Technology
625 white papers and resources
Below you will find technological white papers covering aspects of bank and finance trading. Also, information from some of the leading participants in this field covering what an organisation may need to think about when considering investing in new technology systems and how this will impact upon their business as a whole. Within the context of Risk Library, technology has been defined under algorithmic trading, market data, post-trade, risk systems, technology systems & software and trading systems.
Buy-side compliance: Firms seek customizability and automation
This paper sheds light on the types of systems already in place at buy-side firms, the efficacy of those systems and their compliance-related challenges—the most acute being the need to improve automation levels and the desire for system customizability. It also looks at the factors typically…
Digital banks: harnessing technology to deliver growth
In this white paper report, chief risk officers and chief technology officers at digital banks discuss their growth goals and key priorities over the next few years. They detail their use of credit risk analytics and talk about the choices they make in building a technology stack that enables them…
Complying with climate risk framework standards for streamlined processes
Conscious that climate change affects all sectors of the economy, financial institutions are realising the significant impact this will have on their customers and, ultimately, their own profit margins. In addition, there is a greater appreciation of how their own activities can influence the…
EDM client case study: Glenmede
Glenmede, a Philadelphia-headquartered investment and wealth management firm with $40.2bn in assets under management (as of 9/8/22), uses our cloud-based EDM managed service to produce curated gold copy data that supports its order management system and other downstream applications.
Credit risk, data and AI: managing spiralling demands and delivering value
Based on a comprehensive survey of, and conversations with, credit risk professionals globally, this report delves into their challenges they face in trying to source and use forward-looking data.
Podcast: Leveraging Real-time Data Feeds For Faster Business Decisions
The markets have been on a very volatile ride in 2022, which makes low-latency data more crucial to the business. This broadcast brought on a veteran data leader from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), who shared what the key markets challenges are, and how firms can leverage LSEG’s vast…
Making smarter decisions
Everyone working in the industry is aware that financial technology is changing the way we operate. Whilst the industry is undoubtedly benefiting from unprecedented investment, it pays to be sceptical about these benefits and ask whether the investment is being directed at the right problems.
Relationships hold the key to successful managed services
WatersTechnology recently conducted an online survey on the current and future shape of the managed services market across the industry. The research underlines the extent to which the quality of the relationship between capital markets firms and their service providers are key to the future…
What brokers want: Technology, reliability and interoperability
This whitepaper sheds light on the extent to which brokers make use of single, integrated front-office platforms, their technology sourcing/development preferences, their most acute front-office operational and technology challenges, what they value most in a trading technology partner and the…
Decision science: From automation to optimisation
Despite its benefits, credit decisioning is severely lagging – average ‘time to decision’ for small business and corporate lending at traditional banks is between three and five weeks, while average ‘time to cash’ is nearly three months. Are such long lead times efficient and responsive in today’s…