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senior manager, SunGard Global Services

21
May
2012

FINRA regulations 2111 & 2090 raise the bar on advisor accountability. Is your firm ready?

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Come July 2012, FINRA will be “raising the bar” on the fiduciary obligations financial advisors have relative to their clients. While prior rules (FINRA 405 & 2090) emphasized transaction suitability, FINRA 2111 suitability & 2090 know your customer rules focus on greater investor protection and advisor accountability. This puts the onus on financial advisors to use reasonable diligence and understand essential facts about their clients. Broker dealers need to interpret and incorporate the new FINRA regulations into their technology solutions to ensure they are in compliance. What is the scope of this activity? What are the rules and enhancements necessary to fulfill the obligation set forth by FINRA?... read more

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Posted in Consulting Services, Risk & Reg Reform, Technology, Wealth Management |

insurance partner, SunGard Global Services, Asia Pacific

18
May
2012

As insurers seek growth in Asia, increasing sales force effectiveness is the top priority

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Insurers around the world are looking to the Asia Pacific region for future growth opportunity. Building a stable, productive sales force is a key part of building a presence across the region. Yet insurers in Asia continue to face a series of challenges in growing their sales force in a scalable and efficient manner.... read more

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Posted in Efficiency, Insurance |

principal - consulting, SunGard Global Services

16
May
2012

Financial supply chain: manage it from beginning to end

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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. ... read more

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Posted in Capital Markets, Consulting Services, Efficiency, Technology |

partner, SunGard Global Consulting Services

2
May
2012

U.S. healthcare reform: Rethinking service and process excellence is a good thing

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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.... read more

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Posted in Consulting Services, Insurance, Risk & Reg Reform, Technology |

principal - consulting, SunGard Global Services

12
Apr
2012

LEI projects need more clarity and attention to fast-track implementation

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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.... read more

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Posted in Capital Markets, Consulting Services, Risk & Reg Reform, Technology |