Monday, Nov 25, 2024

International Finance

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Banking

New ways to take control of compliance

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Martin Scovell, CEO of MatsSoft November 11, 2013 : The glare of scrutiny upon our financial institutions has never been starker, as regulatory bodies and governments inflict ever greater levels of compliance.  The challenge of adapting to this scrutiny is exacerbated by the organisational pressures brought about by mergers and acquisitions, diversification, restructuring, rising consumer...
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Banking

McKinsey Report Says Twenty Percent of Banks May Shrink or Merge

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Return on equity (RoE) dropped as low as 4 percent across the industry in 2008 after the financial crisis and remains below the average cost of capital, estimated at 10-12 percent. November 8th ,2013 : One fifth of the world’s biggest banks may be broken up or sold as part of a “radical course correction” in...
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Fintech

FTC’s Mobile Payments Report: 3 Points for Your Company to Ponder

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Patti Poss.  November 2013 Paper, Plastic, . . . Mobile?  The question isn’t about how you bag your groceries — it’s about how you pay for them.  Are you going to use cold hard cash?  Swipe a credit card?  Wave your smartphone?  Last year the FTChosted a workshop to look at the innovative ways consumers...
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IT departments’ old-fashioned attitudes to email management are costing the economy £millions

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Simon Lister.   3 rd,November 2013 IT departments are letting UK businesses down because they are not prepared for the exploding volume of email traffic their colleagues are generating. The focus remains on limiting individuals’ use, rather than managing and facilitating it. More than a third of employees say they spend up to two...
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What’s the Impact of Big Data on E-Discovery?

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
by Dean Gonsowski, 2th November 2013 Given the sheer volume of information, there’s no denying that big data poses particular challenges for eDiscovery. Writing inCanadian Lawyer, Dera Nevin, managing counsel, e discovery at TD Bank Group, explores these and other implications of big data for eDiscovery. Nevin talks about how how many of the systems...
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Five, Six, Seven, Eight….The dance around the new Swap Execution Facility rule

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Joe Pickel, VP, Network Services Product Management. 31st October 2013 You’d think that now Title VII of the CFTC’s OTC trading rules passed – that some long-awaited clarity would arrive to derivatives trading. Expect no clear skies yet. While the regulatory chiefs codified the rules themselves we, as an industry, begin the ardent task of...
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Drive vs. Trajectory – What Sailing Teaches Us About Trading Technology

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Trading technology is both a benefit and a tool for firms today. 28th October 2013 Recently, the annual regatta, America’s Cup was held. Each year, this series of sailing competitions is held under a longstanding tradition of teamwork and adversity. But what makes this race so compelling is that sailing, in itself, is a triumph...
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What to Ask When Choosing a Turret/Dealerboard System?

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Matthew O’Donnell, Director, Product Management 28th October 2013 A Turret/Dealerboard system is a powerful communication tool with specific capabilities designed to meet the demanding needs of Financial Traders. It needs to function flawlessly in an environment that is intolerable to failures and any obstacle to increasing revenue. Let’s face it; it is a premium...
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The Three Things We Can Learn from Iron Man on Trading Workflow Efficiencies

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Matthew O’Donnell, Director, Product Management 28th October 2013 Market events are a reality. With the right timing, they can mean unique, profitable trading positions. With the wrong timing, they can mean missed opportunities. However, it’s more than just timing and accurate data that give traders the ability to harvest those events. Often, these opportunities come...
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Getting Back to the Basics with Recording in Financial Institutions

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Robert Simpson, Vice President, Global Financial Compliance, Verint. 28th October 2013 In 2012, it’s no secret that many financial institutions supported a vigorous and concerted campaign against proposed regulatory changes. These organizations made it clear that the costs of implementing systems to record landline conversations and associated analytics software can far outweigh the benefits....
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