Risk management Archives

Principle Adverse Impacts

As regards SFDR and ESG one hears frequently about Principle Adverse Impact. This article will explain what this concept means and outlines the RiskSystem solution that can assist managers meeting their regulatory obligations. The concept of Principle Adverse Impact (“PAI”) is concerned with financial market participants[1] (“FMPs”) informing investors as regards the consideration of “sustainability […]

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022, by administrator

Combatting Greenwashing

This article first appeared in ESG Today https://www.esgtoday.com/guest-post-combatting-greenwashing/ Regulators and in particular the EU have increased the level of disclosure as regards sustainable investing through the SFDR/Taxonomy/NFDR/CSRD etc. Their intention is that in time this will have clear benefits for investors and more importantly the planet. However be in no doubt many financial actors will […]

July 27, 2022, by administrator

RiskSystem wins Irish Funds Fintech Factor

We were delighted to win the prestigious FintechFactor competition hosted by Irish Funds – please see the announcement from Irish Funds below: “Congratulations to the winner of the FinTech Factor webinar last Friday, 29 April: RiskSystem. RiskSystem is a Cloud Based Risk Intelligence firm. RiskSystem provides a cost-effective yet comprehensive solution for asset managers currently struggling […]

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022, by administrator

Adminovate ESG Demonstration

RiskSystem were delighted to sponsor the Adminovate conference held in Trinity College Dublin. RiskSystem CEO, Peter Cripwell, gave a live demo of the RiskSystem ESG solution which was very well received. Always nervy when relying on someone else’s wifi connection but the technology all worked perfectly. Kudos to our good friends in Fundrecs for organising […]

June 2, 2022July 4, 2022, by administrator

Irish Funds Annual Conference

RiskSystem were delighted to attend the Irish Funds annual conference held in the conference centre in Dublin. It was great to be back in person! It was the perfect opportunity to demonstrate RAPTOR and the RiskSystem ESG solution.

May 31, 2022July 4, 2022, by administrator

Muskenomics and Monolines

There are many noteworthy aspects to Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter, but from a risk management perspective, it is Mr Musk’s personal impact that is of most interest. To begin with, the mere threat of a reduction in his attention caused a drop in the value of Tesla, far in excess of the bid value […]

May 23, 2022May 30, 2022, by administrator

Long Gone

One of the psychic downsides of being a risk manager is that it is part of the job description to continually forecast “bad things happening” but being unable to take any satisfaction whatsoever when said forecasts become reality. A few weeks back, I was musing if yield curves were getting interesting again. In reality I […]

March 25, 2022May 30, 2022, by administrator

Reverse Stress Tests – Stress Tests Redux…

Reverse Stress Tests – Stress Tests Redux… As I have mentioned, one of the more “interesting” qualities of many risk management stress tests is that they are tests that cannot be failed. It is not a positive look. However, many folk, myself included, maintain that stress tests are a valuable tool in a risk […]

February 22, 2022May 30, 2022, by administrator

ESG Risk Management

“If you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back into you” It is always fun to have something apocalyptic with which to start an article on ESG. The area, from a financial data perspective, is so new and so multi-dimensional, and so largely informed by opinion rather than actual facts that is quite possible […]