The Critical Importance of Archiving in the Financial Services Industry
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BPM for Dummies
[ Source: IBM ]
August 2012-
Unleash the power of technology as a competitive advantage! Learn how your entire enterprise can become far more agile, helping you meet your goals with Business Process Management (BPM).
Download Business Process Management For Dummies, IBM Limited Edition, now and learn how BPM creates value through growth, improved performance, better productivity, higher staff effectiveness, and better customer service.
You discover why changing to BPM now makes sense for your organization, how ...
How To Build a Mission-Critical Data Center
[ Source: HP ]
May 2012-
Infrastructures must be able to quickly and cost-effectively adapt to evolving needs. Unfortunately, many companies cannot achieve this response with their current data center network architectures. The traditional three-tier model of access, aggregation, and core switching is an operational nightmare.
This white paper unveils a solution that streamlines the design of next-generation data centers to ensure the superior resiliency, performance, and agility that enterprise networks now require.
Sponsored by:<...
Avoiding the 8 Common Mistakes of Windows 7 Migration
[ Source: Dell/Microsoft ]
September 2011-
The recession put important things on hold for many organizations, like upgrading to new client systems. Now organizations such as yours are ready to upgrade and gain from better performance and efficiency by purchasing new laptops and notebooks with Windows 7 factory-installed.
Before you move dozens - or hundreds - of important business applications into a new environment, find out how other organizations tackled this challenge.
Download "Avoiding the 8 common mistakes of ...
Accountable Care and the Cloud: The Future of Medical IT
[ Source: Siemens ]
July 2011-
In this podcast, Dan Emig and David M. Hamilton of Siemens Medical explain how the cloud can help healthcare providers significantly improve business performance by shifting allocation of their limited budget and human resources away from lower-value back-office operations in favor of higher-value clinical and patient-facing services.
The cloud does this by 1) allowing healthcare IT organizations to leverage the economies of scale offered by shared, on-demand infrastructure and 2) providing turnkey access to state-of-the-art ...
Advanced Malware Exposed
[ Source: FireEye ]
May 2011-
This handbook shines a light on the dark corners of advanced malware, both to educate as well as to spark renewed efforts against these stealthy and persistent threats. By understanding the tools being used by criminals, we can better defend our nations, our critical infrastructures and our citizens. The "Operation Aurora" incident represents an example of how the threats have escalated, revealing how advanced malware is being used in a systematic, coordinated fashion to achieve ...
Creating a Timeline for Deploying Windows 7 and Eliminating Windows XP
[ Source: Dell/Microsoft ]
February 2012-
Windows XP support ends April 8, 2014. Therefore, organizations must decide when to begin their migration to Windows 7, set a target date to have Windows XP out and define the scope of the project.
This research paper reviews Gartner's key findings and recommendations for deploying Windows 7.
CISO Guide to Next Generation Threats
[ Source: FireEye ]
May 2011-
Over 95% of businesses unknowingly host compromised endpoints, despite their use of firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), antivirus and web gateways. This situation-the new status quo-results from criminals leveraging multiple zero-day vulnerabilities, commercial-quality toolkits and social media to perpetrate next-generation threats. These threats move "low and slow" and use several stages and channels to duck traditional defenses and find vulnerable systems and sensitive data.
Read this paper and learn how to regain the upper ...
8 Things That Could Affect Your Business IT Security In The Next Two Hours
[ Source: NETGEAR ]
August 2011-
Discover the secrets over-priced security consultants don't want you to know. Network security is not just about preventing a breach, it's about making every working day as productive as possible by preventing external threats.
Where should you start? Download this security brief and NETGEAR will show you the 8 things to do to improve your security posture right now.
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise LAN
[ Source: HP ]
May 2011-
Major LAN purchases and upgrades should not take place without a full competitive review. This Gartner Magic Quadrant reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the major players; including, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Cisco, Extreme Networks, HP and Juniper Networks.
Making Multi-Prime Work for You
[ Source: Advent Software ]
April 2009-
Based on conversations with leading hedge funds, prime
brokers, and fund administrators, we firmly believe that
investor assets and returns can no longer remain vulnerable
to the risk of the single-prime model. To effectively
manage business and thrive in today�s rapidly evolving
market, it is imperative that funds operate within a multiprime
model to mitigate potential risk and manage transaction
costs effectively.
This is the opening installment of a series and shares our
findings ...
International Financial Reporting
[ Source: Advent Software ]
April 2009-
This document is intended to introduce hedge funds and
hedge fund service providers to International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) and to help them understand
major differences between them and U.S. GAAP. The
information here will also educate them on potential
impacts to their organization when adopting the international
standard, including considerations for accounting
systems. Finally, the document will educate firms about
Advent�s portfolio accounting system, Geneva,� and its
currently available capabilities for supporting ...
Basel II accord and its implementation
[ Source: Headstrong ]
February 2009-
The white paper describes Basel II accord on bank regulation and its implementation throughout the world. The paper explains measurement and regulation of operational, credit and market risk. It analyzes various models that banks should leverage to quantify risk. The paper also explains the mathematical concept of Value at Risk (VaR) and its relevance to Basel II accord.
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 ...
The New Data Imperative: Managing Real-Time Risk in Capital Markets Executive Brief
[ Source: Sybase ]
June 2009-
Your risk exposure changes every millisecond. That's why it's critical to get up to speed on real-time, enterprise-wide risk management. Effective capital and financial risk management now requires that information flows no longer be handled independently in business unit silos; they must be unified for use in front, middle and back offices to aid compliance with internal controls and regulatory demands.
Read this executive brief to learn:
• Why today's risk management practices ...
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.
A Strategy for Governing IT Projects, Programs, and Portfolios Throughout the Enterprise
[ Source: Oracle ]
March 2013-
Making the right IT investment decisions is both critical and challenging. How can you help ensure that only the projects that provide the highest value to the business actually get implemented, even across such a diverse technology landscape?
The ROI of Cloud Apps
[ Source: BOX ]
October 2012-
Cloud applications continue to gain momentum in enterprise applications as buyers are attracted to fast deployment speeds, low upfront costs, and ongoing flexibility to scale up or down as needs change. But as firms spend more and more of their closely guarded IT dollars on cloud applications, executives must scrutinize the long-term value of these investments.
Today's cloud investments represent millions of dollars of annual IT spend for some larger consumers of cloud. ...
Capital Markets Guide 2012
[ Source: SAP ]
September 2012-
The Capital Markets Guide takes an in-depth look at profit-driving and
profit-draining activities within financial organizations. For 2012, firms will be exploiting the potential of Big Data and limiting their exposure to risk.
And that's not all that's in store for them. Updates to Basel III and deadlines for Dodd-Frank are causing wholesale changes to business processes and technology.
The ultimate goal is to make smarter trades at the speed ...
The Changing Face of Risk Management in the New Regulatory Environment
[ Source: SAP ]
September 2012-
The recovery from the global recession has become especially precarious due to the
Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and fiscal tightening in the western world, and as a result of which volatility in financial markets has risen sharply. Under these circumstances, it has become imperative for banks to strengthen their risk management frameworks so that they can meet both the current and impending wave of challenges successfully.
This report, based on a survey of 46 ...
IDC Business Protection Whitepaper
[ Source: HP/Intel® ]
September 2012-
Download this IDC Whitepaper to learn how using appropriate technology in consistent ways helps SMB organizations mitigate business risk and improve overall business protection by avoiding unplanned downtime.
The approach is powerful and can reduce annual outage risk by as much as 85%. The whitepaper addresses customer pain points, and addresses Disaster Readiness, Operational Efficiency and solutions that can help improve Business Protection.
Sponsored by: HP and Intel®
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Counterparty Risk: Are We Leveraging Our Tools?
[ Source: Sybase ]
April 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.
The failure of MF Global in ...
Investment Management - Business Economics
[ Source: CAPCO ]
April 2012-
Downward pressure on fees, increasingly complex client needs and more diverse product sets are among the new realities requiring investment managers to gain better insight into profitability drivers. Some firms have begun measuring revenue in addition to the traditional profitability proxy of assets under management. However, these metrics are no longer adequate.
Capco can help you model and understand the economics of your business today, enabling you to quickly make more confident decisions ...
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.
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?
Cost Basis Basics: Preparing for the New Reporting Requirement
[ Source: Advent Software ]
August 2010-
Cost basis reporting will have firm-wide impact,
from operations to client relations. It will require
clear coordination and alignment among RIAs,
brokers and custodians, not to mention with
investors and their tax advisors. And, as with
any new regulation, it will carry costs in both
systems and staffing. Understanding the impact
and preparing for it will help make those challenges
and costs manageable.
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