Learning from the Tail—Understanding Market Risk from COVID-19

Last week, we hosted a webcast to discuss the market risks caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as part of our FINSIGHTS webcast series for the Canadian market. In this session, we took a closer look at understanding the tail-risk manifested from the current market upset with case studies on the Canadian and U.S. economies.

The multi-asset landscape has exploded in recent years with an overwhelming range of strategies and approaches now available to investors. New strategies, new technologies, and new workflows require high-quality risk models and best practices. This has never been made more clear than with the onset of COVID-19 thrusting the global economy into turbulence unseen for at least a decade. Now more than ever, financial institutions need to keep a close eye on the threats that can have real impacts on financial performance across the enterprise.

To hear the full story as well as other key topics influencing the Canadian financial industry, register for the series.