Technology Systems and Software
308 white papers and resources
Technology Systems and Software
The Buy Side and the Cloud - Time to Make the Leap
Cloud-based technologies and services are now on buy-side firms’ radars more so than at any point in the past. And for good reason: They offer faster time to market, often better functionality than in-house-developed applications, and in most cases they can significantly reduce the total cost of…
Compliance Technology - Challenges, Opportunities and What Firms Want
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) requirements are a necessary evil of the industry and are one of the costs of doing business for all capital markets firms. However, while some firms see GRC functions as a cost center and an unnecessary drain on resources, others view it as an area where they…
FRTB: a question of strategy for US banks
As pieces of the FRTB puzzle fall into place, the model methodology reshuffle raises new questions for US banks hoping to heed the lessons from their FRTB forerunners in Europe and beyond. This Risk.net paper explores the key decisions facing US banks as they look to future-proof their FRTB…
Investment Management: Harnessing Data Insights to Drive Innovation
To prepare themselves for the future, firms must readily embrace AI, ML, and natural language processing (NLP) based solutions to achieve operational and strategic targets. By doing so, they will discover how powerful data insights are when coupled with the right set of approaches and tools. In…
Decrypting crypto: explaining the market from an institutional perspective
A new whitepaper series takes an institutional perspective in examining the multiple dynamics of the cryptocurrency space. In part I explore the increasing range of crypto derivative products that are attracting more capital to the sector and learn how a growing, vested institutional interest in…
Climate intelligence: today and the future
This IDC Market Perspective covers the dynamics of the rapidly evolving AI and ML climate intelligence (CI) market. It includes an overview of why climate intelligence is needed, the fundamentals of climate intelligence and trends, the difference with data analytics and examples of customer success…
Reinventing regulatory reporting with intelligent innovations
The complexities of existing disjointed regulatory data and technology infrastructure are a hindrance in achieving timely and accurate fulfilment of regulatory compliance, especially in areas of cross-border reporting challenges and obligations. Given the need for regulatory reporting…
Augmenting the reliability and fairness of AI in financial services
Financial institutions’ AI adoption journey is driven by their business model, product portfolio, innovation ambition, and regulatory status. With growing reliance on AI in several domains, it has become necessary to establish a robust AI governance framework that involves oversight of the AI model…
The XVA challenges energy traders face in a complicated and volatile market
As the energy sector has recently experienced extreme fluctuations in price and other dynamics due, in part, to Covid-19 pandemic-related and geopolitical effects, in this paper we take a look at some of the challenges energy traders face when seeking to apply XVAs to their derivatives transactions.
2022 Survey: Digital transformation and the future of GRC
Covid-19 is forcing the pace of digital adoption in financial firms, placing new pressure on digital channels and processes. As new risks emerge, firms must adapt their governance, risk and compliance (GRC) processes and capabilities to mitigate emerging threats, stay compliant, and enable agile…