Risk technology rankings 2013: Regulatory revamps

Technology vendors have had their hands full adapting their systems to comply with new regulations, and meeting customer demands for greater speed. In this challenging environment, Murex moved back to first place, with Misys a close second. By Joe Rennison, with research by Max Chambers

Vendors of risk management and derivatives trading technology, like everyone else involved in financial markets, have spent the past three years closely reading every proposed regulation, attempting to interpret every nuance and contradiction, and trying to decipher the possible implications. Like everyone else, they have faced a dilemma – start preparing now and risk getting it wrong, or hold off until the final rules are published and risk not having enough time to implement the changes. But