Technology
680 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.
Post-trade processing: Integrated multi-asset automation becomes a reality
Post-trade processing is a complex and expensive operational overhead. Processing remains manually intensive and new derivative products created in the front office leave the middle and back office fighting fires to settle transactions, rather than delivering value to the organisation.
Data Privacy Best Practices for Data Protection in Nonproduction Environments
This white paper discusses best practices for creating data privacy procedures in nonproduction environments. These environments leverage real data to test applications, housing some of the most sensitive information in an organisation, such as Social Security numbers, bank records and financials.
Integrated Finance and CRM Software: Improving business efficiency by combining finance and CRM solutions
This white paper discusses why businesses use finance and CRM software, the differences between front-office and back-office systems and some of the reasons for linking the software within them.
Evaluating ERP Software - The 6 Key Decision Drivers - White Paper by SoftResources
This white paper discusses the 6 key decision drivers that you should consider as you evaluate ERP software products.These 6 criteria are: • Functionality • Technology • Software Vendor • Implementation Vendor • Support & Maintenance • Total Cost of Ownership.
Preparing for uncertainty: Technology as an enabler of change in the current climate
To investigate the impact of recent changes on business, Microsoft commissioned a comprehensive survey of 500 UK directors. Results showed technology as an enabler of change when businesses successfully deploy technology that helps them gain visibility of their internal processes & financial health.
Populating a data quality scorecard with relevant metrics
Once an organisation has decided to institute a data quality scorecard, what types of metrics should be used for data quality performance management?
Post-Economic Meltdown – The Impact on Technology Supporting Islamic Finance
The current economic meltdown in the US and European markets will force Islamic finance players to review and redefine their focus on how to survive in a highly turbulent market place. This white paper discusses what this might mean for the technology which supports them.
Deutsche Bank delivering greater efficiency and value from the back office
As an institution that has already embraced outsourcing, Deutsche Bank outlines its vision for delivering greater efficiency and value from the back office. Read how Deutsche Bank analysed its reconciliations processes and its reasoning behind choosing to move to the TCS Aspire Service.
Implementing lifecycle reconciliations, one step at a time
This case study looks at how CLSA, a leading Equity Brokerage and Research House in the Asia Pacific region has eradicated manual, time consuming processes and achieved greater operational control over their entire transaction lifecycles with SmartStream’s TLM® Reconciliations.
Data Intelligence and Governance
Increased transparency of the financial disclosure process requires that all underlying data meet emerging governance, risk and compliance (GRC) requirements. Banks must re-evaluate aspects of their lending strategies and dig into the real data within the various classes of risk.