Regulation, risk and reaching nirvana – Harnessing your data assets in the wake of the crisis
Dark Pools of Liquidity – The Risks
Location of Market Risk Personnel
Credit Meltdown Recovery? Harnessing Stress Testing for Effective Risk Control
Determining Best Execution: What Roles Does Transaction Cost Analysis Play?
Establishing Control: Buy-side data management challenges
Navigating the Minefield: An assessment of current credit monitoring and control practices
Risk Management in 2009 – Where do we go from here?
Valuing different instruments and products is integral in the financial services industry as it affects multiple parties involved in any given deal or transaction. In the recent past, there has been an increasing awareness and interest in independent third party valuation services. This report looks at the role of risk in valvuations at buy-side firms.
As institutions shift trading volumes to electronic platforms and internalise trading functions once provided by their broker-dealers, the performance of buy-side trading desks is having a growing impact on investment returns, according to a report on Finextra.
It is largely expected that over the next year, the vast sums of money usually invested in systems, in a never ending bid to gain a competitive advantage, will plateau. In the wake of the credit crisis a number of banks have had to focus on cost cutting measures and integration projects, so many other projects have been put on hold. But how has the buy-side been affected?
Our latest Executive Summary, sponsored by Asset Control the white paper "Establishing Control: Buy-Side Data Management Challenges" highlights several key trends and data management obstacles current in today's market.