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Hedge funds told to strengthen liquidity preparedness for margin and collateral calls

The TRADE

Reflecting on past instances such as the March 2020 turmoil, Archegos incident, and stress in liability-driven investment funds in 2022, the report underscores the impact of such events on liquidity dynamics within the NBFI sector. The first three recommendations focus on enhancing liquidity risk management practices and governance.

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The Rise of Hedge Funds: Exploring Their Impact on Financial Markets

OfficeHours

When certain positive or negative market events occur, concentration can result in high price volatility as hedge funds try to get out of a concentrated position. By engaging with company management and advocating for changes that improve efficiency and profitability, hedge funds can help improve market efficiency.

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Majority of risk professionals only ‘somewhat prepared’ for next market shock, finds report

The TRADE

Surveyed risk professionals were nearly split in their responses to feeling either confident or somewhat confident with their risk management processes during normal market conditions. Only 2% of surveyed risk professionals said they were not prepared at all.

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DTCC’s FICC launches new contingency liquidity calculator

The TRADE

With the size of transactions in the US Treasury market now exceeding $7 trillion daily, CCLF is will serve as a risk management tool used for managing FICC’s liquidity risk linked to settlement activity.

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FIA Tech connects Trade Data Network to Singapore Exchange

The TRADE

Risk management and recovery will be improved by this in the event of a systemic outage such as a cyberattack or technology failure. FIA Tech also stated that TDN can provide resiliency services by securely replicating and storing all trading activity and messages from SGX as with all connected exchanges.

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IDX 2023: Extreme volatility over the last year should build confidence in derivatives markets’ resiliency

The TRADE

Risk management has also been noted by panellists as an important area of focus to ensure derivatives markets continue to be fit for the future, with the last 18 months demonstrating that prudential risk management is a critical part of all businesses. Risk is back.

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Protecting your big ideas with intellectual property insurance

Growth Business

There are different products of IP insurance, including cover for damages and cover for lost revenue in the event of losing IP rights. Risk management Needless to say, as with any form of insurance, there is an expectation that due consideration is given to understanding and managing your risk.

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