Risk Management
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Highlights Need for Middle East Firms to Integrate Modern Risk & Finance Systems
April 5, 2013 - Wolters Kluwer Financial Services is urging financial institutions in the Middle East to not delay in working towards achieving compliance with macro-prudential regulations such as Basel II & III, and IFRS through integrating and modernizing internal and external risk & finance systems.
Reval Finishes Quarter with Global Finance's Best Corporate Financial Risk Management Solution Award
April 4, 2013 - Reval, a leading global SaaS provider of comprehensive and integrated Treasury and Risk Management solutions, announced today that in the first quarter 2013, it was named Best Corporate Risk Management Solution in Global Finance magazine's 2103 Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers awards. Global Finance, which published results in its March issue, will recognize winners in a September ceremony at SIBOS in Dubai.
Smart Beta 2.0 – Taking the risks of new equity benchmarks into account
March 18, 2013 - In research published today entitled, "Smart Beta 2.0," EDHEC-Risk Institute is seeking to draw the attention of investors to the risks of traditional smart beta equity indices and propose a new approach to smart beta investing to take account of these risks.
Imagine Software launches high-volume risk management product to address CFTC regs
February 21, 3013 - Imagine Software, a leading provider of real-time portfolio and risk management solutions worldwide, has introduced a groundbreaking new product, the Imagine High-Volume Risk Management (HVRM) solution.
Pakistan's Soneri Bank installs SAS risk and compliance software
April 3, 2013 - Soneri Bank Limited, one of Pakistan's leading commercial banking institutions, is establishing a high-performance risk framework with software from business analytics leader SAS to better manage enterprise risk and strengthen fraud detection.
Maclear wins at the Inaugural IRM Global Risk Awards 2013
March 8, 2013 - Maclear is proud to be recognized at the Inaugural Institute of Risk Management's Global Risk Awards – 2013, as the winner in the SME Risk Management category for their Maclear eGRC Suite™ management software and Maclear Advisory Services.
Intelligent Workplace from Fiserv to Provide Streamlined Access to Financial Performance and Risk Management Applications
February 19, 2013 - Fiserv, Inc. a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced the launch of Intelligent Workplace SM, a web-based portal that gives financial institutions a simpler and more cost-effective way to access financial performance and financial risk management applications.
Most executives feel banks still take too many risks, study shows
April 2, 2013 - The majority of corporate executives believe their company's banks are still taking too many risks in the aftermath of the global economic crisis, a new study has revealed.
Asia Pacific banks step up risk IT spending
March 4, 2013 - Nearly two thirds of Asia Pacific banks expect to see their risk management technology budgets grow this year, according to research from IDC Financial Insights.
Torstone embraces OData to enhance risk management through improved analytics and reporting
February 18, 2013 - Torstone Technology, providers of securities and derivatives processing software to the global financial markets has released its OData (Open Data Protocol) interface to provide customers with an enhanced analytics and reporting capability by improving the integration between Inferno and other enterprise systems.
Barclaycard US selects MetricStream for compliance, risk and governance
March 27, 2013 - Barclaycard US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States, has chosen MetricStream, Inc. to provide Governance, Risk, and Compliance software solutions.
Iosco publishes principles of liquidity risk management for CIS
March 4, 2013 - The International Organization of Securities Commissions published today the final report on Principles of Liquidity Risk Management for Collective Investment Schemes, which contains a set of principles against which both the industry and regulators can assess the quality of regulation and industry practices concerning liquidity risk management for collective investment schemes (CIS).
OpenGamma Nominated for Risk Management Software of the Year
February 18, 2013 - OpenGamma, creators of the first open source analytics and risk management platform for the financial services industry, today announced it was shortlisted for "Risk Management Software of the Year" in the 2013 FStech Awards. Now in its 13th year, the FStech Awards recognize excellence and innovation in the field of information technology within the UK and EMEA financial services sector.