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Michael Stoeckert

chief technology officer, SunGard's asset management business

19
Apr
2012

Buy-Side Executives: Key considerations for conducting due diligence on cloud computing providers

Contributor: Michael Stoeckert

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.... read more

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Posted in Institutional Asset Management, Risk & Reg Reform, Technology |

Colin Day

vice president, SunGard’s banking business

11
Apr
2012

The temperature is rising in Asia

Contributor: Colin Day

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.... read more

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Posted in Banks, Global Markets, Risk & Reg Reform |

C.J. Wimley

evp, trade liquidity solutions, SunGard's AvantGard

20
Mar
2012

Risk-based collections Part I: Judgmental versus statistical models

Contributor: C.J. Wimley

Throughout the years I have worked in credit and collections, either doing credit analysis related to commercial lending decisions or identifying the elements that should be weighed when reviewing trade credit lines. I have seen many different scoring models used for many different purposes including judgmental scoring models that focus on the use of credit bureau data and statistical behavior models that focus on the use of payment history.... read more

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Posted in Corporations, Risk & Reg Reform |

Oliver Muhr

senior vice president, SunGard’s MarketMap

18
Nov
2011

Statistical data and systemic risk – A view from the European Central Bank

Contributor: Oliver Muhr

Is it possible to predict future crises based on economic indicators from the past? Two ECB leaders, Andreas Hake, head of division, statistical information services, and Jean-Marc Israel, head of division, monetary and financial statistics, joined SunGard’s MarketMap for a webinar.... read more

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Posted in Efficiency, Global Trading, Risk & Reg Reform, Transparency |

Tim Smith

executive vice president, Astec Analytics, SunGard's capital markets business

9
Nov
2011

In securities finance, transparency is in the eye of the beholder

Contributor: Tim Smith

If you asked 10 different securities finance experts to define the word transparency, you would likely receive 10 different answers. While the current drive for transparency has stemmed from regulators, the perception of what transparency really means varies from group to group, region to region, participant to participant.... read more

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Posted in Capital Markets, Transparency |