Commentary

The benefits of a centralised valuation engine for derivatives portfolios have become more apparent for banks amid the pandemic and as the final Basel requirements loom.

Technology is increasingly serving as a counterbalance to mitigate the impacts of regulatory-driven market fragmentation in APAC, writes Tradeweb's Jennifer Keser.

Herbert Smith Freehills partners explain the implications of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's updated policy statement on Listing Rule enforcement.

Strengthening financial institutions’ resilience has never been more important, say Gabriele Vigo and Olivia White at McKinsey.

Lax attitudes towards security by consumers have made it increasingly important for banks to take advantage of digital identity systems and put in place robust security measures.

R3’s Henry Roxas discusses the prevalence of paper-based methods in trade finance and the need for broader industry efforts to digitise practices.

More granular deposit modeling and enhanced stress testing approaches will augment liquidity risk management practices, says Gavin Pugh at AxiomSL.

AdNovum's David Chan discusses the need to safeguard APIs as financial institutions increasingly seek to digitalise their services.

The fragmentation of trade reporting rules and the lack of a common data set across jurisdictions hinders transparency and global risk monitoring, writes DTCC's Priya Kundamal.

Among global peers, Singapore is setting the pace for effective governance of culture and conduct risks, say Starling’s Stephen Scott and Mark Cooke.