Technology
Public enemy number one: the threat to information security
Nearly half of domestic and regional banks report risk appetite breaches amid heightened sense of insecurity
Elevating risk management to a strategic partner in investment decision-making
Based on insights from a Risk.net webinar sponsored by S&P Global Market Intelligence, this article explores how risk management is evolving from a compliance role to a strategic partner.
LSEG shelves replatforming project for FX Matching venues
After EBS migration, dealers had little appetite for another major technology project
Too ’Berg to fail? What October’s Instant Bloomberg outage means for the industry
The ubiquitous communications platform is vital for traders around the globe, especially in fixed income and exotic derivatives. When it fails, the disruption can be great
Best use of machine learning/AI: CompatibL
CompatibL won Best use of machine learning/AI at the 2025 Risk Markets Technology Awards for its use of LLMs for automated trade entry, redefining speed and reliability in what-if analytics
Markets Technology Awards 2025 winners’ review
Vendors jockeying for position in this year’s MTAs, as banks and regulators take aim at counterparty blind spots
Rising star in quant finance: Milena Vuletić
Risk Awards 2025: Machine learning-based volatility model confounds sceptics
Technology vendor of the year: Numerix
Risk Awards 2025: Fincad and PolyPaths deals added coverage; AAD and cloud refactoring boosted speed
OTC trading platform of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2025: French bank raises Cortex from nadir of pandemic through partnerships and cohesive strategy
Flow market-maker of the year: Natixis
Risk Awards 2025: Flow push pays off, with FX and rates volumes almost doubling year-on-year
Derivatives house of the year: UBS
Risk Awards 2025: Mega-merger expected to add $1 billion to markets revenues, via 30 integration projects
SocGen makes Americas FX push with string of new hires
French bank eyes US and Latin American real money clients
FX options: rising activity puts post-trade in focus
A surge in electronic FX options trading is among the factors fuelling demand for efficiencies across the entire trade lifecycle
An AI-first approach to model risk management
Firms must define their AI risk appetite before trying to manage or model it, says Christophe Rougeaux
FRTB management solution of the year: Bloomberg
Amid the timeframes and requirements of FRTB, Bloomberg offers a solution for Apac banks preparing for implementation
Adapting to ever-evolving technology for trading and risk management
The challenges faced by financial institutions, and the innovative technologies and tools that are helping organisations stay ahead in the Apac financial market
An asset manager’s guide to choosing a managed services provider: seven key criteria in selecting a provider
Managing IT infrastructure can take valuable time away from your core business. For asset managers, keeping up with technology, security and compliance is a constant challenge. That is why many are turning to managed services providers
Technology vendor of the year: Murex
As a technology vendor, Murex places adaptability front and centre of everything it does, constantly enriching its MX.3 platform to ensure institutions can respond to new market opportunities as soon as they spot them
Dutch regulator in new push on algo manipulation
AFM teams up with Oxford Uni academics to develop data models that will identify “harmful” activity in automated trading
JPM eyes tokenised FX swaps on digital assets platform
New intraday currency swaps would cut settlement risk and bring capital benefits, architects say
Rough patch: CrowdStrike sparks an auto-update debate
Automating software updates helps keep hackers at bay but can introduce op risk; banks balance the two
Banks urged to keep regulators in the loop on AI plans for AML
Risk managers advocate five-year strategies and compliance teams’ ownership of the tech they use
Supervisors use generative AI to tame ‘chaotic’ data
Officials merge credit databases with unstructured reports to sharpen bank oversight, explains Banco de España ex-deputy
Managed services under the spotlight
A report focusing on the advantages and possible drawbacks of taking on managed services, and outlining LSEG’s managed services strategy