Technology
Korean securities firms seek new technology to offer complex products
Hyundai Securities' technology deal with Sophis may be the start of a trend as Korean firms build their structured products capabilities
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
ABN Amro ups data quality initiative
Improving data quality is a risk management initiative driven by Basel II at ABN-Amro
Investigations find no evidence of 'fat finger' errors in US trading fall
NYSE, SEC and CFTC claim 'fat finger' error not the cause of last week's stock market plunge.
Modernisation of e-reporting continues in Cayman
Cayman Islands: Facing a challenging future with confidence
Operational risk possible cause of US equity nose-dive
Fat finger error mooted as possible cause for US market plunge
Corporate statement: New technology is changing the way companies manage ETRM software
Pioneer Solutions’ president, Uday Baral, discusses how the needs of ETRM users are being met by the dynamic and efficient service his company offers
Data management key to understanding systemic risk, says expert
Systemic risk management will require enterprise-wide information gathering
Buy-side firms turn to tech vendors to address risk management failings
The past few years have shown the importance of robust risk management, but also highlighted shortcomings in the risk approaches of many buy-side firms.
Facing the Solvency II technology challenge
The final shape of Solvency II has not yet been decided, but it is clear that whatever the result insurers will need to upgrade their technology and data-gathering approach. Clive Davidson examines how Europe’s leading insurers are meeting this challenge
Cloud computing security and compliance issues challenge banks
Financial services firms, wary of cloud computing, are looking to a new hybrid public-private cloud strategy to ease concerns.
Credit data vendors focus on liquidity metrics
Vendors and their clients are focusing on the implementation of liquidity analytics to boost credit risk management
Progress by the dashboard light
Increasing numbers of banks and vendors have built dashboards into risk management systems, designed to provide easy-to-comprehend, real-time indicators of risk. How do they work, what information do they provide and how effective are they? By Clive…
Energy Risk's Software Survey and Rankings 2010
Over two-thirds of the respondents to Energy Risk’s 2010 Software Survey say they will be investing in new systems this year, despite the economic downturn. The survey also reveals which systems are preferred by industry participants. Lianna Brinded…
Software survey 2010
Life & Pension Risk’s annual software survey brings together the leading global providers of technology to the insurance and pension sector.
Insurance sofware 2010 - Building defences
In times of increasing regulatory control, software suppliers are going to great lengths to provide insurers with not just efficient business management technology, but added tools to aid risk awareness and give clients more control than ever before…
Two-thirds of ETRM users plan new systems in 2010
Some 67% of respondents to Energy Risk’s 2010 Software Survey say they will be investing in new energy trading risk management (ETRM) systems this year, to tackle dissatisfaction with the speed and usability of existing software systems, as well as…
Icap Energy head: Oil broking screen a response to "regulatory times"
Interdealer brokerage Icap Energy will launch a combined voice-electronic broking service for over-the-counter (OTC) crude, fuel oil and middle distillate swaps, subject to regulatory approval. The service, entitled Icap TrueQuote, will offer straight…
Summing up VAR
There are a number of approaches to building the IT systems architecture required for historical simulation value-at-risk implementations. What are the pros and cons associated with these architectures? And why does the risk-aggregator approach overcome…
Lighting up dark pools
The Singapore Exchange’s planned launch of Asia’s first exchange-backed dark pool may indicate the region’s dominant exchanges are ready to take on brokers providing internal crossing systems for anonymous block trades. At the same time, it offers dark…
