Government Portfolio Risk Management 
OfficeHours
MAY 16, 2023
Liquidity is essential for businesses and governments to access capital. Additionally, liquidity is important for governments because it gives them access to debt markets to sell securities to fund deficits. This diversification can also help reduce systemic risk in the market by spreading risk across a wide range of assets.
CNBC: Investing
JUNE 16, 2025
I'll update my risk management comments below. Similarly, aerospace and defense stocks typically benefit from increased defense spending, elevated security concerns, or government stimulus aimed at military readiness. Well, those breakouts have happened. Have a great week.
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The TRADE
JULY 10, 2024
The calculator enables participants to evaluate potential margin and clearing fund obligations associated with becoming a member of DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) Government Securities Division (GSD).
Mergers and Inquisitions
MARCH 13, 2023
In 24 hours, it went from “We’re fine, but we took some losses and need additional capital” to “The FDIC is taking over, the government has guaranteed uninsured deposits, and there might be additional bank runs and a financial crisis or three.” billion loss on a $21 billion portfolio. It’s the second-biggest bank failure in U.S.
Mergers and Inquisitions
MARCH 22, 2023
The deal is backstopped by the Swiss government, which committed ~$10 billion to absorb potential losses (UBS will absorb the first ~$5 billion). If the losses are even higher, UBS and the Swiss government will split them above this $15 billion level. The AT1 bondholders are now banding together to file a lawsuit.
The TRADE
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Instead, a combination of rising interest rates, inflation, soaring energy prices and geopolitical tensions have hit hedge funds, and subsequently the risk management practices of prime brokers. But unlike incidents of the past, the market mayhem of 2023 has not been confined to one event.
The TRADE
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Clearing obligations will become stricter, with enhanced oversight of margin requirements and risk management processes. Despite these new potentially arduous compliance pressures, trading desks are also likely to benefit from reduced counterparty risk and improved market confidence thanks to the changes.
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