edge – Maximising value from risktech investment
This Risk.net survey report, commissioned by Wolters Kluwer, explores the current challenges, priorities and trends influencing banks’ investment in risk technology, and assesses how they can drive better value in the future
The hidden effects of stress on risk takers
Trader turned neuroscientist urges financial firms to monitor trader physiology, hire fewer physicists
DBS chief executive on fighting tech disruptors with data
Asia Risk 25: Data and AI are top technology priorities for Singapore bank, says Piyush Gupta
Asian banks bite back at big tech
Asia Risk 25: Asian lenders eye technology and data to help tame disruptors on their turf
Diginex chief on taming the Wild East of cryptocurrencies
Asia Risk 25: Singapore-based digital exchange wants to bring respectability – and regulation – to the sector
Machine learning will create new sales-bots – UBS’s Nuti
Technologists working to automate indications of interest from trading desks