We analyze the impact of the shock to energy prices induced by the war in Ukraine on the financial performance of the major European firms listed in the Eurostoxx 600 index. We find that equity returns (CDS spread) decreased (increased) more substantially for firms characterized by high energy...

The writing of this article predates by several months the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the takeover of Credit Suisse which occurred in March 2023. It does not represent the views of the European Central Bank (ECB) and should not be construed as linked to or an advice for the winding down...

This article provides an insightful overview of the challenges encountered by the insurance industry when applying the requirements of IFRS 17 to reinsurance contracts. Through the metaphor "Fitting a Square Peg in a Round Hole," the author effectively captures the complexities and difficulties...

Long/short portfolio trading is the most classic arbitrage trading strategy. By creating a market neutral platform, it affords hedge funds the freedom to chase alpha, but leaves prime brokers to deal with the nuisance of securities financing. Repo funding for buying and securities-lending for...

We study the impact of widening energy price differentials induced by the war in Ukraine on the returns of European and US firms. Using several measures of firms’ energy exposure we show that return differentials between EU and US firms significantly widened after the outbreak of the war in...

We analyse the impact of the shock to energy prices induced by the war in Ukraine on the financial performance of the major European firms listed in the Eurostoxx 600 index. We find that equity returns (CDS spreads) decreased (increased) more substantially for firms characterized by high energy...

This article focuses on some of the operational aspects of winding down a bank’s trading book portfolio and discusses the hidden exit costs that can sometimes exist. The article provides a deep dive on valuation principles and exit strategies currently considered by industry practitioners when...

The sudden weekend takeover on Sunday 19th March 2023 of Credit Suisse Group by UBS caused shock and consternation in bond markets generally and particularly to the holders of c.$17Bn principal face value CSFB AT1 Additional Tier 1 Capital Bail-In Bonds, which were triggered without a capital...

As the economy enters a phase transition into an aperiodic state, the tech industry finds itself at the brink of chaos. Inflated evaluations in private markets before IPOs and increasing Shannon entropy of post-IPO share prices reveal a market teetering on the edge. But is it a phase transition,...

This study shows that the negative cross-sectional relation between distress risk and stock returns documented in previous studies is driven by the persistently low ex post realized returns in the pre-delisting period – the two-year period prior to a firm's ex post delisting from the stock...