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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…
The lure of click-to-trade systems
Growing demand from high-net-worth investors for bespoke structured products is leading to smaller deal sizes. As a result, arrangers are planning to increase their use of automated systems to mitigate the costs of delivering and servicing small trades…
Taking an asset-liability management approach to private wealth management
While the private banking industry is in general relatively well equipped on the tax planning side, with tools that can allow private bankers to analyse the situation of high net worth individuals operating offshore or in multiple tax jurisdictions, the…
Rescue remedies
Technology Round Table: challenges ahead for the future
Security conscious
Technology Round Table: challenges ahead for the future
IT in the clouds
Technology Round Table: challenges ahead for the future
IT good governance is essential
Technology Round Table: challenges ahead for the future
Assume the crash position
Technology Round Table: challenges ahead for the future
IT is at heart of control
Technology Round Table: challenges ahead for the future
Transparency needs drive risk control
Technology Round Table: challenges ahead for the future
Real time information need
Technology Round Table: challenges ahead for the future
Aggregation is the key
Technology Round Table: challenges ahead for the future