Artificial intelligence
Bank disruptors: Barclays finds blockchain nirvana
USC could transform financial markets. But first, backers must prove it is secure
Ex-Credit Suisse quants embrace machine learning
Founders of XAI Asset Management grapple with unsupervised learning and the problems of explainability
Private equity investors see savings in AI
Unigestion, Schroders using machine learning to avoid ‘obvious losers’ among private equity firms
Review of 2019: shaken, not stirred
The market survived a cocktail of hits. But is a hangover on the way?
Quant funds look to AI to master correlations
Machine learning shows promise in grouping assets better, predicting regime shifts
The problem with GRC
Boards may care more about products and profits than governance, risk and compliance (GRC). But without an effective GRC programme, the fun soon stops when trouble calls, says Michael Gibbs, chief executive of SureStep Risk + Analytics
Asia lenders usher in year of the virtual bank
The surge in online banking is informing risk technologies in traditional banks
Buy-side risk manager of the year: Vanguard
Risk Awards 2020: Fund giant gave more risk work to machines this year - from duration hedging to op risk
Currencies flow market-maker of the year: Credit Suisse
Risk Awards 2020: Swiss bank shows block trading can still compete in the age of the algo
Law firm of the year: Allen & Overy
Risk Awards 2020: Not just "stodgy lawyers", fintech incubator gives A&O a headstart on automation
Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
The end of the fintech gold rush?
Why did so many new fintech start-ups fail, and how can ‘fintech 2.0’ succeed, asks consultant
BlackRock, State Street, AB are making AI work in risk
Risk USA: Fund managers are using new technology to measure liquidity risk and spot their own errors
Morgan Stanley, Wells not sold on AI for credit scoring
Risk USA: Lenders warn on AI model risks and use of non-traditional data
Buy side builds bots to cut trade costs
With margins under pressure, investment firms are looking to accelerate automation push
Energy25: Energy firms turn to next-generation analytics
FIS, Enverus and Eka take to the podium in the inaugural Energy25 technology rankings
Libor transition and implementation – Special report 2019
A critical halfway stage has been reached on the Libor transition journey – at least in terms of timing. It’s just over two years since the UK’s top financial regulator called notice on the discredited benchmark. It’s also just over two years until the…
Computer says no: combating bias in machine learning models
Proposed US law on algo lending targets in-built discrimination, say modelling experts
Allianz Global Investors adopts NLP signals in equities
Move to tackle unstructured data starts with sell-side analyst reports
Deploying agile analytics in the fight against fraud
Financial firms are under pressure to tackle the widespread problem of financial fraud. As the speed, scale and sophistication of fraudulent activity grows, a panel of financial crime experts reveal how firms can develop an agile analytics capability to…