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Standard Bank goes live with credit risk management solution
An international bank has gone live with a counterparty credit risk management solution today that will also help it achieve Basel II compliance in key areas of its business. Standard Bank announced that the first phase of its solution on a single global…
SunGard to offer UBS algorithmic trading
Software provider SunGard will offer its customers access to Swiss delaer UBS' algorithmic trading product from today.
Fed gets a pasting over capital rules
WASHINGTON, DC – The new capital rules for non-Basel II banks in the US received a pasting in comments from firms and industry bodies posted on regulatory websites in late January.
Sponsor's article > Bank of America Selects SunGard’s BancWare for Basel II Compliance and Reporting
SunGard today announced that Bank of America has extended its relationship with SunGard with the selection of the BancWare Capital Manager (previously called Basel II Capital Manager).
Coping with complexity
The demand for risk-based technology has never been higher due to changing business practices, growing regulatory burdens and burgeoning demand for cross-asset class products. But new entrants can still gain market share in niche areas.
Sponsor's article> SunGard Acquires ERisk Holdings, Inc. to offer Enhanced Economic Capital Management
BOSTON, MA – November 14, 2005– SunGard today announced that it has acquired ERisk Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of economic capital management software and risk consulting services to financial institutions. The transaction, the terms of which have…
Sponsor's article> Yorkshire Building Society Selects SunGard For Basel II Capital Management
London, UK– November 2, 2005– SunGard today announced that UK-based Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) is extending its relationship with SunGard with the selection of SunGard’s Basel II Capital Manager for retail, wholesale and securitization credit risk…
Iris hires ex-SunGard consultant to spearhead sales
Swiss risk management company Iris has appointed Roberto Olivieri as vice-president in its sales and marketing unit.
Sponsor webcast>> From compliance to better business - making the case for implementing a Basel II solution
Compliance with the Basel II Accord means being able to identify, generate, track and report on risk-related data in an integrated, automated and transparent manner. It also presents a unique opportunity to improve your enterprise risk management…
Lloyds TSB appoints head of quantitative analytics
Lloyds TSB Financial Markets has appointed John Crosby as global head of quantitative analytics and research in London. He will lead a team of quants and will be responsible for developing models for pricing derivatives instruments across all asset…
Sponsor's article > SunGard Launches New Version of BancWare ALM Incorporating Credit Risk Analysis into Asset/Liability Management
SunGard today announced the availability of version 5.6.2 of BancWare Asset Liability Management (ALM). The new version incorporates credit risk simulation into ALM, providing the ability to model, analyze and manage the credit risk associated with…
A consolidating market
Operational risk software vendors say the market is shaping up, but is this view still too optimistic? By Dianne See Morrison
Shell picks ZaiNet for carbon trading
Shell Energy Trading has licensed the ZaiNet emissions trading software, produced by SunGard, to manage its global carbon dioxide portfolio.
Sponsor's article > Standard Bank Selects SunGard for Global Basel II Compliance and Capital Management
SunGard (NYSE:SDS) announced that Standard Bank Group has selected SunGard’s Basel II Capital Manager for Basel II compliance and capital management. A customer of SunGard’s since 1996, Standard Bank will use the Basel II Capital Manager for its retail…
Sponsor's Webcast Basel II- mere compliance or more business?
Basel II compliance is not just a cumbersome regulatory requirement. It actually presents a unique opportunity to improve your risk management processes, and ultimately your bank's performance.
Sponsor's Webcast Basel II- mere compliance or more business?
Basel II compliance is not just a cumbersome regulatory requirement. It actually presents a unique opportunity to improve your risk management processes, and ultimately your bank's performance.
Sponsor's article > At long last...
After more than a decade of active deployment at major institutions, simulation-based estimation of counterparty credit exposure is on track to become part of the Basel II regulatory capital regime.1 David Rowe notes, however, that its impact on…
JP Morgan and SunGard collaborate on collateral management system
JP Morgan Chase and SunGard have teamed up to create a collateral management system based on SunGard’s Adaptiv product for over-the-counter derivatives. Aimed at smaller end-users, it will allow existing JP Morgan clients, such as corporate treasurers,…
Sponsor's article > The dangers of complexity
The dramatic financial market changes of the past 20 years have introduced daunting complexity into the system. Much of this complexity is the necessary consequence of valuable innovations. David Rowe argues, however, that complexity for its own sake is…
Sponsor's article > Is risk management dangerous?
Risk management has experienced such a remarkable rise in the past 15 years that some have begun to criticise its influence. These may be the complaints of those who bristle under its constraints. David Rowe argues that a recent more thoughtful critique…
SunGard delays rebranding decision
SunGard, the financial software and business continuity provider, has delayed the rebranding of its risk management software arm.
Sponsor's article > Dynamic benchmarks
One of the biggest challenges in effective risk reporting is avoiding the trap of mind-numbing routine. David Rowe argues that dynamic benchmarks and exception highlighting are ways of keeping such reports relevant and useful, thereby maintaining…
Sponsor's article > SunGard expands global client base for its Basel II Solution
With the clock ticking down to compliance for Basel II, banks are moving from the theoretical to the practical, making decisions as to how, when and with what solutions they will address Basel II regulatory requirements. Recently, several leading…
Sponsor's article > SunGard expands global client base for its Basel II Solution
With the clock ticking down to compliance for Basel II, banks are moving from the theoretical to the practical, making decisions as to how, when and with what solutions they will address Basel II regulatory requirements. Recently, several leading…