Technology
Uncharted waters
How pension plans can better equip themselves for a period of economic upheaval. By Matthew Seymour, RiskFirst, a Moody’s Analytics Company
Energy Risk Software Rankings: A different world
Energy Risk’s Software Rankings reveal the industry’s technology preferences in a changing world
Coronavirus is testing op risk managers to the limit
No amount of stress testing can prepare firms for the risks they’re facing, says Ariane Chapelle
Top 10 operational risks for 2020
The biggest op risks for 2020, as chosen by industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2020: talent risk
Firms struggle to reduce headcount and fill gaps without cutting corners
Top 10 op risks 2020: organisational change
New tech has created perennial state of flux in banking, as other kinds of shake-ups continue
‘Quantamental’ approach convinces Morgan Creek CEO
Proponent of big-picture investing sees growing role for machines, but with caveats
Treasurers turn to AI in bid for sharper forecasting
Wider automation could usher in future of ‘hands-free hedging’, but obstacles lurk in data standards and sharing
Singapore banks tighten ML governance amid regulatory scrutiny
DBS, StanChart and Deutsche build model inventories and draw up standards around use cases
FX aggregators flirt with scrutiny over brokerage charges
Making dealers pay for trades raises ‘payment for order flow’ questions
Full stream ahead for bonds
Price streaming offers cost savings and operational efficiencies, but it could fragment liquidity
The corporate bond revolution will be streamed
Dealers are piping feeds of live, executable prices direct to select clients
Credit data: a sharp turning point in CCP credit risk
The credit risk of CCPs is worsening, even as margin requirements rise, writes David Carruthers
Regulators urge buy-side action on Libor shift
ARRC set to release ‘checklist’ for buy-side firms, while FCA assesses exposures
Bank disruptors: how tech joint ventures help Nomura’s bottom line
Nomura is developing new software services to supplement trading profits
Bank disruptors: SocGen’s call to start-ups
Fintechs and ‘intrapreneurs’ are leading Societe Generale’s digital transformation
Bank disruptors: tread carefully and bend things
How BofA, SocGen, JP Morgan, Nomura, UBS and others are disrupting themselves
Bank disruptors: Barclays finds blockchain nirvana
USC could transform financial markets. But first, backers must prove it is secure
Trading venues decry disruptors as MTF battle heats up
Unregulated tech vendors accused of operating as de facto venues; a claim dismissed as “entirely outrageous”