Investment
Barclays, Deutsche, Credit Suisse take $437m hit on leveraged loans
Higher interest rates eroded value of facilities stuck in pre-syndication during Q3
BNY, State Street took $6.5bn fair-value hit to bonds in Q3
Eroding prices of RMBSs and govies keep widening unrealised losses
Asia moves: Senior hires at BNP Paribas, HSBC and more
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Impact investing: trends and best practices
A panel of investment specialists discusses the rapidly expanding world of environment, social and governance (ESG) investing, with a particular focus on climate. They discuss best practice for achieving impact investing, their expectations on climate…
Derivatives house of the year, Japan: Credit Suisse
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House of the year, Indonesia: CIMB Niaga
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The rock-solid case for database marketing
With the right databases and intelligence, products can stand out above those of competitors
Allianz, Generali post €52bn in fair value losses in H1
Bond portfolio values crash as equities tailwinds fades
Multi-asset class portfolio stress‑testing: best practices and future challenges
Risk and investment professionals will require a sophisticated blend of historical and hypothetical scenarios to navigate today’s volatile markets, says Ivan Mitov, director of risk research at FactSet
Why database marketing is increasing in importance for asset managers
Improved market presence, product viewership and brand recognition, coupled with the ability to forge long-term community followings, is making the prioritisation of database marketing a no-brainer
Japan’s GPIF divests $1.5bn in Russia-linked assets
Pension fund cut exposure to country by 95% in the 12 months to March
Finding the investment management ‘one analytics view’
To meet their investment goals in today’s markets, chief investment officers (CIOs) and investment managers need a single view of risk and performance. So why is it so hard to achieve?
Bermuda ‘examined’ PE insurers criticised by US senator
Premier David Burt is ‘confident’ pension assets reinsured on the island are ‘appropriately’ regulated
CDS notionals made a comeback in 2021
A 5% rise to highest end-year figure since 2017 driven by swaps on junk debt
No soft landings in flight to safety from Russia
Impact of Ukraine invasion hit bank balance sheets hard; its effects look set to continue
US pension fund sues Credit Suisse over Archegos failures
Lawsuit alleges top execs breached fiduciary duties; Credit Suisse shareholders block board exoneration
Credit Suisse cuts leverage exposure by $11.5bn
CET1 leverage ratio remained flat over Q1 as drop in capital more than offset cuts in prime brokerage business
Single climate risk metric ‘not realistic’, says Bank of England
Senior official argues banks and investors must weigh up multiple factors when assessing climate risk
Hedging inflation may never have been trickier
Effective hedging depends on what’s causing prices to rise
The $1 trillion shortfall if private equity bets turn sour
Investors have to keep sending money to private equity firms even if returns crumble, says hedge fund executive
Firms question viability of UK consolidated tape model
UK government plan for a competitive framework for the consolidated tape raises concerns
Collateral resilience is more than just understanding initial margin
New regulations and extreme global events are seeing initial margin (IM) requirements rise in prominence, with investment managers needing to focus on more than just their regulatory and operational compliance
UniCredit ties buybacks to Russian exposure fallout
The Italian lender could lose as much as 200bp of CET1 ratio from a full write-down of Russian assets