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A New Partnership that Enables Consistent Analysis of Private and Public Assets – Straterix and Edelscourt є Joining Forces!
Given the persistently low interest rates and narrow credit spreads over much of the past decade, many investment managers have significantly increased their allocations to alternative investments and real…
The Risk and Return Profile of Index-Linked Annuities: How to Build the Optimal Portfolio
Complex financial products like registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) feature an array of risks and benefits. Evaluating all possible outcomes is essential to developing an optimal long-term RILA investment strategy…
What just happened in world capital markets? – Short-term Turbulence vs. Long-term Consequences
We’ve seen extreme turbulence in the markets over the last week. The Interbank Rate in Japan averaged 0.10 percent from 2014 until 2024, reaching an all-time high of 0.45 percent…
Stagflation Risk is on the Rise – AND – It’s Not Coming Alone
Already two years ago, the Straterix analysis showed that the economic environment at that time carried a high risk of stagflation – a combination of inflation and stagnant growth…
Republic First. Which bank will fail next?
The Global Financial Crisis of 2008/9 was precipitated by subprime mortgage lending and the magic of turning risky loans into investment-grade securities. Could commercial real estate cause the next…
Interview in Risk.Net with Alla Gil: Enhancing Bank Stress Tests with AI and Advanced Analytics
In the interview with Alla Gil, co-founder and CEO of Straterix, the discussion revolves around how banks manage and analyze stress scenarios, emphasizing the traditional three-step process: risk identification,…
The American Way: A Stress Test Substitute for Basels IRRBB – A must read article on #Risk.net
“In the past 15 years, regulators were reflecting on past banking failures. These new scenarios mirror the collapse of SVB – just like how following the 2008 recession, the…
The Budget Brain-Teaser: How to Optimize Capital
It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” Nowhere is Yogi Berra’s deceptively brilliant aphorism more applicable than with financial planning. From households, to governments to financial…
Q2 2024 Newsletter
Global voting year – Managing world uncertainty Our world today is defined by continuous rapid evolution and uncertainty. Nearly half of the global population is engaging in their domestic…
Black Swans vs. A.I.
How is artificial intelligence changing the banking industry? Will bank analysts be replaced by A.I.? And is that a bad thing? A former Credit Suisse analyst and a veteran…
New York Community Bancorp – Is the $1B Capital Injection Enough?
A few weeks ago, New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) was downgraded to below investment grade status. The fears of a continuation of the regional banking crisis have been mounting….
Basel III Endgame and other sequels
It sounds like the title of an action-staved Marvel movie. Yet “Basel III Endgame” is still managing to set pulses racing – at least among regulators and bank risk…