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		<title>The future of post-trade derivatives processing</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/efficiency/the-future-of-post-trade-derivatives-processing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurent Jacquemin - global head of post-trade services, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>ljacquemin</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Back office solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back-office processes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Laurent Jacquemin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-trade derivatives]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SunGard Capital Markets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the <a href="http://blogs.sungard.com/fs_capitalmarkets/category/capital-markets/derivatives/">derivatives</a> industry, significant, year-over-year transaction volume growth has become the norm. With high-frequency trading driving up the volumes of trades to hundreds of thousands or even millions per day, derivatives market participants must be able to manage these higher volumes. Moreover, due to market volatility, the peaks in volume must be managed within shorter time intervals, and this is driving the need for scalability.]]></description>
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		<title>Financial supply chain: manage it from beginning to end</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/efficiency/financial-supply-chain-manage-it-from-beginning-to-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Sanders - principal - consulting, SunGard Global Services</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>asanders</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial supply chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mergers & acquisitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate finance organizations are facing unparalleled pressure to improve operations. To be competitive, they’re looking to better manage the financial supply chain, integrate and standardize processes, achieve a return on technology investments, and manage risk while improving margins and reducing costs.
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		<title>Credit professionals from various industries discuss best practices in receivables</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/credit-professionals-from-various-industries-discuss-best-practices-in-receivables/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/credit-professionals-from-various-industries-discuss-best-practices-in-receivables/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Hernandez - vice president, product management, SunGard&#039;s AvantGard business unit</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>ahernandez</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collections management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[receivables]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2463</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion on increasing cash flow through standardization &#038; automation and I thought I would share a few insights that I took away from that discussion. The panelists included credit professionals from three different industries – wireless/telecom, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. All had automated their accounts receivables processes at their current companies but also at previous companies. An industry consultant from The Hackett Group was also on the panel.
]]></description>
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		<title>Added pressure: ECJ on French withholding tax</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/added-pressure-ecj-on-french-withholding-tax/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/added-pressure-ecj-on-french-withholding-tax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Lewis - senior vice president, Astec Analytics, SunGard’s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>dlewis</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Court of Justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has now ruled as of May 10, 2012, on the tax discrimination alleged by nine institutions over withholding tax levied on foreign investors in French equities compared with domestic funds which are exempt. Withholding tax is levied at up to 25% on dividends paid out to investors by equity issuers, but where investors from different countries are not taxed at the same level, it is considered to be contrary to the Free Movement of Capital across the European Union.
]]></description>
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		<title>Regulation and compliance: here to stay</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/efficiency/regulation-and-compliance-here-to-stay/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/efficiency/regulation-and-compliance-here-to-stay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magnus Almqvist - senior product specialist, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>malmqvist</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The overarching objective of increasing market resilience and stability during periods of turmoil is shared by most, if not all, market actors. But that is where the agreements seem to end. How to achieve this, and how successful the regulators can hope to be is something that could be debated and discussed endlessly. We certainly had a good go at it during a recent panel discussion at <a href="http://capitalize-on-change.com/events/industry-seminars/london.aspx">SunGard’s London Industry Seminar</a>, and I made the following observations from the event.]]></description>
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		<title>Death by liquidity</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/efficiency/death-by-liquidity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Chapman - director of product management, Ambit, SunGard’s banking business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>rchapman</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Shortage in liquidity will kill you instantly and excess liquidity will kill you over time" is a well-known industry saying which serves as a very real warning to banks across the globe of the dangers of poor liquidity management.

These dangers are highlighted even more starkly by the waves of change that are washing over the banking world, ranging from Europe’s painfully drawn out debt issues to last month’s revelations that four major US banks failed their latest rounds of stress tests. All in all, banks’ liquidity management strategies (or lack of) are very much under the spotlight.
]]></description>
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		<title>Then and now: 10 key themes for 30 years of securities finance</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/then-and-now-10-key-themes-for-30-years-of-securities-finance/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/then-and-now-10-key-themes-for-30-years-of-securities-finance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Smith - executive vice president, Astec Analytics, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>tsmith</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Securities financing has evolved over the last 30 years from a quasi-back office activity to a high-profile business in its own right. The main causes and results of this evolution can be grouped into 10 major themes.

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		<title>Cost basis reporting for taxes: should fund companies and their transfer agents be concerned?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/cost-basis-reporting-for-taxes-should-fund-companies-and-their-transfer-agents-be-concerned/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/cost-basis-reporting-for-taxes-should-fund-companies-and-their-transfer-agents-be-concerned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Naylor - vice president, product services, SunGard’s institutional asset management business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>jnaylor</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax reporting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Collecting cost basis data on equities and ETFs for broker-dealers, and reporting it to shareholders on tax forms, has been a significant challenge. Many broker-dealers have struggled with compiling all of the data including books and records, cost basis reporting systems and tax reporting systems together for the 1099-B IRS form. This form is issued<a href="http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/transparency/cost-basis-reporting-for-taxes-should-fund-companies-and-their-transfer-agents-be-concerned/" class="read_more">read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The global evolution of securities finance</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/the-global-evolution-of-securities-finance/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/the-global-evolution-of-securities-finance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 13:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Milner - solution specialist, SunGard’s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>jmilner</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Securities Finance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2451</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few decades, we’ve seen the global securities finance industry grow and evolve in many ways. When I started out in this business it was relatively small, and at the time we were seeing a dramatic expansion of the securities lending market. It always was, and still is, very much a people business,<a href="http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/the-global-evolution-of-securities-finance/" class="read_more">read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The promise of Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/the-promise-of-malaysia/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/the-promise-of-malaysia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Khodri - managing director, Asia-Pacific, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>nasserkhodri</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASEAN trading link]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bursa Malaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[derivatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If any country epitomizes the wilder side of capital markets trading in Asia, it’s Malaysia. But there are signs that Malaysia is ripe for a bit of refinement, which would give this dynamic country the focus it needs to be more competitive in global markets.]]></description>
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		<title>Capital markets regulation: Time for a rethink?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/capital-markets-regulation-time-for-a-rethink/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/capital-markets-regulation-time-for-a-rethink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Morgan - trading and client connectivity, SunGard’s global trading business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>dmorgan</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glass-Steagall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MiFID II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volcker Rule]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The noise created by the flood of new regulations proposed for the global capital markets, plus the resulting storm of debate, continues to grow louder. I’ve been participating as a technology supplier – but also as a bank depositor, retail investor and pension fund holder. I ask myself how the changes are going to help me:  after all, some of the regulatory initiatives - notably MiFID 2 - have the interests of the retail investor as central principles. But as currently framed, I fear that few of the proposals will hit this target, and I wonder whether it’s time for a radical rethink.]]></description>
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		<title>Intraday data for securities lending – Can it benefit everyone?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/intraday-data-for-securities-lending-%e2%80%93-can-it-benefit-everyone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Lewis - senior vice president, Astec Analytics, SunGard’s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>dlewis</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[esma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intraday data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Securities Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In financial markets across the world, the trading benefits of up-to-date information are clear; you can trade at the right price and buy or sell as the market is turning towards or away from you, boosting your profits or curbing your losses. Aged data means you are trading behind your competitors and counterparts, weakening your position.

That seems clear enough for the mainstream markets, but what value can it bring to securities lending practitioners, who are under pressure to make better returns, and  regulators, who are seeking to increase transparency and market efficiency while reducing risks for the investor?]]></description>
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		<title>Do more with less: A study in process optimization</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/wealth-management/do-more-with-less-a-study-in-process-optimization/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/wealth-management/do-more-with-less-a-study-in-process-optimization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Mintun - product management, SunGard’s wealth management business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>bmintun</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wealth Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business process management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[process optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work flow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Do more with less,” is the mantra of consultants and the marching orders of senior executives.  In today’s world of increased competition and compressed margins, companies want methods to improve efficiency.  Automation is the “low-hanging fruit,” often offering “wins” for both the business and technical teams.]]></description>
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		<title>The healthcare data dilemma: The saga continues</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/insurance/the-healthcare-data-dilemma-the-saga-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roy Massie - vice president of product management, SunGard&#039;s insurance business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>rmassie</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some time ago, I mentioned the overwhelming amount of data that we face in healthcare in my post - An e-Health Collage of Technology for Insurers.  And though the popular media coverage still seems pretty distant from the reality in most health plans, transitioning to an e-Health environment is still top of mind for me.  As health plans shift their focus from cost-cutting to growth initiatives, it is imperative for them to get a handle on their data.  The data dilemma will only compound as the plan grows if there is not consistent data management infrastructure and governance for that ocean of privileged information coming in every day.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. healthcare reform: Rethinking service and process excellence is a good thing</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/insurance/u-s-healthcare-reform-rethinking-service-and-process-excellence-is-a-good-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/insurance/u-s-healthcare-reform-rethinking-service-and-process-excellence-is-a-good-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Tiede - partner, SunGard Global Consulting Services</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>ptiede</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Global Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial supply chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mergers & acquisitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. healthcare reforms mandate new consumer exchanges that can affect consumer purchasing trends. Recent reports indicate that consumers will evaluate healthcare options independently from employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) plans.

These trends indicate a shift away from ESIs to exchanges providing choice, convenience and affordability. Many consumers will also evaluate ESIs against new exchanges, as most lower-income and part-time workers will engage public or private exchanges.]]></description>
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		<title>3 key areas to watch in options trading in 2012</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/3-key-areas-to-watch-in-options-trading-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/3-key-areas-to-watch-in-options-trading-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Chrusciel - head of Valdi Options US, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>rchrusciel</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listed options]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Options]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trading]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last several months have been crazy for financial exchanges. We had anxiously waited for the Deutsche Bourse–New York Stock Exchange deal to close—a merger that would have fundamentally changed the global exchange landscape for derivatives trading – and watched the deal get blocked by the European Commission. Now, as we eagerly anticipate the implementation of Dodd-Frank legislation and the Volcker rule in the U.S. in the coming months, we should consider how the final implementation will affect trading volumes, trading strategies and compliance needs for those engaged in derivatives trading.]]></description>
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		<title>Regulatory spotlight: ESMA guidelines on economic ownership</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/regulatory-spotlight-esma-guidelines-on-economic-ownership/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/regulatory-spotlight-esma-guidelines-on-economic-ownership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Lewis - senior vice president, Astec Analytics, SunGard’s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>dlewis</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESMA Guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The common English saying, “possession is 9/10ths of the law” can often be applied when facing small, everyday challenges such as, “Who really booked this meeting room for 3:00 p.m.?” Those sitting in the room tend to win the argument. The European Securities and Markets Authority has been looking hard at the concept of ownership in developing its new regulations on short selling, known as SSR.]]></description>
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		<title>Regulatory spotlight: ESMA guidelines on market abuse and surveillance</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/regulatory-spotlight-esma-guidelines-on-market-abuse-and-surveillance/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/regulatory-spotlight-esma-guidelines-on-market-abuse-and-surveillance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magnus Almqvist - senior product specialist, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>malmqvist</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dodd-Frank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESMA Guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guideline 2012/122]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MiFID]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The passage of the Dodd Frank Act, the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) and MiFID, as well as the newly issued Guideline 2012/122 from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which covers algorithmic and direct market access (DMA) electronic trading, is clear evidence that the regulation of financial markets continues to go through unprecedented rate of change.]]></description>
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		<title>Regulatory spotlight: ESMA guidelines on automated trading</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/regulatory-spotlight-esma-guidelines-on-automated-trading/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/regulatory-spotlight-esma-guidelines-on-automated-trading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Morgan - trading and client connectivity, SunGard’s global trading business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>dmorgan</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algorithms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESMA Guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MiFID II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While discussions about the final contents of MiFID 2 seem set to continue for some while yet, the European Securities and Markets Authority has anticipated some important MiFID 2 issues in a set of Guidelines issued on February 24, 2012: Guidelines on systems and controls in an automated trading environment for trading platforms, investment firms and competent authorities.]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual card programs Part II – How corporations use them to earn revenue</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/virtual-card-programs-part-ii-%e2%80%93-how-corporations-use-them-to-earn-revenue/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/virtual-card-programs-part-ii-%e2%80%93-how-corporations-use-them-to-earn-revenue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Dragiff - vice president, product management, AvantGard Payment Services, SunGard’s corporate liquidity business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>mdragiff</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paper checks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual card]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of my virtual card blog series I described the nature of a virtual card program. In part II, I will describe how corporations can use virtual card programs to help generate revenue.

More and more corporations are seeing the benefits of migrating paper checks to electronic and now specifically to virtual card programs.]]></description>
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		<title>Creating efficiency in payroll processing</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/wealth-management/creating-efficiency-in-payroll-processing/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/wealth-management/creating-efficiency-in-payroll-processing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Hasken - product manager, SunGard’s Omni Data Validation Web</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>shasken</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wealth Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefit administration recordkeeping operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data validation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data validation web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payroll processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recordkeeping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Hasken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunGard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter how you differentiate your services from your competitor’s, every recordkeeping operations provider is faced with the repetitive task of collecting, reformatting, validating, and posting payroll data.

Finding ways to process payrolls more efficiently is a personal passion of mine. I am constantly looking for ways to improve the data collection process.  I also look to find ways to empower the person submitting the data with the information they need to adjust their payroll data in response to validation results.  With something as large as an employer’s monthly 401k contribution remittance at stake, finding every opportunity to efficiently collect and validate payroll data is more important than ever.]]></description>
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		<title>Buy-Side Executives: Key considerations for conducting due diligence on cloud computing providers</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/institutional-asset-management/buy-side-executives-key-considerations-for-conducting-due-diligence-on-cloud-computing-providers/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/institutional-asset-management/buy-side-executives-key-considerations-for-conducting-due-diligence-on-cloud-computing-providers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Stoeckert - chief technology officer, SunGard&#039;s asset management business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>mstoeckert</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Institutional Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software-as-a-service]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Software-as-a-service (SaaS), also known as “on-demand software,” is a delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally, typically in the cloud. Users normally access this software by using a web browser over the Internet. The financial services industry’s extensive use of SaaS programs has provided a significant foundation for migration to cloud-based platforms. Many of the processing, storage and security tools that a financial services organization requires to run its business are now available through cloud-based applications. In fact, the cloud is expected to dominate technology growth for the next 20 years. Cloud-computing technology is expected to increase at five times the rate of traditional information technology (IT), while representing only 12% of total IT product spending by 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile market data:  New opportunities for capital markets and asset management firms</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/mobile-market-data-new-opportunities-for-capital-markets-and-asset-management-firms/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/mobile-market-data-new-opportunities-for-capital-markets-and-asset-management-firms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oliver Muhr - senior vice president, SunGard’s MarketMap</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>omuhr</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smartphones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SunGard conducted a survey late last year to better understand how banks and financial institutions are adopting and implementing mobile market data solutions.

Smartphone usage and adoption continues to grow.  Research and consulting firm Celent [i] estimates that in 2012, Smartphone units will grow 35% (to 620 million units).

For financial firms, mobility is still a technology that can be leveraged to capture new business and maintain a leadership position.  Capital markets firms are leveraging the technology to provide their institutional trading clients with commentary and market insights while wealth management firms are providing account information, data, trading and research information to their wealth management clients.]]></description>
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		<title>Risk-based collections Part III: Credit risk evaluation for new applicants</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/risk-based-collections-part-iii-credit-risk-evaluation-for-new-applicants/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/risk-based-collections-part-iii-credit-risk-evaluation-for-new-applicants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C.J. Wimley - evp, trade liquidity solutions, SunGard&#039;s AvantGard</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>cwimley</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit risk evaluation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of my Risk-based Collections blog series, I described the differences between Judgmental and Statistical Scoring models.  In Part II, I discussed which scores are best for managing existing credit lines.  In Part III, I will describe which scores are best for new application credit risk evaluation.]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual card programs Part I – What exactly are they?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/virtual-card-programs-part-i-%e2%80%93-what-exactly-are-they/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/virtual-card-programs-part-i-%e2%80%93-what-exactly-are-they/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Dragiff - vice president, product management, AvantGard Payment Services, SunGard’s corporate liquidity business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>mdragiff</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operational efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual card]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Corporations remain under continuous pressure to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies. One of the easiest ways to do this is by migrating payments from check to electronic. However, I am seeing more and more corporations taking the migration to electronic payments a step further by implementing virtual card programs which can turn their A/P departments from cost centers to revenue centers.]]></description>
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		<title>LEI projects need more clarity and attention to fast-track implementation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/lei-projects-need-more-clarity-and-attention-to-fast-track-implementation/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/lei-projects-need-more-clarity-and-attention-to-fast-track-implementation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Sanders - principal - consulting, SunGard Global Services</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>asanders</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dodd-Frank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legal entity identifier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[securities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) standards requirement contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act has been largely overlooked in light of other priorities contained in the law. Yet, it is potentially a change that will require a significant amount of system and data changes for the industry.  LEIs are a new concept that would provide industry regulators with additional transparency and risk management of exposure by being able to match open positions of individual legal entities across multiple market participants.]]></description>
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		<title>The temperature is rising in Asia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/banks/the-temperature-is-rising-in-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/banks/the-temperature-is-rising-in-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Day - vice president, SunGard’s banking business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>cday</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high net worth individuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wealth Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So having spent three of the last four weeks in Shanghai, it was time for me to move on over the weekend.  Following a 4 ½ hour flight, my flight touched down at Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 2, and at 7pm as the plane coasted to a halt the captain proudly announced the outside temperature was 86 degrees.  This was nothing to the temperature that, unbeknown to me would be felt inside the baggage reclaim hall.]]></description>
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		<title>Advisors take note: The advice credibility gap will cost you</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/wealth-management/advisors-take-note-the-advice-credibility-gap-will-cost-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/wealth-management/advisors-take-note-the-advice-credibility-gap-will-cost-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Cunniff - senior vice president, advisor and investment solutions, SunGard’s wealth management business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>scunniff</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wealth Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advisor and investment solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advisory services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[investment advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Cunniff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senior vice president]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunGard’s wealth management business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Benjamin Franklin once said, “It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.”

Many financial institutions vary greatly in investment advice depending on how a client engages with them, a process that can create service inconsistencies and reputation problems.  Here are some examples:]]></description>
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		<title>When risk management hits closer to home</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/when-risk-management-hits-closer-to-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Cree - vice president, risk solutions, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>mcree</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis management strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portfolio managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VaR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, there was a house fire at my home. It is important to state at the start that nobody was hurt, and the house is now in a restoration stage.

Afterward though, it occurred to me that I write, speak, and consult exclusively on the subject of risk management, so this raises an interesting set of questions. How well do I internalize the risk management mindset, and do I apply the principles I espouse in the most important environment I know: my own home?]]></description>
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		<title>Risk-based collections Part II: Managing existing credit lines</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/risk-based-collections-part-ii-managing-existing-credit-lines/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/risk-based-collections-part-ii-managing-existing-credit-lines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C.J. Wimley - evp, trade liquidity solutions, SunGard&#039;s AvantGard</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>cwimley</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statistical model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statistical scoring]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of my Risk-based Collections blog series, I described the differences between Judgmental and Statistical Scoring models.  In part II, I will expand upon the specific uses of these models, in particular managing existing credit lines.]]></description>
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		<title>ESMA: In a rush to regulate</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/esma-in-a-rush-to-regulate/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/esma-in-a-rush-to-regulate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Lewis - senior vice president, Astec Analytics, SunGard’s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>dlewis</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Central Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[securities lending]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Charged by the European Central Bank with writing new short selling regulations, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), is in a rush. And the need to write these regulations quickly poses potential risks of creating unintended consequences for the wider securities lending market.

ESMA is looking to ensure that there is no naked short selling in the market and to improve market settlement rates and efficiency. Sounds like a good thing, right? On the surface, yes. However, the regulations as proposed could create new costs that outweigh the potential benefits of the safeguards the ESMA aims to introduce. The situation is not unlike limiting a racing car to 5 mph to make sure there are no accidents – it has the desired result but conflicts with the original purpose.]]></description>
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		<title>Struggling with rising “run the bank” IT and operations costs in Brazil?  There is a solution</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/efficiency/struggling-with-rising-%e2%80%9crun-the-bank%e2%80%9d-it-and-operations-costs-in-brazil-there-is-a-solution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Avery - partner, SunGard Global Services</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>johnavery</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, Brazil has carved out a position as one of the ten largest economies in the world, with an investment grade credit rating on its sovereign debt and expectations of sustainable, long-term growth. In fact, it’s been widely reported that Brazil has become the sixth largest economy in the world, surpassing the UK for the first time.

All of this sustained growth comes at a price to the banks and other large capital markets players in Brazil who are trying to manage the ever increasing costs of running their IT and operations departments. A significant driver of this growth and demand for IT and operations efficiency is the continued flow of foreign capital into Brazil.]]></description>
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		<title>What brokerages must do to succeed in 2012</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/what-brokerages-must-do-to-succeed-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/what-brokerages-must-do-to-succeed-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralston Roberts Jr - senior managing director, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>rroberts</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algorithms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brokerage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy side]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dodd-Frank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MiFID II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulatory Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sell side]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software-as-a-service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swap Execution Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With 2012 underway, it’s clear that caution is at an all-time high among investors. This is reflected in shrinking trading volumes and tighter brokerage commissions—a sharp contrast to years past, according to major media reports.

To stay ahead, brokerages across the globe will likely have to redouble their efforts to attract and keep more investors this year. Luckily, trading firms will have an array of regulatory reforms and directives, electronic trading and connectivity tools, emerging standards and some cutting-edge options at their disposal to help them attract more investors and bolster their fortunes.]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: How will risk management change to support the new OTC derivatives model?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/qa-how-will-risk-management-change-to-support-the-new-otc-derivatives-model/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/qa-how-will-risk-management-change-to-support-the-new-otc-derivatives-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Cree - vice president, risk solutions, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>mcree</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collateral management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit valuation adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DerivSource]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enterprise risk management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OTC derivatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulatory Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I participated in a webinar and a Twitterview with DerivSource, covering the changing landscape of risk management in the new OTC derivatives workflow model.  It goes without saying that risk is at the center of regulatory reform; the new world of risk management must develop to meet the new requirements and challenges facing the OTC derivatives markets.]]></description>
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		<title>Going green with electronic payments – Part I</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/going-green-with-electronic-payments-%e2%80%93-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/corporations/going-green-with-electronic-payments-%e2%80%93-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcel Santiz - Guest Blogger: Marcel Santiz, Manager - Treasury Services Operations, Masco Corporation</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>msantiz</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic payments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fedwire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial professional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paper checks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purchasing card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software-as-a-service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual card]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Part I:
If you are reading this, you are, most likely, familiar with some of the reasons to “go green” and most of the reasons to migrate to electronic forms of payment.  The fact that you’re still reading probably means that you haven’t gone green or electronic or that you’ve only been partially successful at one, or the other, or both.  If you are a treasury or finance professional, you most likely already know that there are many good reasons to migrate to electronic payments.  Despite this, many companies have not done so.]]></description>
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		<title>Is the ECB creating liquidity addicts?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/is-the-ecb-creating-liquidity-addicts/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/is-the-ecb-creating-liquidity-addicts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Lewis - senior vice president, Astec Analytics, SunGard’s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>dlewis</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interbank market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[securities lending]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In for a penny, in for a pound (or dollar or euro if you prefer). However you frame it, once a significant sum has been committed to a questionable project, it feels easier to justify investing even more to make it work. In recent years, the ECB funding has brought cheap liquidity to European banks who have been queuing up for their vitamin shots. To many, increased liquidity seems to be a panacea for the cash starved markets. But is it a universal solution, and at what point do you wean the patient off the support?]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing new solutions into your firm requires a clear understanding of integration</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/introducing-new-solutions-into-your-firm-requires-a-clear-understanding-of-integration/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/introducing-new-solutions-into-your-firm-requires-a-clear-understanding-of-integration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Gialo - senior manager, SunGard Global Services</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>mgialo</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wealth Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[testing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/?p=2275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Financial services firms rely on different technology products to support their business. A retail brokerage franchise may require specialized products for client onboarding, trade surveillance, and back-office accounting. A capital markets firm may require specialized products for credit risk and securities lending. The systems they choose play a specific part in a larger enterprise technology infrastructure, which may contain proprietary applications comingled with vendor solutions.]]></description>
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		<title>The real value of venue transparency</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sungard.com/ten/capital-markets/the-real-value-of-venue-transparency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Daley - senior managing director and head of product development, Fox River Execution, SunGard&#039;s capital markets business</dc:creator>
		<dc:contributor>pdaley</dc:contributor>				<category><![CDATA[Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk & Reg Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exchanges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[execution solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tag30]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest concerns of the most current recession was the lack of jobs. Pundits have commented on the jobless nature of the recent recovery. Republicans have decried democrats over taxing the job creators. And until recently, the unemployment rate has remained stubbornly above 9 percent. What if Tag 30 could put the unemployed back to work?]]></description>
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