Firms on the buy side are under tremendous pressure to raise the bar on their risk management capabilities—driven by factors such as changing investor priorities, sophisticated investment strategies, and global regulatory pressures. In the midst of growing regulatory scrutiny and heightened client expectations, firms will need to develop new capabilities to implement investment strategies that are more diversified, defensive, and "risk-transparent." At the same time, firms must carefully navigate the uncertainties and overheads around the nascent swaps trading and clearing ecosystem. It will remain critical for investment firms to adopt efficient operating models in order to demonstrate value-added "alpha", and be operationally lean to mitigate the potential impact on risk-adjusted returns.
Speakers:
Cubillas Ding, Research Director, Finance and Risk, Celent
Matthew Streeter, CFA, Product Marketing Manager, FINCAD