Infrastructure
Changing derivatives strategies to address the new normal
The events of 2020 have propelled liquidity and collateral management to the top of the priority list for many buy-side organisations. A recent survey by Risk.net and Eurex explores how derivatives strategies are changing in response
Options trading – Real-time tools evolve as ‘butterfly effects’ take flight
Michael Hollingsworth of Cboe Data and Access Solutions discusses the factors accelerating change in the options market and explains why buy- and sell-side participants are demanding a more nuanced view on options pricing and risk management data
Top 10 op risks 2021: data compromise
Remote working elevates fears of data theft, misuse and abuse
Italian job: the real UK stock trading heist
Italy has not been seen as a candidate to pick up business from the UK – until now
All roads lead to Bergamo: Euronext eyes new home for its tech
Market participants fear a “horrible” relocation project and more room for latency arbitrage
Key questions in Libor transition – Q&A with Tom Wipf
In this audiocast, Navin Raunier, partner for risk advisory at consultants TCS discusses recent developments in Libor transition with Tom Wipf, vice-chair of the institutional securities business at Morgan Stanley, and chair of the Federal Reserve Board…
Libor to Sonia – If not now, when?
At the end of this year, Libor will cease to exist. It is no longer about getting ready – it's about being ready. If we think of Libor as an 'approaching storm', the potential for disruption is great. If you heard a large storm coming, would you wait…
Risk solutions house of the year: Santander
Risk Awards 2021: agile approach kept complex transactions on track during pandemic
UBS gears up for another tilt at clearing
Swiss bank makes senior hires and upgrades tech platform ahead of Brexit and leverage offset
Ion-Broadway merger approved with strings attached
Broadway chief executive Tyler Moeller leads consortium to buy divested fixed income business
Banks rent ready-made algos for FX trading
NatWest, XTX Markets and others develop new outsourcing model for tech
AFM seeks to ‘level playing field’ for venues and vendors
Dutch regulator suggests some liquidity aggregators should be classified as OTFs
Vendor for system support and implementation of the year: Finastra
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2020
FRTB implementation – Covid-19 and Libor pressure
Industry leaders discuss the pressures FRTB is placing on banks’ data infrastructure and systems, how FRTB may constrain banks’ ability to manage future volatility, and the potential complications to implementation caused by such factors as the Covid‑19…
Basel sets out its stall on operational resilience
Body says banks expected to maintain critical services, but steers clear of setting compliance metrics
Moonshots shelved: banks spend on home-working tech
Dealers made success of remote working switch – now they’re investing in its future, and pausing grander ambitions
Ion forced to ditch Broadway rates business
Remedy satisfies UK competition watchdog – but “a big defeat” for acquisitive tech giant
Continued change and volatility impacting Solvency II reporting
The capital impacts of Covid-19 mean increased Solvency II monitoring and reporting challenges for insurers. This is occurring against a backdrop of continued regulatory change. Faced with the evolving challenges of Solvency II, Refinitiv highlights why…
How Covid‑19 is impacting transition preparations
A forum of industry leaders, including the sponsors of this report, discusses key industry concerns around the transition away from Libor, including how the discontinuation deadline will be impacted by the Covid‑19 pandemic, the benefits and challenges…
China bond buyers tiptoe through credit analysis minefield
State backing for domestic companies is hard to gauge, as new investors are discovering
Esma calls for full audits of cloud providers
Regulator says firms must negotiate access rights to books and premises of providers
Volatile FX markets reveal pitfalls of RFQ
Clients urged to mask trading intent; critics warn of subtle sell-side advantages