Technology
678 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.
Stress-testing amid Covid‑19
The Covid‑19 pandemic has proved to be a real-life stress test for the banking sector as firms adjust to new ways of working. Here, SAS explores how the pandemic has magnified the importance of stress-testing, scenario analysis and contingency planning to ensure business can resume as usual in…
Exploring How AI Can Help Address Contract Challenges During the LIBOR Transition
This whitepaper looks at why financial institutions should consider acting now to develop a solution that supports the use of appropriate contract language in preparation for the permanent discontinuation of LIBOR.
The Digitalization of Sell-Side Risk Management
This white paper describes a series of trends in risk management being shaped by the recent wave of volatility, onslaught of regulatory requirements, ever-increasing data, and market structure changes impacting sell-side institutions. Among them, the focus on risk system upgrades and requirements…
Centralized Data Hubs: The Key to Cracking the Data Quality Conundrum
This survey report focuses on the extent to which financial services firms suffer from suboptimal data, the degree to which they acknowledge their shortcomings and the steps they have taken or are considering to remedy the situation. It also sheds light on the specific business processes most…
Elevating enterprise resiliency practices in a crisis
Patrick Potter, digital risk strategist at RSA, shares insights into how financial institutions – some already heavy with digitalisation – need to elevate their business recovery and resiliency strategies to navigate through the global pandemic and prepare for the ‘next normal’. James Fong, RSA…
The end of the batch process - how streaming technology will change the world of risk
In risk management, the need for speed has never been more pressing than during the current crisis. Batch processing has been deeply embedded in the banking industry for decades now. From processing end of day batch processes in core systems (e.g. calculating interest) to sending data downstream…
Big Data Is Good, But For Liquidity Risk And Regulatory Reporting In The Age Of COVID-19, Small Data Is Better
As financial institutions navigate COVID-19’s devastating economic impacts, managing liquidity risk and maintaining regulatory compliance is more challenging than ever. Organizations seek new technologies that can help them track, trace, and manage their risk and regulatory data and better…
Control risks in regulatory reporting - from data ingestion to submission
Complexities abound no matter where an institution is situated in the global regulatory reporting landscape. These reporting complexities – be they financial, statistical, liquidity, capital and credit, tax, shareholding ownership, trade and transaction – are heightened by the pace of regulatory…
Known Unknowns: Assessing Liquidity In The Age Of COVID-19
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as governments prepared themselves for worst-case scenarios and financial markets whipsawed from record one-day losses to record one-day gains and back again within a span of just days, there has been one variable keeping the world’s central bankers awake at night …
7 Social Distancing Ideas For Regulatory Reporting In The Cloud
As the pandemic crisis wears on, financial institutions are experiencing significant disruptions from the effects of operating indefinitely with a remote workforce. These disruptions are accelerating their efforts to move their regulatory reporting processes to the cloud. Deliberations center on…