Articles by Clive Davidson
SAAS touted as an option for smaller firms
At your service
Regulation drives demand for technology
Driving change
Banks seek technology answers for Basel III
An uphill struggle
Banks respond to iPad revolution
The mobile revolution
Cloud computing gains traction but doubts remain
A cloudy outlook
Risk technology rankings 2010
The age of change
Risk software survey 2010
Altered states
Cluster modelling – better than replicating portfolios?
Cluster power
Open source options for Solvency II internal model
Open for all
Balancing the benefits and costs of GPUs
Speed is the key
Modelling the asset portfolio for Solvency II
Asset to the system
Banks take early steps to computer clouds
Cloud control
Asia Risk technology rankings 2010
Dynamic equilibrium
Coping with the new CVA challenges
Countering the credit challenge
Open source reaches risk analytics
Free for all
The challenges of central clearing
The challenges of central clearing
Asia Risk 15: Technological evolution facilitates modern financial risk management
Economic growth in Asia, coupled with increased investment in electronic derivatives trading technology during the past 15 years, has resulted in a vastly improved risk management culture in the region. Clive Davidson reports
Post-crisis pension fund strategic asset allocation
Pension investing is a long-term game – but the financial crisis forced most funds to adjust their strategies to meet the demands of short-term volatility. The impact of this experience has been felt differently across Europe. Clive Davidson reports
Data spikes pose problems for risk management
Recent crises have drummed home that banks need to calculate risk exposures in as close to real time as possible. To do that, risk managers need to process huge amounts of data, but current systems often lack the capability. How can banks address this…
Loss leaders
Operational risk is potentially the biggest risk faced by insurers – and also one of the most difficult to model. However, as a number of loss data aggregation initiatives globally either emerge or mature, insurers are better placed to quantify their op…
South Africa opts for Solvency II approach
Solvency II is not just an issue for European insurers. Faced with the increasingly global nature of the financial sector, South Africa’s financial regulator is bringing in its own version of the regulation. But the schedule to implementation is tight…
Rising to the technology challenge
The structured product market is staggering to its feet after the financial crisis dealt it a near fatal blow. Simple payout structures, shorter terms and capital protection kept the market alive, then investors looked to structures with payouts linked…
Responding to data theft
Secrets and lies