A derivative is a financial instrument whose price is based entirely on something else. And in the separation between price and the underlying asset, things can get complicated and risky. That’s why – for as...
The coronavirus pandemic is a trigger event ushering in not only a global financial crisis, but also the inevitable regulations that will follow. After the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the financial services...
The introduction of Article 37 Money Market Fund Reporting, albeit delayed until September 2020, has ushered in a new era of regulatory reporting. In an effort to provide insight into the new reporting...
Recent financial crises have demonstrated that unpredictable circumstances can cause liquidity to nearly vanish. In response, regulators across the globe have developed new rules to ensure liquidity remains...
Of all the industries where blockchain technology has been proposed to revolutionize the way things are traditionally done – and there are many – financial services is the leader of the pack.
Technology has not only changed the way financial services are delivered and consumed, but also has led to the creation of entirely new asset classes. The surge in popularity of Bitcoin and other...
The explosion of data in fixed income markets has changed the way that portfolio managers have traditionally operated. Manual spreadsheets no longer cut it, and firms that want to stay ahead of the competition...
Stemming from StatPro's inaugural global regulations panel earlier this month, when it comes to the relationship between regulators and financial firms in the European Union versus the United States, it’s safe...
The complex nature of modern derivatives, combined with the increasingly global and interconnected nature of the financial ecosystem, has led regulators to place a higher burden on fund managers to know their...
If the financial crisis of a decade ago taught us anything, it’s that the liquidity of traded financial instruments is unpredictable and can fluctuate wildly in a matter of seconds.