Asset management
Acadian model detects gaps between climate goals and reality
Quant shop builds tool for net-zero alignment assessment, using NLP and Bayesian models
Are investors betting on Kamala or Donald? Neither
Hedge funds and others shun election-based trades and rely on existing hedges to guard against surprise market moves
Best structured products support system: Goldhorse Capital – Extramile
Goldhorse Capital – a Hong Kong-headquartered fintech platform now making waves across Asia’s structured products market – wins Best structured products support system at this year’s Asia Risk Awards
No end of peer-to-peer demand for securities financing
After Archegos, buy side turns to fellow asset managers for diversity and liquidity in securities financing and repo
FX HedgePool extends credit intermediation beyond FX swaps
New service lets buy side trade spot and forwards with LPs without prior credit ties, including non-banks
JPM exec: post-Archegos disclosure rules tough in practice
Banks may struggle to get required details from clients under Basel proposals, says reg affairs executive
Franklin Templeton steps back into FX options
Former biggest user of the instrument among US mutual funds returns with $7.6bn of USD/JPY strategies
Pimco doubles down on FX forwards trades in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Pimco accounted for nearly 60% of all notionals added by mutual funds
Asia moves: Senior hires at HKEX, UBS and more
Latest job news from across the industry
Napier Park to increase investment in bank risk transfers
Hedge fund sees secular trend in lenders offloading credit risk, and plans to be part of it
Banks mull whether to stick or twist with SDPs
Fewer providers are going all-in on single-dealer platforms, which may lead to consolidation
As US MMF assets hit new records, so does manager concentration
Fidelity, JP Morgan and Vanguard commanded 40% of holdings as of February
Invesco more than triples size of its FX options book
Counterparty Radar: Manager’s portfolio exceeded $5bn notional in Q4
Decades of history says you can beat high inflation with quality
Factors such as momentum and value generally outperform the market irrespective of inflation, but new research suggests quality stocks are best when prices are rising rapidly
European funds face upsurge in settlement risk after T+1
Trade body Efama finds up to 40% of daily FX flows may have to settle outside protection of CLS
Snail race: the slow growth of securities lending CCPs
There’s underlying appetite to clear, but a structure to suit all participants is proving elusive
LLM integration: Special report 2024
This report delves into the nuanced deployment of LLMs in the financial sector, exploring their application in day-to-day operations, model governance, and the challenges of implementation
The fine line with LLMs: financial institutions’ cautious embrace of AI
The integration of large language models (LLMs) has emerged as a pivotal force reshaping industry practices, while redefining how banks and asset managers operate in an increasingly complex environment. Here, industry experts discuss the multifaceted…
Schwab’s MMF assets rose 225% through Fed’s rate-hike journey
Climb of fund managers’ ranks contrasts with slumping banking deposits
Undeterred, hedge funds bet on euro swap steepeners
Expected rate cuts and pension reforms are driving steepener flows, but large pension funds may not be finished hedging at the long end
From ‘glut effects’ to ‘greedflation’: the factors shaping derivatives markets in 2024
Societe Generale and Risk.net held the ninth edition of their annual flagship Derivatives Conference in the iconic SG Towers at La Défense. Usually hosted in London, the event was co-sponsored by the CME Group and took place in Paris for the first time,…