Topic/Theme Reports

The high yield EM trade is in disarray as the real risks grip the markets and drive down currencies and bond values. And the UK and Italy are not really that much better as the political carnival continues for both. 

World affairs are a smorgasbord of absurd realities that still need to be invested in or risk managed. From the UK, to the Ukraine, to the panopoly of Asia, there is no reason to watch Comedy Central. Just read this report. 

Viola Risk Advisors presented to Surrey Business School of the University of Surrey in the UK. The topic was the melding of robo-analyst tools with human analyst capabiltieis. 

Viola Risk Advisors recently presented to the Surrey Business School, part of the University of Surrey in Guildford, UK. We explored how incorporating Robo-Analyst tools can enhance the human analyst’s capabilities and lead to better analysis and a more productive career. 

Europe is limping along and would someone please put it out of its misery? It's mean, cruel and heartless to continue the ECB's flawed over-easing monetary policy. Just killing the banking system & forcing it to do speculative and unsavory activities. AML & KYC are foreign phrases in the Eurozone. Need to get compliance-real or else no one will deal. 

February will out-storm January as geopolitical nor'easters hit. Trump/Congress friction heats up the globe. While ex-US economic slowdowns make GDP conditions frigid. 

Viola Risk Advisors LLC & Sustainable Research and Analysis LLC announce collaboration providing access to best-in-class ESG research & analysis for Green Bonds & Equity Funds. Webinar in Spring 2019. 

We put on our galoshes to face the European election & political storms. With a hearty debt goulash to digest across the issuance calendars, it may make for a ghoulish year for investors & risk managers alike. 

2019 has the stench of more credit volatility from the macro big picture down to the industry/company levels. Dr. Scott reflects on the forward look for the Fed/Trump rates debate, the ongoing Brexit pileup, and "Paris is burning" as nationalism takes hold across Europe. And the China/US tariff trade wars. Bonne Chance mes amis!

Big week for sovereign chatter as the G20 Summit gets rockin on the 30th. Sino, Saudi issues top of mind on trade, oil, and assassinations. Macron's anti-nationalism challenged by  rambunctious Yellow Vests. Russia amps up its naval intimidation of Ukraine interests.