Six finance articles to read the weekend

1. The Dark Side of Low-Volatility Stocks (CFA Institute).
2. Chart of the Week: Financial Reform Report Card (IMF Blog).
3. How to manage failures of non-systemic banks? A review of country practices (BIS).
4. An Italian Bank Run Could Crack the Euro (CFA Institute).
5. Mortality risk, insurance, and the value of life (VOX) and Where the life insurance industry can go from here (McKinsey).
6. Finally, OTC derivatives statistics at end-June 2018 (BIS).