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Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: firms provide a lifeline in choppy waters
Winners of the 2021 Energy Risk Commodity Rankings supported clients in unprecedented times to be voted counterparties of choice
Nasdaq whacked with $36 million fine over Aas default
Swedish regulator’s fine poses serious questions over default management and margining, while providing few answers
Performance of value-at-risk averaging in the Nordic power futures market
The authors investigate the performance of various value-at-risk (VaR) models in the context of the highly volatile Nordic power futures market, examining whether simple averages of models provide better results than the individual models themselves.
Podcast: the difficulties of decarbonisation
What are energy firms doing to measure and mitigate transition risk?
Derivatives house of the year: Macquarie Group
Energy Risk Awards 2020: Firm’s wide commodities presence, physical and financial risk expertise and financing capabilities result in standout deals
Managing AML and fraud – A risky business requires a risk-based approach
This webinar explores how to meet AML and fraud management obligations while empowering core businesses to remain competitive and innovative
Energy Risk Awards 2020: The winners
Key wins for BP, Engie and Uniper while Macquarie takes the derivatives house of the year award
Carbon tax spike could spur global recession – S&P
Higher carbon prices would trigger widespread industry defaults, says agency research unit
Introducing stylized facts on electricity futures through a market impact model
This paper provides an alternative way to introduce the stylized facts on electricity futures.
Exploring new investment prospects in volatile markets
Custom and traditional proprietary indexes have been growing in popularity and actively transforming the investment landscape. Financial products linked to indexes are thriving, enabling more efficient access to the market, whether it is equity, bonds or…
Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
Regulatory relief, but the pressure is still on
As the new compliance schedule for IM requirements on non-cleared derivatives comes into force, IHS Markit’s director, derivatives data and valuation services, Kashyap Sheth outlines what to expect next
Seamless integration – Drivers of and barriers to cloud adoption
Siarhei Niaborski, executive vice-president of risk at CompatibL, discusses the rate of cloud adoption in the capital markets industry and its possible drivers and barriers, how firms can derive maximum value from cloud usage and the criteria on which…
Banks seek new value for their efforts
As regulatory stress tests evolve and a new age of stress-testing approaches, firms are looking to maximise value by making the most of scenario-based analytics. John Voigt, principal solutions manager at SAS, explores the importance to institutions of…
Best CVA practices in Japan
At a recent roundtable in Tokyo, banks and regulators discussed progress on credit valuation adjustment (CVA). While, in many respects, the work towards implementing best practices in the country is on track, challenges remain in resourcing and…
Politicians must heal a fractured UK society
Political journalist Robert Peston has grave concerns over the future of Britain, seeing profound risks with or without Brexit
Margin reform – From challenge to opportunity
SmartStream Technologies explores how, as new initial margin regulations from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions become a pressing concern for more firms, technology service providers…
Connectivity – Standards set to enhance collateral management
Regulatory changes in the over-the-counter derivatives space have seen firms scrambling to find solutions that will ensure they are prepared to manage the transition. As ever-larger transaction volumes place higher demands on firms’ transaction…
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 and finance – Better together
Changing regulations and new accounting standards are creating enormous challenges for financial organisations. Thorsten Hein, principal product marketing manager, risk research and quantitative solutions at SAS, explores why, to successfully meet these…
Model risk management transformation
Financial institutions have been maturing their approaches to MRM and – as models become more complex and pervasive, and regulatory expectations continue to increase – leading financial institutions seek faster and further movement. Ashutosh Nawani, head…
Ice, CME set to launch new VAR models in early 2020
Bourses plan to switch margining of energy futures at different times, prompting speculation of “arbitrage opportunities”