Software
Making technology count in a C/ETRM world
As businesses grow, so does their need for modern, agile and cost-effective commodity/energy trading risk management (C/ETRM) solutions. Pioneer Solutions explores how its next-generation, highly configurable C/ETRM systems take advantage of the latest…
The RPA revolution
Doug Wendler, chief executive of Machina Automation, explains the increasing popularity and uptake of robotic process automation (RPA), focusing on how it has recently evolved and how it is expected to continue this evolution, and whether RPA’s…
The future of operational risk management
As the efficiency of operational risk management remains a top priority and pressure to maximise value increases, emerging technology could prove crucial. Nitish Idnani, leader of oprisk management services at Deloitte, explores how the oprisk management…
Energy Risk Software Rankings: Powering up
This year’s Software Rankings reflect the increasing number of firms offering commodities software outside the core CTRM space
Top 10 op risks 2019: IT failure
Worries amplified by conspicuous mishaps and regulators’ new focus on operational resilience
Functional programming reaches for stardom in finance
Fans highlight more reliable code, and suitability for complex tasks and distributed ledgers
AI moves into middle office at energy firms
Energy firms explore how artificial intelligence can boost returns
Data mining, machine learning and problems with autocalls
The week on Risk.net, January 19–25, 2019
Openlink, Aspect and TriplePoint CEOs on being ION firms
Mergers and acquisitions are not uncommon in the world of commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) software, but the recent shopping spree by Ion Investment Group took even the CTRM technology market by surprise.
CTRM software house of the year, Asia: Ion: AspectCTRM
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: appealing to both large and small firms leads to impressive revenue growth for commodities software firm
Best newcomer, Asia: CubeLogic
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: Enterprise risk management software firm brings new tools to Asia market, particularly around credit
Python – Is the buzz justified?
Python is rapidly becoming the world’s most popular programming language and its versatility and ease of use has enabled it to achieve widespread adoption in finance, becoming the multipurpose tool of choice for quantitative analysts and other financial…
Keeping up with cloud adoption
Risk.net convened a webinar in collaboration with Murex to explore how, as more financial institutions move to the cloud, they can get the most out of their technology investments
The traditional buy versus build trade‑off
Firms undecided between buying from a vendor or building bespoke software can look to Beacon, whose ‘buy-and-build on-top-of’ offering combines the best of both options, writes Alex Sayle, global head of platform engineering at Beacon Platform
A call to arms – How machine intelligence can help banks beat financial crime
The revolution in artificial intelligence promises new leads in banks’ fight against dirty money. Alexander Campbell of Risk.net hosted a live online forum, in association with NICE Actimize, to investigate the applications of this emergent technology
Actionable data breach insights from op risk modelling
Thomas Lee, chief executive at VivoSecurity, and Martin Liljeblad, operational risk manager at MUFG Americas, examine how a data breach cost model can replace an advanced measurement approach in a structured scenario
