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Beyond the hype, tokenisation can fix the pipework
Blockchain tech offers slicker and cheaper ops for illiquid assets, explains digital expert
How geopolitical risk turned into a systemic stress test
Conflict over resources is reshaping markets in a way that goes beyond occasional risk premia
Op risk data: FIS pays the price for Worldpay synergy slip-up
Also: Liberty Mutual rings up record age bias case; Nationwide’s fraud failings. Data by ORX News
What the Tokyo data cornucopia reveals about market impact
New research confirms universality of one of the most non-intuitive concepts in quant finance
Allocating financing costs: centralised vs decentralised treasury
Centralisation can boost efficiency when coupled with an effective pricing and attribution framework
Collateral velocity is disappearing behind a digital curtain
Dealers may welcome digital-era rewiring to free up collateral movement, but tokenisation will obscure metrics
Does crypto really need T+0 for everything?
Instant settlement brings its own risks but doesn’t need to be the default, writes BridgePort’s Soriano
October’s crash shows crypto has come of age
Ability to absorb $19bn liquidation event marks a turning point in market’s maturity, says LMAX Group's Jenna Wright
Responsible AI is about payoffs as much as principles
How one firm cut loan processing times and improved fraud detection without compromising on governance
Op risk data: Low latency, high cost for NSE
Also: Brahmbhatt fraud hits BlackRock, JP Morgan slow to shop dubious deals. Data by ORX News
Quantcast Master’s Series: Kihun Nam, Monash University
Melbourne-based programme winks at pension fund sector
How Basel III endgame will reshape banks’ business mix
B3E will affect portfolio focus and client strategy, says capital risk strategist
Why source code access is critical to Dora compliance
As Dora takes hold in EU, access to source code is increasingly essential, says Adaptive’s Kevin Covington
Quantcast Master’s Series: Petter Kolm, Courant Institute
The NYU programme is taught almost exclusively by elite financial industry practitioners
CVA capital charges – the gorilla in the mist
The behaviour of CVA risk weights at US banks in 2020 hints at the impact of the Basel III endgame
NMRF framework: does it satisfy the ‘use test’?
Non-modellable risk factors affect risk sensitivity and face practical and calibration difficulties, argue two risk experts
Quantcast Master’s Series: Laura Ballotta, Bayes Business School
The business school prioritises the teaching of applicable knowledge with a keen eye on the real world
Podcast: Iabichino on finance-native neural networks
UBS quant explains how to incorporate financial laws into an AI framework
Quantcast Master’s Series: Dan Stefanica and Jim Gatheral
Baruch College leaders on how they manage the top-ranked quant finance master’s programme
Op risk data: Ghost of Madoff still haunts HSBC
Also: Giant loan frauds hit three global banks, and AWS outage casts a cloud. Data by ORX News
The curious case of the missing volatility risk premium
Volatility investors will need to work harder and smarter to capture value, says Capstone