For asset managers and asset owners,
the onset of Coronavirus has meant unprecedented levels of uncertainty
and market volatility since March.
Among the risks buy-side institutions
have had to keep a particularly close eye on are liquidity management, collateral
management and FX risk management, while some regulations – for example, money
market fund (MMF) reporting requirements – have been delayed.
Despite a partial recovery in the
markets, unpredictability and fragility continue to be a major feature. In
this article, BNP Paribas Securities Services shares its insights into some of
the challenges market participants have faced – and what they will continue to
focus on as the economy recovers from the pandemic.