Information technology (IT)
Technology vendor of the year: Murex
Risk Awards 2020: Firm bets heavy R&D spend will keep it ahead of shifting client needs
The end of the fintech gold rush?
Why did so many new fintech start-ups fail, and how can ‘fintech 2.0’ succeed, asks consultant
Energy25: Energy firms turn to next-generation analytics
FIS, Enverus and Eka take to the podium in the inaugural Energy25 technology rankings
Singapore tech risk guidelines spark scramble for IT talent
Watchdog asks banks to demonstrate tech expertise among board and senior management
Energy Risk Awards 2019: The winners
BP and Engie pick up two awards each, while BNPP takes the coveted derivatives house of the year
Want to catch misbehaviour? Watch the electronic chat
“It’s amazing how many people have arguments on chat” – BNP surveillance executive
Analytics become top priority at energy firms, poll finds
Middle office still grappling with use of blockchain and artificial intelligence
Top 10 op risks 2019: IT failure
Worries amplified by conspicuous mishaps and regulators’ new focus on operational resilience
Functional programming reaches for stardom in finance
Fans highlight more reliable code, and suitability for complex tasks and distributed ledgers
HSBC and the risk-advisory robot
Bank has amassed 10-petabyte pool of client data to spot hedging, financing and payments needs
A threat to the Ion throne?
Banks need connections to e-trading venues; they don’t want the other services that come with them
Do two sizes fit all? Banks aim to standardise vendor risk
Banks created TruSight and KY3P to vet supplier risk with standard questionnaires. Is it enough?
Cyber security begins a shift to the risk department
Normally the province of IT, cyber defence is increasingly seen as a critical part of operational risk
Risk monitoring through better knowledge-based risk processes
The aim of this paper is to propose a model that describes the integration of knowledge-based risks (via the processes of knowledge-based risk identification, analysis, evaluation and education) and knowledge-based risk repositories to support risk…
To Hull and back: a 20-year hiatus in bank e-trading plans
In the 1990s, banks tried to buy automated trading expertise; now, after a long break, they’re trying to build it
Machine earning: how tech is shaking up bank market-making
As banks get serious about e-trading, humans are being asked to give up their secrets to the machines that could replace them
‘People who bought this swap also bought Apple’
Dealers hope personalisation algos will help them cut sales costs, but data gaps could be a problem
Symphony bots march on Bloomberg
New chat system touted as sales and trading game-changer, as banks build hundreds of add-ons
Rise of the cyborgs: tech remakes the front office
Dealers “have no choice” but to change, says UBS’s Orcel – and plenty of changes are coming
Banks struggle with BCBS 239 implementation
Only three G-Sibs fully compliant with all risk data and reporting principles at end-2017
Planned sale prompts hard look at post-trade firms
Plans to sell MarkitServ fuel warnings about middleware vendors’ future
A&O vs Linklaters in IM platform race
Law firms are backing rival attempts to cut margin doc costs for buy side
From prophets to ‘parasites’
How post-trade vendors went from problem-solvers to ‘rent-seekers’
The battle for the back office
Post-trade incumbents at risk as Isda and others search for standards