Security
Libor transition and implementation – Covering all bases
Sponsored Q&A
Custodian of the year: BNP Paribas Securities Services
Asia Risk Awards 2019
The future of emerging markets – 30 years on from the launch of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index
For the past 30 years, emerging markets have provided return enhancement and risk diversification opportunities for global equity investors. The opening of the domestic Chinese capital market and its integration into international markets is likely to…
Beyond market equilibrium – The future of active investing
Asset owners use indexes as policy benchmarks and reference portfolios in their asset allocation. Index investors track cap-weighted indexes that seek to capture the market return. Active investors select securities and build portfolios that aim to…
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
Risk premia strategies – Lessons learned for the future
After a difficult 2018, investors are increasingly wary of risk premia, concerned that factors leading to underperformance might be a recurring problem. Imene Moussa, executive director at UBS, clarifies this issue
Ex-Huawei tech security chief on steeling UOB’s cyber defences
Singaporean bank overhauls penetration testing and scenario analysis, with Tobias Gondrom leading the effort
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…
Top 10 op risks 2019: IT disruption
Cyber attacks present multi-faceted threat, but banks and regulators are fighting back
CFTC finds harmony harder than it sounds
James Schwartz and Chrys Carey, of counsels at Morrison & Foerster, explore the impact of a recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission white paper – including how its author’s suggestions would affect cross-jurisdictional application of its regulations …
Cloud risk management requires a shift to the continuous compliance mindset
A comprehensive review of a firm’s GRC framework can deliver enhanced reporting and transparency, increasing the pace of innovation and adoption
Keeping up with cloud adoption
Risk.net convened a webinar in collaboration with Murex to explore how, as more financial institutions move to the cloud, they can get the most out of their technology investments
EU trading venues warn over looming end of LEI relief
Expelling issuers with no legal entity identifiers could hurt liquidity and investor strategies
Actionable data breach insights from op risk modelling
Thomas Lee, chief executive at VivoSecurity, and Martin Liljeblad, operational risk manager at MUFG Americas, examine how a data breach cost model can replace an advanced measurement approach in a structured scenario
Risk management on course to move beyond cost centre
Video Q&A: Neil Dodgson, IBM Watson Financial Services
OCC’s Morrison on combating the cyber threat to clearing
Cyber security chief eyes analytics and machine learning to help anticipate – and defend against – breaches
Sponsored video: Thomas Lee, Vivo Security
Thomas Lee, chief executive and co-founder of Vivo Security – a start-up firm based in Silicon Valley and sponsors at OpRisk North America – talks about how special the banking industry is to Vivo Security and why its approach to model risk management…
Rethinking risk management in the age of cognitive computing
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