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Evolution of Digital Assets and Risk Management Practices
May 15, 2025
New York: Digital assets experienced two significant waves of acceleration in the first half of 2024 with the approval of exchange traded products ...
Past Events and Content
Dancing with Uncertainty: A Risk Manager’s Guide to Dealing with Market Volatility
May 2, 2025
A combination of constantly shifting tariffs, interest rates and monetary policy has created a perfect storm of risk. What fundamental changes do ...
Economic Sanctions for Risk Managers: A Cautionary Tale
April 4, 2025
The dynamic nature of sanctions, and their associated financial, reputational and operational risks, requires a proactive, sophisticated approach to ...
The New Reference Rate Use Committee: Monitoring More Than Problem-Solving
February 21, 2025
The heavy lifting of the now-closed Alternative Reference Rates Committee gives way to ongoing observation of market functioning.
How Weather Derivatives Hedge Against Nature’s Unpredictability
February 20, 2025
Discover how businesses are using weather derivatives to mitigate risks associated with adverse weather conditions.
IPO Hesitancy Pays Off for Platforms That Trade Private Shares
January 17, 2025
A Nasdaq spin-off sets an innovative pace. U.K. officialdom paves the way for upstart PISCES.
5 Risk Predictions for 2025
January 10, 2025
Rising threats in cybersecurity, regulation, insurance and climate, global debt, and the supply chain are among the risk challenges that could be ...
Is Market Data Reform a Race to the Bottom?
October 25, 2024
Consolidated tape regulations in Europe and the U.S. are on parallel tracks with similar objectives, but there is no clear path to consistency and ...
Revolutionizing Risk Decisioning with AI and Gen AI
October 22, 2024
Sponsored by SAS The transformation of Risk Decisioning is driven by the evolution across People, Process, and Technology, impacting Operational ...
The Cash Management Impact of the Fed’s Rate Cut: How to Minimize Risk and Maximize Return
October 4, 2024
Changing yield curve dynamics are going to have a significant effect on risk-returntradeoffs in cash management. In response to reduced interest ...
From Latency to AI- and Algo-Driven Capital Markets
September 27, 2024
Technology advances promise better resource allocation, fairer access and faster insights.
How to Manage Uninsured Deposit Liquidity Risk
September 20, 2024
Recent bank failures have confirmed that managing liquidity risk remains a complex and daunting task. This is particularly true for firms with large ...
The Risk and Return Profile of Index-Linked Annuities: How to Build the Optimal Portfolio
August 30, 2024
Complex financial products like registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) feature an array of risks and benefits. Evaluating all possible outcomes is ...
New Reporting Rule Brings Repo Transactions Out of the Shadows
June 14, 2024
Regulators will see transaction-level data on “non-centrally cleared bilateral” – the last and biggest repurchase-agreement segment where ...
Commercial Real Estate and Bank Systemic Risk
June 14, 2024
Shining the light of available data on real estate loan quality, concentration risk and “market-value insolvency.”
Preventing the Next Bank Failure: Lessons Learned from the Fall of Republic First
May 24, 2024
Coinciding with the post-COVID struggles of the commercial real estate (CRE) sector in the U.S., more regional bank failures could be on the horizon. ...
Strengthening Asset-Liability Management: Lessons from Bank Failures
May 7, 2024
Sponsored by SAS The importance of effective Asset Liability Management (ALM) was highlighted in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse. ...
T+1 Settlement: A Hard Deadline Approaches, with Some Gaps in Preparedness
April 5, 2024
Firms globally must be ready for North America's shorter securities processing cycles by May 28. Similar mandates for EU and U.K. markets are ...
Post-Libor Transition, There Remain Refinements to Be Made and Risks to Be Aware of
March 28, 2024
Market participants are told to stay vigilant “to preserve the robust system of reference rates achieved through the decade-long transition effort”.
Cyber Risks Spark Optimism in Cat Bond Market
March 8, 2024
Expectations are high even as the growth factor of inflation recedes.
Geopolitical Risk is Spreading Across the Risk Spectrum. Are You Prepared?
February 9, 2024
Whether we’re talking about, say, the Israel-Hamas armed conflict, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, or attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the ...
Basis Trades: Treasury Market Lubricant or Systemic Risk?
January 12, 2024
A winning strategy for hedge funds has regulators worried about leverage and financial stability; a “vulnerability worth monitoring,” according to ...
Structural Changes Loom in Securities Finance
December 22, 2023
Changing market dynamics accompany questions about future governance of the EquiLend platform, following a settlement of antitrust charges
Make Your Move with the FRM
December 12, 2023
The ability to make timely, informed, risk-based decisions is fundamental to the success of companies in every industry. Are you curious about how ...
NBFIs: Risks and Opportunities From Nonbanks in the Financial System
September 15, 2023
Conventional banks face major risks from the explosive growth of so-called shadow banks, but these institutions also offer hope to up-and-coming risk ...
Reassessing the Current State of Bank Safety
August 25, 2023
What level of danger are banks now facing? In the wake of a series of extreme events, do they need to adopt complex, nonlinear models for tail risk ...
An Appeals Court Decision Could Alter the Fundamentals of Syndicated Leveraged Loans
June 30, 2023
Lenders’ advocates warn of market chaos if the loans have to be treated as securities
Risk Management and Radical Uncertainty
June 23, 2023
Extremely rare tail-risk events simply cannot be modeled. But that doesn’t mean traditional models that rely on historical data do not have worth.
Securities Lending and Repo Get the Blockchain Treatment
June 2, 2023
Deutsche Börse affiliates are leading adopters, but volumes have yet to take off
Banks Short – or Long – on Deposits Can Go to the Markets
May 12, 2023
Innovative private-sector platforms can help navigate rough patches, but they’re not designed to rescue banks on the brink
Will the SEC Help Reinvigorate Public Stock Issuance?
April 6, 2023
Countering the rampant growth in private markets, near-term steps may have to be “incremental”
A Lesson From SVB: Don’t Forget Risk Management Fundamentals
March 31, 2023
Recent bank collapses have increased the demand for competent risk management. What have we learned about the value of risk awareness, and what ...
The Fall of Silicon Valley Bank: A Systemic Risk View
March 24, 2023
Before it was shuttered, how much of a threat did SVB pose to the financial system? Comparing the bank’s systemic risk profile with banks of similar ...
Could SOFR, Under Stress, Hurt Bank Balance Sheets and Lending Capacity?
March 24, 2023
A New York Fed study fleshes out “Main Street” lenders’ critique of the Libor replacement rate
The Fall of Silicon Valley Bank: A Systemic Risk View
March 20, 2023
How much of a systemic threat did SVB pose to the financial system before it was shuttered? GBI’s Chris Donohue, Bryan Feierstein and Eli Crane ...
Risk Management Lessons Learned From SVB
March 17, 2023
Now is the time for risk managers to address the critical questions that matter for the banking industry: Was the failure of SVB preventable, what ...
Silicon Valley Bank: A Failure in Risk Management
March 14, 2023
What drove the collapse of SVB? Insufficient board oversight, incomplete modeling and poor liquidity risk management practices were among the key ...
Regulators Draw a Line on an Attempted Use of Term SOFR
March 3, 2023
The auto-loan-backed securities market awaits clarification as the mid-year Libor transition deadline approaches
Treasury Trading Reforms Move Forward and Get Some Pushback
February 10, 2023
As the SEC seeks to bolster resilience, market participants advise caution on specifics
Follow the Sun to Manage Investment Risk
February 3, 2023
“Light exchange” Blue Ocean brings 24/7 equities trading closer to reality
Does Fed Policy on Reserve Balances Raise Risk of Market Disruption?
January 13, 2023
Research shows a link between intraday reserve shortfalls and interest rate spikes
Growth in Private Markets Attracts Trading Platforms to Serve Them
January 6, 2023
Systems can facilitate price discovery and liquidity, but could too many of them spread the business too thin?
Uncleared Margin Rules Reach Final Phase, but the PRA Has Questions
September 16, 2022
U.K. regulator seeks assurances about the adequacy of initial margin calculations; ISDA defends its standard model
Consumer Outlook: Continued Growth, or Putting on the Brakes?
June 10, 2022
Pricing Extreme Mortality Risk in Volatile Times
September 9, 2021
COVID-19 has increased the challenge of properly pricing extreme mortality risk. Han Li, Haibo Liu, Qihe Tang, Zhongyi Yuan analyze the latest U.S. ...
Risk Management for Emerging Markets: How to Avoid Another Derivatives Crisis
June 3, 2021
Recent losses reported by financial institutions have not only caused enormous alarm but also fueled debate and confusion about the appropriate use ...
Stock Market Volatility: Friend or Foe
May 20, 2021
How is portfolio performance impacted by different types of volatility? Michael J. Dempsey, Abey Gunasekarage and Thanh Truong assess the connection ...
Risk Management in China: A Case Study on Equity Pledges
January 28, 2021
Private enterprises must take a disciplined approach to risk management, particularly as they seek to raise capital. To demonstrate the challenges ...
Growth at Risk: Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR)
May 22, 2018
Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the International Monetary Fund, discusses the April 2018 Global ...