Knowledge Transfer: The Exhausting Challenges of Managing Counterparty Risk [ Source: Omgeo ]
April 2009- As financial institutions search for answers to our current crisis, it is natural to be introspective about our business model, our core values, and the future of our industry. It was a shock to everyone in this business how quickly operational risk and market risk could lead to systemic risk. If there is a silver lining to this recession, it may come in the form of a commitment to address long-standing gaps in our infrastructure ...

Optimization Applications in Finance, Securities, Banking and Insurance [ Source: IBM ]
November 2010- Optimization is unique simply by being the mathematical discipline focused on efficiency. Along with statistics and predictive analytics, it is one of the two mathematical disciplines used most frequently in the world of business. This white paper shows how mathematical optimization provide tools that deliver significant competitive advantage for solving the most challenging problems encountered in finance, including risk management, operational cost, and product innovation.

Leveraging data for internal and external threat detection [ Source: IBM ]
February 2012- In this technical white paper from IBM, learn how predictive analytics can be used to detect internal and external threats to your organization. You will learn how techniques including cluster analysis, anomly detection, time series analysis, social network analysis, predictive models and scoring can be used to detect suspicious activity in real-time so your orgnization can take action to minimize risk and increase positive outcomes.<br><br> As a final step, ...

Counterparty Risk: Are We Leveraging Our Tools? [ Source: Sybase ]
January 2012- Counterparty risk has long been a source of concern for risk managers. However, the financial crisis brought new urgency to counterparty risk management for risk practitioners, regulators and financial firms alike, as exposure to collapsing giants left the industry reeling. That urgency has been punctuated by the global economy's current struggles, as firms grapple with new regulations, the European debt crisis and fears of a double-dip recession. <br><br> The failure ...

The Changing Face of Risk Management in the New Regulatory Environment [ Source: Sybase ]
January 2012- This free white paper explores how IT departments at financial institutions are assuming a more proactive role in identifying technologies that can improve their risk management and bring them to the attention of risk managers and business heads.

Reference Data Acquisition Challenges: Getting it Right from the Start [ Source: Informatica ]
May 2011- To manage reference data effectively, financial services institutions need an organized, thorough, consistent program to source, validate, and normalize data as they acquire it. To build this program, financial institutions must face these challenges:<br><br> • Sourcing data from vendors and internal systems<br> • Monitoring and auditing reference data quality<br> • Delivering data securely across applications and locations<br><br> This white paper ...

Survey Results: Structured Finance Investor Due Diligence in Focus [ Source: Principia Partners ]
November 2010- Over 500 structured finance market participants from 200 organizations took part in Principia's ABS industry best practices survey. The results are analyzed here with a focus on investor due diligence requirements as the market returns on a more stable footing. What are the most important aspects of satisfying due diligence requirements? How well does the industry currently perform in these areas? What are the best practices investors can adopt to address these challenges?