The quiet place – time to take risk off the table?

31 October 2025

With markets are calm, volatility is low and risks appear suppressed, investors should think about taking risk off the table, says Marc Cogliatti, Global Capital Markets Director, Validus Risk Management. Thirty-eight years ago, almost to the day, an estimated $1.7trn was wiped off global stock markets in what became known as Black Monday. There...