Overzicht van nieuwsberichten en rapporten voor Investmentprofessionals

Waarom kregen de winnaars van de Nobelprijs voor de economie in 2018 deze prijs en hoe relevant is hun onderzoek vandaag de dag.

What are the Bank of England’s biggest concerns regarding the stability of the finance sector after Brexit? How will banks deal with the continuity of contracts, and with the processing of data under the conditions of GDPR?

ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has signalled, that they will not accept non-EU fund managers to manage EU-funds. How will the loss of delegation rights affect business in the UK?

Disentangling of the UK from the various European institutions into which it has become woven will not be a trivial task; arguably it will be the most complex demerger ever contemplated.

While models serve important strategic purposes and are widely used in the regulatory framework, they can also be a source of risk for both financial services firms and the regulators monitoring them.

Are we ready to confront it? Three scenario's at play.

Highlights from last month: Investors’ focus centered on emerging markets as less supportive external conditions exacerbated the situation in select countries. Sentiment soured toward emerging markets while developed market assets remained largely resilient. With turmoil elsewhere, markets focused less on the annual gathering of central bankers at Jackson Hole.

John Luxford is a self-taught software developer, musician, and entrepreneur who is passionate about technology as a means of social change.

My thoughts on a (rather old) article by McKinsey & Company regarding Model Risk Management. In my opinion, there's not enough emphasis on model validation, and how model builders can make validation a smoother process.

Een rentespook is een dreigende oplopende inflatie in combinatie met een stijgende rente in een economische zone. Deze gehate geest kwam onlangs heel even uit de fles en zorgde voor een flinke correctie op financiële markten.