Risk Management

More than a quarter of insurance firms globally are experiencing difficulties in managing risk, according to a State Street survey conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit. »

Institutional investors around the globe say they have a better handle on risk, but most worry about the challenges of rising volatility, inflation and low yields, according to a study by Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM). »

The focus on risk management and mitigation has increased exponentially since the beginning of the financial crisis and continues to grow with more than two thirds (69 per cent) of investing institutions viewing risk management as very important in the fund manager selection process and 47 per cent as essential in the design and implementation of portfolio investment strategy. »

Integrated Wealth Management has added risk management and insurance services for new and existing clients. »

BNY Mellon has launched BNY Mellon Risk View, a new service combining data, visualisation technology and asset-specific expertise in a next-generation tool that can serve as a foundation for enhanced risk management. »

OpenGamma, creators of the first open source analytics and risk management platform for the financial services industry, has aired its views of industry challenges poised to change the buy-side risk management and analytics landscape in 2013. »

UK and European institutional investors have revealed a growing, but in some cases limited, familiarity of risk parity strategies, according to an independent Europe wide study commissioned by Aquila Capital. »

Fundata Canada is launching a series of Canadian fund indices, The Fundata Prospectus Risk Indices, which are designed to provide institutions, portfolio managers, advisers and retail investors with a tool for comparing performance and volatility among mutual funds with similar risk prospects. »

Sarasin & Partners has engaged Distribution Technology to profile three of its key balanced funds: Sarasin Global Diversified Fund of Funds, Sarasin Global Equity Fund of Funds and Sarasin IE GlobalSar – Income Fund. »

With the release of its September 2012 insurer registrations, the Bermuda Monetary Authority has acknowledged industry reports that Bermuda is increasingly becoming a centre of the global special purpose insurer (SPI) and insurance linked security (ILS) business.  »