Market Risk: Navigating market volatility, geopolitics, and risk events

Overview

Join the GARP Australia chapter for an engaging discussion on risk events - both realised and emerging - and the ability of financial institutions to navigate the resultant market volatility. The role of regulation in strengthening the industry’s resilience to risk events, and how risk management tools can be practically applied as part of the risk management process. Our panel of industry leaders will provide invaluable insight on:

Lessons learned from recent and historical events, and subsequent perspectives on emerging risks
The evolution of the regulatory environment
Stress testing best practices, including the role of AI

Registration is required as seats are limited. Priority will be given to GARP Individual Members.

Agenda

5:30 – 6:00 pm: Registration

6:00 – 6:05 pm: Welcome remarks

6:05 – 6:55 pm: Panel discussion with Audience Q&A

6.55 – 7:00 pm: FRM®, SCR® recognition ceremony

7:00 – 8:00 pm: Networking reception

Attendees qualify for 1 GARP CPD credit.

Details

September 25, 2024
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

In-Person

Deloitte, Quay Quarter Tower, level 47 50 Bridge Street,, Sydney, 2000

David Chan

David is a financial risk manager with cross-asset experience in the APAC market with expertise on exotic trading & structuring, hedge strategy & stress testing design. He is currently the Senior Manager, Clearing Risk Data Analytics & Framework with ASX where he oversees the analytics, margin & stress testing frameworks. David formerly worked with CBA, ABCI, Mirae Asset, and JP Morgan, and is a certified FRM.

Chris Collins, FRM

Chris is an investment / market risk manager with experience performing risk oversight of equity, fixed interest, and credit portfolios across asset management, investment bank and hedge fund industries. Areas of focus include stress testing, VaR analysis, risk framework development and risk mitigation strategy. Currently he is a Senior Vice President at Citi, working in Global Market Risk with oversight of Equities and Rates trading businesses and is a certified FRM.

David Spowart

David has 24 years of experience in regulatory, treasury, financial markets and Institutional businesses. David has worked across all the Australian banks on regulatory programs and more broadly has specialized in risk management for Markets’ businesses. This includes initial margin, MiFID 2, Volcker implementation plan, Dodd Frank and data integrity assessments.

Chapter Meeting

Australia

Market Risk: Navigating market volatility, geopolitics, and risk events

September 25, 2024

Overview

Details

Speakers

Chapter Directors

David Chan

Chris Collins, FRM

David Spowart