Institutional investors
Man Group airs climate allocation tool for real-world decarbonisation
Compass is a guide for steering $200 trillion investment toward decarbonising high-emission industries
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,…
China equity for global investors: reopen, recover, re-enter
At a panel session convened at Risk.net’s ETF & Indexing Forum in Hong Kong, experts from FTSE Russell, Citi, BlackRock and CSOP Asset Management discussed the latest investment trends and challenges, and the opportunities afforded by China A-shares…
Crypto: too important to ignore
This Rapid read survey report examines the crypto finance priorities of institutional investors, how far along they are on their crypto journeys, the challenges in entering and participating in this market, and what they value most when partnering with a…
Token effort is no blockchain boon for illiquid assets
Cash-like tokenised instruments find takers; initiatives based on less liquid assets struggle to take off
Rethinking regulation of the modern financial system
Rules must address uncertainty and risks, and not be too complex, says Bank of Italy's Trapanese
EU crypto rules would allow terra, just not as a stablecoin
Final laws set to prevent algorithmic coins from styling themselves as “stable”, says insider
Platforms bring structured products to the masses
Simon, Luma and Halo fuel 80% rise in volume of structured investments in US
Decrypting crypto: explaining the market from an institutional perspective
This white paper series takes an institutional perspective, examining the multiple dynamics of the cryptocurrency space. Part one explores the increasing range of crypto derivative products attracting more capital to the sector and how growing…
Taking advantage of relative value credit opportunities with advanced bond analytics
Dmitry Pugachevsky, director of research at Quantifi, a provider of risk, analytics and trading solutions, explores the challenges of bond analytics and how access to the right analytics can provide opportunities for more comprehensive trading strategies
Flow market-maker of the year: Citadel Securities
Risk Awards 2022: ‘Meme factor’ and sturdy systems helped Ken Griffin’s firm cope with huge volumes – and post record revenues
Investors question fixes for a quant strategy that’s stalled
Banks are revamping intraday trend strategies; buy-siders aren’t sure it’ll work
Asia moves: HSBC appoints new Apac head, Barclays hires country CEO for China, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Inside Wells Fargo’s bid to take on big FX players
The third-largest US bank by assets plans to use big corporate flows to lure institutional clients
Investment flow tracking is next ‘frontier’ for alpha
Risk Live: Flows impact asset prices more than widely believed and may be more predictable – quants
Warren Buffett becomes litmus test for ESG investors
Asset managers plan to vote against boards of companies that lack a climate strategy
Refuge of ‘chancers’: Spacs draw criticism from big investors
Poor disclosure, sub-par returns and share dilution are highlighted as risks of so-called ‘blank-cheque’ companies
No short answer: hedge funds hesitate on Europe’s ESG rules
SFDR sustainability calculations leave firms uncertain how short positions should be disclosed
The spillover effect of the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist on banks’ cyber risk disclosures in Bangladesh
This study examines the spillover effect of that cyber heist on the cyber risk disclosures of the banking sector in Bangladesh.
One man’s trash is another man’s Treasury
With yields at record lows, investors are asking how much protection bonds will offer in a future crisis