tag:tabbforum.com,2009:/feedTabbFORUM Feed2024-03-19T08:37:13-04:00tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Research/3357792024-03-19T00:36:02-04:002024-03-19T00:36:02-04:00The Potential Benefits of Volatility Control within Fixed Index AnnuitiesFranklin Templeton Investment Solutions and Salt Financial discuss how volatility control indexes, as the benchmark for fixed index annuities, can provide expanded diversification and more consistent and typically higher participation rates.tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3357552024-03-18T20:13:03-04:002024-03-18T20:13:03-04:00Unlocking Sustainable Growth: A Multidisciplinary ApproachWe are strong advocates of the thesis that there is a fundamental alignment between sustainable development, innovation, and growth. We also maintain that a multidisciplinary mindset that seeks to avoid cognitive biases is critical to any investment approach. In combination, these approaches have the power to identify companies that are firmly embedded within the framework […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3355012024-03-18T18:24:48-04:002024-03-18T18:24:48-04:00I Know Exactly What Pipe Will Break: The Next Systemic Banking CrisisThe law of unintended consequences looms large in economic policy. What may seem today like a benign decision is just as likely to unleash a pandora’s box sometime in the future. When policy is made at the barrel of a gun, transforming the unconventional into the conventional, the risk that a decision might backfire rises exponentially. When the Federal Reserve […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3354972024-03-18T17:23:10-04:002024-03-18T17:23:10-04:00The Market for ESG Data in 2024Following two years of unprecedented growth, the market for ESG data continued its winning streak in 2023, albeit with a more modest year-on-year growth rate of 17%. In a new report – The Market for ESG Data in 2024 – Opimas finds that the global market for ESG data should exceed the US$2 billion mark in […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Research/3356222024-03-17T22:02:16-04:002024-03-17T22:02:16-04:002023 ESG Impact ReportFor nearly 50 years, Boston Trust Walden’s success has been defined by our enduring and disciplined commitment to Principled Investing. Foundational to this commitment is our approach to active ownership. At Boston Trust Walden, we believe companies effectively managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities are often better positioned for success in the […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3356072024-03-17T20:22:43-04:002024-03-17T20:22:43-04:00ESG Investing: The US Regulatory PerspectiveIn the United States, ESG-related regulatory risk primarily originates from three key sources: the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US Department of Labor (DOL), and state legislatures and agencies. This article provides a summary discussion of the regulatory framework impacting ESG investing in these three areas. SEC EXAMINATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT In recent years, […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Research/3355722024-03-16T20:38:15-04:002024-03-16T20:38:15-04:00Introducing the 2024 TabbFORUM NOVA Awards: Honoring Top Innovators Across Financial MarketsThe annual TabbFORUM NOVA Awards honor the financial industry’s ongoing commitment to technology-driven innovation by recognizing 40 organizations for their outstanding recent and sustained achievements. These selections from across the capital markets are the result of TabbFORUM research, with consideration given to nominations and recommendations solicited from the community. It takes into account the role […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3353212024-03-15T11:20:19-04:002024-03-19T08:37:13-04:00Introducing the 2024 TabbFORUM NOVA Awards: Honoring Top Innovators Across Financial MarketsFinancial markets, like the overall economy, go through cycles. The same is true of innovation and the progress it brings. But the drive to innovate, often tied to advances in technology, is as constant as any of the forces influencing economies and markets. Where technology intersects with finance and capital markets, investments are directed not […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Research/3354502024-03-15T11:19:11-04:002024-03-15T11:19:11-04:00Retail Traders in Futures MarketsWe characterize the behavior of individual retail traders in futures markets using newly available data on overnight positions and required margins. Individual participants typically only appear for a handful of trades (median 4 trades lasting 4 days each) and have gains or losses of a few hundred dollars per trading event. Retail traders generally follow […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3353032024-03-15T03:11:51-04:002024-03-15T04:33:56-04:00Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enabled Records ManagementOver the last few decades, records management has been given serious attention by the regulators due to data privacy issues and irregularities in managing data across departments at firms. The recent guidelines and rules mandated by regulators globally make it more evident that any lapses or shortcomings in handling records would raise question about a […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3343792024-03-15T00:00:32-04:002024-03-15T00:00:32-04:00Updating Prime Brokerage Margin Models: The Need for Transparency and Real-Time Risk ManagementThe prime financing sector has undergone significant transformation in recent years. Market cycles, shifts in monetary policy, bad actors (Archegos), and geopolitical events have influenced risk and revenue dynamics. Rising interest rates have increased benchmark financing costs, negatively affecting buy-side entities dependent on affordable leverage yet benefiting prime financing providers. The departure of high-profile market […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3351192024-03-14T16:14:59-04:002024-03-14T16:14:59-04:009 Things to Know About the SEC’s New Climate Rule and How It Affects YouIn the next couple of years, companies listed in the United States will need to start reporting climate-related risks and their plans to adapt to them, according to a sweeping new rule from the SEC. The rule will also require the disclosure of scope 1 (direct) and scope 2 (indirect) greenhouse gas emissions, as well […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3351862024-03-14T15:25:45-04:002024-03-14T15:25:45-04:00Secondary Equity Issuance Announcements on the Rise: What It Could Mean for InvestorsIt has been a record-breaking start to the year in capital markets. Following the past two years’ trend of quickly rising interest rates, companies have been aggressively seeking liquidity, at least according to the data. In the fixed-income space, January and February 2024 were both extremely strong in terms of new corporate bond issuance, according […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3351142024-03-14T14:48:51-04:002024-03-14T14:48:51-04:00The Year of the Election – Unpredictable Events Need Vigilance at BanksPre-empting and managing the unknown has always been a conundrum in financial markets. When asked what the greatest challenge for a statesman was, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan replied ‘events, dear boy, events’. Today we ask have events ever been as impactful on markets as they are today? This period of market madness started with the […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Video/3351042024-03-13T23:30:41-04:002024-03-15T13:10:32-04:00The Wave: Clear Street’s John Oleon Dissects T+1In this edition of the Market Structure Wave video series, Clear Street’s John Oleon, Managing Director, Clearing & Settlement, discusses the highlights from a recent White Paper he wrote on the pending shorter settlement cycle, “Preparing for T+1 and Beyond.” In this interview, conducted by TABB Group CEO Bruce Morris, Mr. Oleon talks about industry concerns about […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3350842024-03-13T20:41:42-04:002024-03-13T20:41:42-04:00Can the SEC’s Climate Disclosure Mandate Rule the Roost?In March 2022, when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) first released its draft rule on mandating climate-related data disclosure, we wrote in our analysisthat the rule could be ‘game-changing’ for corporates and investors. Now, after two years, and having received tens of thousands of public comments, the SEC has published and adopted the final […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3350422024-03-13T18:46:04-04:002024-03-13T19:45:37-04:00A Resilient U.S. Economy Continues to SurpriseThe U.S. economy has proved far more resilient than anyone could have expected despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool it to rein in inflation. The Goldilocks outcome of strong growth and lower inflation was achieved by a timely expansion in the supply side of the economy—mainly better-than-expected gains in the workforce and productivity. This […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Research/3350312024-03-13T16:37:54-04:002024-03-13T16:37:54-04:00The MillTechFX European Corporate CFO FX Report 2024The past 12 months have been a mixed picture for major currencies due to the combination of rising interest rates, high inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and the threat of recession. In our latest research we’ve been honing in on the FX behaviour of European Corporates, and identified the following key themes & challenges: FX is impacting […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Research/3350072024-03-13T14:33:56-04:002024-03-13T14:33:56-04:00Equity Automation Improves Performance and Strengthens Best ExecutionEquity traders manage thousands of orders from multiple portfolio managers, in diverse markets, with distinct instructions amid varying market conditions, while striving to achieve best execution. Trading desks use an Execution Management System (EMS) to view market intelligence and access trading destinations to execute their orders. Now, more firms are looking to automated trading within […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3348602024-03-12T17:53:42-04:002024-03-12T17:53:42-04:00ESG: Results Matter More Than the LettersAnother negative article on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria recently appeared, claiming ESG is on the decline. There has also been a series of rebuttals and social media posts declaring everything is fine with the overall concept and term. Like most things, reality is probably somewhere in the middle. To say or not to […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Video/3349372024-03-12T17:53:12-04:002024-03-15T13:11:34-04:00The Wave: Broadridge’s Ray Tierney Discusses Sellside TechnologyIn this edition of the Market Structure Wave video series, Ray Tierney, President of Broadridge Trading and Connectivity Solutions, discusses the dynamics of the brokerage business and delivering new technology to the sell side. In this interview, conducted by TabbFORUM Editorial Director Michael Scotti, Mr. Tierney talks about trade optimization, developments in generative AI in trading […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3348302024-03-11T21:36:03-04:002024-03-11T21:36:03-04:00What’s Ahead for Responsible Investment in 2024?The responsible investment themes that we expect to play out in the months and year ahead will take place against the backdrop of an economic slowdown, geopolitical risks, moderating inflation, and upcoming elections in multiple jurisdictions. This adds complexity and uncertainty for issuers and investors at a time of increasing regulatory requirements and expectations related […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3348262024-03-11T21:17:44-04:002024-03-13T20:07:00-04:00Fixed Income Macro Talking PointsIn brief As a right-tail risk, techno-optimism could help boost long-term growth prospects. Credit spreads may be tight, but it does not mean the risk of a spread correction is imminent. In fixed income, rate volatility is currently high and rising and spread volatility is low. This may be changing. Doom and Bloom. There are plenty […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Article/3347142024-03-11T17:58:16-04:002024-03-11T17:58:16-04:00The Rising Appeal of Bond ETFsWith choppier markets come tough asset allocation questions for money managers – in particular, where to position their portfolios along the duration curve. Global central banks have been aggressively raising interest rates since 2022, and markets continues to have mixed predictions on when rate cuts will take place in 2024. In periods of uncertainty, exchange-traded funds […]tag:tabbforum.com,2009:Video/3350342024-03-11T16:45:37-04:002024-03-13T17:08:36-04:00Buy-Side Panel: Fixed Income – Opportunities, Challenges & StrategiesAt Quantifi’s 9th London trading and risk conference, this panel explores the latest initiatives in fixed income and how careful assessment of risks and opportunities can offer attractive returns and portfolio stability. Speakers in this session included: Ahrash Daneshvar, Senior Portfolio Manager, Cheyne Capital; Bryn Jones, Head of Fixed Income, Rathbones Investment Management; Michael Reed, […]