Technology and Data
Advances in technology and data are transforming every facet of the capital markets. From banks deploying sophisticated analytics to better model capital exposures, or leveraging cloud technology to scale stress-testing capabilities and build new risk applications. To asset managers sifting alternative data to gain competitive insight or using intelligent algorithms to activate trading strategies in milliseconds, Risk.net’s coverage explores the potential and limitations of new technologies such as AI, machine learning and blockchain, and the challenges for regulators in keeping pace with cutting-edge innovation.
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Building resilience into ESG risk management
Risk and resilience continue to play an important role in the navigation of an increasingly uncertain world. Fusion Risk Management explores why it is equally crucial for technology to support organisations in addressing pertinent environmental, social…
Data-driven execution: looking back to see forward
Reviewing favourable outcomes and attempting to replicate them is by no means a new concept across the capital markets. Portfolio managers, execution professionals and risk managers use this principle to drive their decisions, although it is really only…
Solving the data challenge: technical solutions for optimisation of risk management, capital and liquidity resources
Since the financial crisis that began in 2007–08, regulatory pressure on requirements around capital adequacy, liquidity, funding, balance sheet size and leverage has become increasingly intense. As a consequence, financial institutions need to manage…
Operational resilience: charting evolution, strengthening impact
Arming a business in preparation for robust operational resilience measures is not a one-step solution – it continues to evolve. The key to strengthening defences against all events – especially the unlikely but plausible – is to build business agility…
Big data challenges: unlocking opportunities for banks to rethink their data structures
Revisions to banks’ mandatory capital requirement regulations, to be implemented in a few jurisdictions in January 2023 and globally in 2024, will present these institutions with a massive challenge as the volumes of data they must manage and analyse…
Helping firms make the most informed business decisions
Stephane Rio, founder and CEO of Opensee, discusses the extent of the data challenges facing all capital markets firms
Accelerating the evolution of credit decisioning and modelling
Anthony Mancuso, director, global head of risk modelling and decisioning at SAS, explains the importance of developing a fully capable credit modelling lifecycle to empower non-specialist personnel, and offers insight into its own solutions to this end,…
Next-generation cyber risk for energy firms: tackling the energy sector’s latest threats
Digitalisation – already a key agenda item for energy firms – has become an even bigger priority as firms transition to low-carbon businesses. However, the benefits of digitalisation are accompanied by a huge rise in cyber risk.
Model risk management: building trust and governance
As organisations increasingly rely on models that cover a wide range of business functions, there is an increasing need to create and maintain a comprehensive model inventory for enhanced collaboration and regulatory compliance across multiple regions…
Next-generation technologies and the future of trading
At a Risk.net webinar in association with capital markets technology provider Numerix, panellists discuss the potential for increased adoption of the public cloud to boost investment performance, its impact on risk management and overcoming barriers to…
Rethinking the model lifecycle: from quick fixes to long-term gain
Covid-19 has caused widespread disruption to banks’ risk models. Some failed in the crisis while others have required significant overlays or frequent recalibration as extreme volatility has given way to ongoing uncertainty. As banks seek more agile…
Tackling insider fraud – Best practice for banks
Volatile markets, the pivot to remote working and the prevalence of private messaging are just some of the factors contributing to the rising risk of insider fraud. At a recent Risk.net webinar, an expert panel explored the challenges for banks and…
Navigating UMR with the right partnership
The importance of uncleared margin rules (UMR) was brought sharply into view by the collapse of Archegos Capital Management at the end of March, resulting in more than $10 billion in losses at several prime brokers. IHS Markit considers how partnerships…
Operational resilience 3.0 – Unlocking potential and elevating response
In a Risk.net webinar convened in collaboration with Fusion Risk Management, an expert panel delved into best practices for businesses to elevate systems to the next level of prediction, preparation and protection
Basel III standardised credit risk assessment – What you need to know
Basel III updates take a more sensitive approach to calculating risk weightings and capital charges. Paul Whitmore, global head of counterparty risk solutions at Fitch Solutions, explains how credit risk professionals can prepare
The changing shape of bank credit risk post-Covid‑19
As banks and fellow market participants manage a return to some sense of normality following the Covid-19 pandemic, what are the likely long-term implications for data and credit risk management?
The need for share data as firms invest in large volumes of equities internationally
Russell Ironside, pricing and reference services propositions manager at Refinitiv, discusses what is driving the need for more data in the area of shareholding disclosure
The pitfalls of out-of the-box surveillance
In the Covid-19 era and beyond, surveillance is and will be complex and ever-evolving. For a surveillance programme to be effective, it must be able to process increasing volumes of data, integrate that data across multiple platforms and devices, and…
Connected data for financial services
Unlocking hidden value in market and reference data across the organisation
The race to digital resiliency – Building a robust data management framework
Addressing privacy concerns is not a new topic for data and analytics, but with the explosion of regulations and growing consumer concern around how data can and cannot be used, addressing compliance requirements is more important than ever