Credit Benchmark have published a report that introduces a novel approach to portfolio selection and risk assessment in capital relief trades, writes Stelios Papadopoulos for Structured Credit Investor

Credit Benchmark is delighted to announce that it has joined the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators community. The Global Innovators Community is a group of the world’s most promising start-ups and scale-ups that are at the forefront of technological and business model innovation.

In recent joint research, the Bank Policy Institute and Credit Benchmark show that using internal ratings in the revised standardized approach for corporate exposures would lead to a limited systematic variation in risk weights.

ESG scores are driving credit differences between oil and gas companies, as noted in the Financial Times’ ‘Energy Source’ newsletter, citing research conducting by Credit Benchmark and Moody’s.

A report from the Bank Policy Institute describes how Credit Benchmark data can be a tool in evaluating default risk for loans.

Accelerated technology adoption in the financial services sector is creating new systemic risks to the global financial system, according to a new report. ‘Beneath the Surface: Technology-driven systemic risks and the continued need for innovation’ explores the relationship between increased technology adoption and the potential shock of cascading risk factors.