In this inaugural webinar series for federal risk managers, Maryland Smith's Dr. Clifford Rossi will interview Gregory Keith, the Chief Risk Officer of Ginnie Mae. Ginnie Mae is one of the major market participants in the secondary market for federally insured mortgage-backed securities and in that process is exposed to a number of risk issues.

Join the CFP and Federal Reserve Board of Governors for their Fourth Annual Short Term Funding Markets Conference. This event brings together researchers, regulators and others interested in related topics, with a broad interest in liquidity transformation and funding provision by banks, dealers and money market funds, as well as structure and network of short-term funding markets. This year’s topics include:

• Fragility in Repo Markets
• Fintech Lenders
• Safe Assets
• Liquidity Management

Fintech companies have accelerated the adoption of a variety of innovative technologies in the financial services industry, revolutionizing the way banking is conducted.  From payments, clearing and settlement services, to mobile wallets, blockchain and digital currencies, a technology revolution in banking is upon us.  These changes also bring risk to consumers, fintechs and their counterparties and also to traditional banking institutions.  We will explore these issues with our guest, Martha Cummings who brings a unique perspective and deep industry experience as a C-level

The new administration could take a fresh approach to the mission of the OFR.

Congress created the Office of Financial Research in 2010 to improve financial stability oversight and solve lingering problems with financial data standardization, quality, sharing, and accessibility. Yet the office has interpreted those mandates quite differently under the Obama and Trump administrations. The beginning of a new administration provides the opportunity for a further re-boot.

Please join William N. Goetzmann, Edwin J. Beinecke Professor of Finance and Management Studies & Director of the International Center for Finance, Yale University, and Russ Wermers, Dean’s Chair in Finance, Robert H.

Momentum is building for understanding the impacts of climate change on your institution. Forward leaning companies are readying themselves for climate change financial disclosures as well as the prospect for regulatory climate change scenario analysis.  Translating physical risks into financial risks is key to building meaningful climate change scenarios for decision making and risk management. Our panelists will describe the current landscape for climate change scenario analysis, implementation challenges and implications for the financial services industry and risk managers.

The disconnect between the stock market and the underlying economy has been hard to overlook. An equity portfolio that fails to reflect the economy will contain un-compensated risks and offer a lower Sharpe ratio than the true market portfolio.