Assets continue to flow into alternatives as total AUM climbs to $6.5tn

July 17, 2017

The largest alternative investment managers globally saw assets under management grow by 10 per cent in 2016 to $4tn, according to a survey by Willis Towers Watson (WWT).

Global executives see riskier world

July 5, 2017

Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of global executives think the world has become a risker place, according to a BDO risk survey. This represents a 15 percentage point drop from 2016.

Changing trans-Atlantic tides in financial whistleblower protection

June 30, 2017

These are interesting times for financial sector whistleblowers on both sides of the Atlantic.

Concerns over cyber security raised for financial services

May 20, 2017

Nine in 10 global cyber security and risk experts believe a cyber risk is systemic. They think simultaneous attacks on multiple companies are likely in 2017, according to a study by American International Group (AIG).

Investors follow varied approaches to integrating ESG factors into investment process

April 27, 2017

Investors are leveraging a diverse set of integration strategies in order to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their portfolios.

Blockchain could be adopted for post-trade activities in five years or less, says survey

February 14, 2017

Nearly half of financial service companies involved in post-trade distributed ledger activities believe blockchain will be adopted in financial post-trade in three to five years.

Demand for high quality liquid assets rises as minute growth in European repo shows market stress

February 14, 2017

There is increasing demand for collateral in the form of high quality liquid assets (HQLA), according to the latest survey by the latest International Capital Market Association (ICMA).