Buy side
Risk managers gain new prominence in post-Lehman boardrooms
Pre-Lehman, risk managers used to occupy a place some way down the pecking order within senior management of banks and investment firms. The financial crisis changed all that.
Buy-side firms turn to tech vendors to address risk management failings
The past few years have shown the importance of robust risk management, but also highlighted shortcomings in the risk approaches of many buy-side firms.
Sponsored feature: BNY Mellon – focusing clients on their core activities
Never has the need for efficient management around over-the-counter derivatives business been more crucial, or such a focus, as it is today. BNY Mellon discusses how, with its collateral management services, it has helped clients achieve greater…
Buy side steers clear of CCPs
Regulators have pushed hard to ensure buy-side firms are able to access central counterparties since the crisis began. But despite the launch of several new services, very few buy-side participants are actually using them. By Mark Pengelly
Big bang: new dawn for CDS market
The 'big bang' protocol, which changes the way credit derivatives are quoted and traded, may have brought a CDS exchange one step closer
Linedata rolls out compliance engine
Buy-side technology vendor Linedata Services has launched an enterprise-wide pre- and post-trade compliance engine, Linedata Compliance.
Linedata rolls out compliance engine
Buy-side technology vendor Linedata Services has launched an enterprise-wide pre- and post-trade compliance engine, Linedata Compliance.
Linedata rolls out compliance engine
Buy-side technology vendor Linedata Services has launched an enterprise-wide pre- and post-trade compliance engine, Linedata Compliance.
A bigger deal in platforms
After three years of consolidation in electronic trading, are brokers getting what they want from the players who are left and do the providers themselves know where they are going?
JP Morgan Chase launches buy-side risk management product
JP Morgan Chase is launching a new risk management service, MorganRisk, to enable buy-side clients to gauge market risk in their own investment portfolios using the same proprietary methodologies used by the US bank.
European buy side still lags in risk management
The findings of a recent survey show that buy-side firms have increased their focus on risk management, but are still well behind their sell-side counterparts.
Buy side faces increased op risk scrutiny
NEW YORK - Buy-side firms' ability to effectively manage operational risk is attracting more scrutiny from sell-side colleagues, according to a panel held on March 26 at Risk Waters Group's OpRisk 2003 USA conference in New York.
IT infrastructure influences credit ratings, say agencies
NEW YORK - Credit rating agencies, including Standard & Poor's (S&P), Moody’s Investor Services and Fitch Ratings, are now more frequently assessing buy-side technology in terms of supporting operations and, in some instances, sources of operational risk.
Time for buy-side IT push
Buy-side firms now recognise the strategic benefits and operational efficiencies that technology can bring. And, despite adverse market conditions, Fritz McCormick of Celent Communications believes IT investment is set for continued growth, especially…
IAFE releases op risk white paper for buy-side firms
The International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE) yesterday released a white paper on operational risk for buy-side institutions, which concludes that business reputation rather than Basel-inspired regulation is the real driver for implementing…
OpVar 4.2 unveiled
New York-based operational risk quantification firm OpVantage - a division of Fitch Risk Management - has launched version 4.2 of its OpVar operational risk product suite. The suite allows users to collect op risk data, analyze loss probabilities, scale…
ING Financial Markets to use Credient for credit portfolio management
The Netherlands-based ING Group has selected SunGard Trading and Risk Systems' Credient application to support its credit portfolio management business.
Real-Time Risk Aggregation
Buy- and sell-side survey respondents say batch processing and poor reference data are hindering real-time, firm-wide risk assessments.