The five pillars of risk for 2013

Nick Bullman | CheckRisk | 21 December 2012

Introduction

Risk is increasing in global bond and equity markets as a result of the recent liquidity, fuelled rise in asset prices. These price increases are set against a backdrop of a slowing global economy, and a flattening of the traditional warning signs such as volatility. The VIX is currently at levels not seen since 2007 in or around the 16% mark having hit 90% or so in 2008 post the Lehman Brothers collapse. CheckRisk views volat...