Risk Awards 2021 – day one wrap
Deutsche Bank and the Italian treasury among the winners; also see our quants of the year explain what makes ‘rough volatility’ special
This year's Risk Awards announcements are being broadcast live online, across four days, starting on February 1. The broadcasts include acceptance speeches from some of our winners, as well as interviews and webinars.
All of the winners from day one are listed below. The full broadcast is also available for playback, with 'jump links' for viewers who want to skip to a particular section.
One of the highlights of the broadcast was an interview with our quants of the year, recognised for pioneering work in the field of volatility modelling.
Video chapter links
01:10 - Opening remarks: Duncan Wood, global editorial director, Risk.net
04:59 - Bank risk manager of the year
05:33 - Credit portfolio manager of the year
05:56 - Innovation in risk management
08:21 - Sovereign risk manager of the year
09:06 - Technology innovation of the year
09:42 - Technology vendor of the year
10:16 - Rising star in quant finance
12:45 - Buy-side quant of the year
16:20 - Quant of the year
16:47 - Interview with Risk.net 2021 Quant of the Year Award recipients
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Sovereign risk manager of the year
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance
Bank risk manager of the year
Deutsche Bank
Credit portfolio manager of the year
BNP Paribas
Innovation in risk management
Credit Suisse
Technology innovation of the year
Scotiabank
Technology vendor of the year
Murex
Rising stars in quant finance
Iuliia Manziuk and Bastien Baldacci
Buy-side quants of the year
Alex Lipton and Marcos Lopez de Prado
Quants of the year
Jim Gatheral and Mathieu Rosenbaum
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