Risk management
Energy Risk at 30: Learning from the past
Energy Risk looks back at the seminal events and developments that have shaped today’s energy markets
Can behavioural science curb rogue traders… and compliance costs?
Instead of using surveillance to catch endless bad apples, experts urge banks to clean the barrel
Former regulator urges new approach to AI explainability
Ex-OCC chief Michael Hsu suggests shift from academic analysis to decision-based techniques
Tariff turmoil tests limits of market risk playbooks
Risk Live: Volatile markets reveal need for quicker data and more dynamic risk limits
Risk managers say second line needs to identify its value-added
Risk Live: Risk functions must see themselves as problem-solvers, but first line should share responsibility
Why AI-enhanced risk management is vital for open finance
In bank-fintech partnerships, AI can be both a source of operational risk and a solution to it
Climate stress tests are cold comfort for banks
Flaws in regulators’ methodology for gauging financial impact of climate change undermine transition efforts, argues modelling expert
Can financial firms grasp the AI opportunity?
How financial firms are integrating AI as part of their digital transformation journeys
Industry urges focus on initial margin instead of intraday VM
CPMI-Iosco says scheduled variation margin is better than ad hoc calls by clearing houses
Beware war exclusions in cyber insurance, risk managers told
Risk Live: Experts say policy wording is tightening up following rise in ransomware attacks
New challenges for fuel companies in a changing biofuels market
The market for biofuels is undergoing transformative change, driven by ambitious regulation and rising demand from corporates looking to decarbonise to hit net-zero pledges.
Energy credit risk benefits from next-generation technology
Advances in energy credit risk technology are improving the accuracy and efficiency of the credit risk function, says credit risk technology expert
Esma to meet with clearing industry over EU energy crisis
Widening eligible collateral on table; ECB intervention would need government indemnities
Banks shock commodities by 1,000% in stress-test rethink
Energy price spikes force clearing firms to consider extreme or even ‘implausible’ scenarios
FCMs brace for ‘tough winter’ of energy market disruption
Banks stress-test clients, add big margin multipliers to insulate against risk of 100% price moves
Concentration risk add-ons too low at Ice and ECC, says regulator
Results of European stress test suggest shortfall of collateral for large commodities positions is equivalent to 17% of total required margin
How energy risk managers are responding to extreme volatility
Changing energy market dynamics pose higher risks but also huge opportunities for risk managers that move swiftly, says Lacima’s Chris Strickland
LME tear-up may have averted ‘multiple defaults’ – CEO
Decision to cancel nickel trades on March 8 forestalled ‘unprecedented’ margin call, argues exchange chief
Back in time: a brief history of LME’s nickel meltdown
As prices went haywire, margin remained frozen and calls to suspend trading were rejected
Managing physical and financial risk in today’s volatile commodities markets
This webinar examines what firms are doing to modernise their IT systems to get better control on their risk measures and key performance indicators across their physical and financial businesses.
Next-generation cyber risk for energy firms: tackling the energy sector’s latest threats
Digitalisation – already a key agenda item for energy firms – has become an even bigger priority as firms transition to low-carbon businesses. However, the benefits of digitalisation are accompanied by a huge rise in cyber risk.