Risk Management

Experian’s Hunter plays vital role in KPN’s fight against fraud

Experian has partnered with KPN, the Netherlands based leading telecommunications and ICT service provider, successfully delivering its leading Hunter anti-fraud system and significantly reducing fraud at point of application within the first six months of operation.

Interactive Data Launches Financial Transaction Tax Data Service

Interactive Data Corporation announced a new service to support the identification of instruments subject to recently implemented French and Italian Financial Transaction Taxes (FTTs)...

ConvergEx Group's Eze Castle Software Successfully Completes 10 Quarterly Form PF Filings

ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that ten firms have successfully submitted their quarterly March 1 Form PF filings using Eze Castle Software’s* Regulatory Filings Manager. These firms have a combined Regulatory Assets Under Management of over $32 billion and included hedge funds, institutional asset managers and private equity funds. Since launching Regulatory Filings Manager in June of 2012, 25 firms are using the product and Eze is currently working

Lombard Risk announces electronic collateral messaging for maximum automation in COLLINE in conjunction with AcadiaSoft MarginSphere

Lombard Risk Management plc ("Lombard Risk") and AcadiaSoft Inc ("AcadiaSoft") are pleased to announce a successful collaboration for electronic collateral messaging...

Legacy Systems: The Nexus of Applying Experience to Inefficiency

A recent survey found that it is more expensive to maintain legacy systems vs. current “state-of-the-art” systems. No surprise there. Legacy systems usually require additional staff who are familiar with the “quirks” of the specific legacy systems in question. In addition, these individuals are also usually versed in a “work around” philosophy where, to their credit, they often build elaborate, manual workflows around the lack of automation and inadequacies of the legacy system.

Posted by: David Csiki,CEO,INDATA

Dodd-Frank And EMIR Drive Buy-Side To Implement Innovative Technology Solutions

A third of hedge funds, investment banks, broker-dealers and exchanges have said they are not ready to deal with new incoming regulations, (IPC Systems, 2013). With two thirds only slightly prepared for regulations including Dodd-Frank in the US and EMIR in Europe, TSAM Europe will gather industry leaders on 19th March to find compliant solutions to help their business thrive.

Alaric Partnership with MII in Indonesia Wins First Bank Customer

Alaric has signed a deal with the Indonesian arm of a large international bank, the first success of Alaric’s recent partnership with PT. Mitra Integrasi Informatika (MII)...

Legacy Systems Hinder Investment Growth

SimCorp StrategyLab released the results of its Global Investment Management Cost of Operations Survey, conducted by the Nielsen Company in 2012. The study found that buy-side firms running legacy systems need to spend more in maintenance costs versus state-of-the-art systems that can scale and adjust with growth.