Financial markets
Climate risk management – A self-assessment of progress
Due to a combination of increasing social pressure, demands for better disclosure from investors and emerging regulation, companies are increasingly questioning the extent to which they are incorporating climate change into their global risk management…
The impact of the cross-shareholding network on extreme price movements: evidence from China
By using information about the ownership structure of listed companies from 2004 to 2016, the authors construct the cross-shareholding network for each year and examine the effects of the network position of a firm on extreme price movement.
Harnessing AI to achieve Libor transition
Chris Dias, principal at KPMG, explains how the vast increase in accuracy that artificial intelligence (AI) offers when dealing with large volumes of complex agreements is crucial to exploring the market opportunities and mitigating the risks of the…
Q&A: CFTC’s Behnam on tackling market risk in climate change
Commissioner wants to see new derivatives products to help mitigate climate threat
Risk Technology Awards 2019: Making machines more helpful
Machine learning can be too efficient; now, vendors are looking for ways to make it more accurate. Clive Davidson looks at the stories behind this year’s Risk Technology Awards
How AI could tear up risk modelling canon
BlackRock, MSCI, LFIS among firms looking to replace traditional, linear risk models
Asset managers urged to sign global forex code
Firms risk hit to reputation by not committing to standards on market practice, investor says
New applications in Asia’s financial crime analytics
Financial crime is a fast-growing problem for Asia‑Pacific financial services firms. Working with outmoded systems and patched-up processes to detect, monitor and eliminate potential threats, banks are spending millions on sophisticated new solutions to…
The evolution of GRC – New tools for the first line of defence
IBM explores how, in the rapidly changing global financial markets, next-generation governance, risk and compliance solutions are empowering growing numbers of organisations and business users to make risk-aware decisions and increase process efficiency…
Asia moves: New CEO for BNP Paribas Cardif, GIC gets new COO, plus more
Latest job changes across industry
Ensemble models in forecasting financial markets
In this paper, the authors study an evolutionary framework for the optimization of various types of neural network structures and parameters.
IFRS 17 Special report 2019
The insurance industry has long been vocal about the need for a two-year extension to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB’s) proposed 2021 implementation date for International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17 – the accounting…
Asia moves: BlackRock picks new Asia head, Credit Suisse boosts regional solutions, and more
Latest job changes across industry
Dependence dynamics among exchange rates, commodities and the Brazilian stock market using the R-vine SCAR model
The objective of this paper is to assess the dependence dynamics among Brazilian real exchange rates, commodity prices and the Brazilian stock market using a regular vine copula combined with the stochastic autoregressive copula model.
How to apply Python to complex financial markets
The unprecedented proliferation of data in derivatives markets has led to a rise in popularity of Python, a multipurpose programming language known for its versatility and flexibility. Undoubtedly, the increased adoption of Python has helped enable…
Balance-sheet interest rate risk: a weighted Lp approach
In this paper, the authors introduce a new interest rate risk measure that is a product of two factors: one related to the distance between assets and liabilities in the Lp-space of financial instruments, and the other linked to the performance of the…
Asia embraces intelligent automation
Asia’s adoption of new tools and processes has gained significant momentum, with increased automation now a primary focus for many financial firms. Paul Worthy, head of Japan at Tradeweb, explores how this change has come about, and how firms can use the…
If regulations don’t bend, they’ll break
Financial regulation should be adaptive, not reactive, argues Andrew Lo
A CCP is a CCP is a CCP
This paper discusses the many differences between CCPs and banks as well as the significance of these differences.