Glow-Up Gold

Glow-Up Gold

You win gold and you lose silver, isn’t that what they say? Right now, though, it seems that gold has been cast as the sweet-natured second-choice life partner in a romantic comedy starring AI actress Tilly Norwood. Yes, gold is seeing a huge surge in popularity....
Same Buffer, Different Take

Same Buffer, Different Take

We recently mentioned that the US regulators have asked the large banks to comment on a proposal to recalibrate—and most likely lower—what is called the supplementary leverage ratio. The supplementary leverage ratio determines the extra capital buffer large banks have...
Not All Quant Quakes Are Black Swans

Not All Quant Quakes Are Black Swans

Information about the Chinese financial markets is often fleeting, sparse, and long after the fact. This week, however, Bloomberg brought a piece on a recent Quant Quake, a headline too good to pass up. The piece talks about how Chinese quant hedge funds—hedge funds...