Technology vendor rankings 2011: The results

The focus on risk, particularly the counterparty credit risk, along with performance challenges and the need for transparency and continued innovation are all highlighted in the second annual Structured Products technology survey. Clive Davidson talks to technology providers about their solutions and offers an analysis of what the merger of Misys and Sophis means for the broader market. Research was provided by Ana Mendes and Beatrice Leedell

Innovation is back in the structured products market - and complexity never completely went away. So say the technology vendors that serve the market and who must keep their software in line with the requirements of its participants. However, the innovation is happening in new areas - in underlyings rather than payout structures, in those areas that were slower off the mark to create structures such as forex and commodities, and in fund-based products. And the complexity is in the portfolios of