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Banks Refining Risk Management Strategies
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Jul 29, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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With many consumers still concerned with the health and prudence of banks following the financial crisis and subsequent government bailout, banks industry-wide are exploring how to repair their tarnished reputations and ensure sound practices in the future. |
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Actively Managed ETFs on the Rise
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Jul 22, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are growing in popularity: as retail products, as institutional investing tools to increase exposure to specific asset classes, and as a cash equitization solution. |
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The Importance of Latency for High Frequency Trading
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Jul 15, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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High-frequency traders now account for up to 70 percent of equity trade volume. David Cummings, the founder of high-frequency trading firm Tradebot, claims in a New York Times article that his firm has not had a losing day in four years, making it easy to understand why these firms are now such large players. |
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Strike Gold with Customer Analytics
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Jun 24, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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For the customer-oriented financial services industry, ‘know thy customer’ is a requirement as financial services institutions compete for customers. |
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Rebuilding The Brand One Customer at a Time
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Jun 17, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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Financial services institutions are regaining confidence. In a recent industry survey, approximately three-quarters of financial services professionals are optimistic about near-term revenue growth. |
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Double Dip Recession in Our Future?
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Jun 10, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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Is Europe’s worsening government debt market, China’s policy tightening, and the threat of deflation in the U.S. combining to increase the chance of a double dip recession? Some recent editorials are sounding the double dip warning bells. |
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Core Banking Modernization: High on Investment Priority
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Jun 03, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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In the current competitive economy, financial service firms are leaving no stone unturned to achieve efficient processes, better productivity and high profitability. Consequently, core banking systems, which consume a significant portion of a bank’s technology spending, are gaining importance around the globe. |
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Mobile Computing Still in Infancy for Insurers
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May 20, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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By 2009, consumers downloaded 1 billion applications from one of the leading mobile application providers. Only a fraction of these downloads involved applications developed by insurance companies. |
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Open Innovation in Financial Services
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May 06, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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Most financial services executives identify innovation as critical to accomplishing their firm’s short-term and long-term goals. Yet in a softened economy, many firms closed the door on innovation in order to save money. But innovation doesn’t have to take a backseat to cost reduction if firms join forces with related entities and harmonize innovation goals. This not only increases competitiveness but also helps firms survive. |
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Risky Business: Exceptions Management and Control
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Apr 29, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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The financial crisis has highlighted that the survival of the financial services industry is increasingly dependent on its ability to manage risk. Though risk managers by nature, the crisis exposed the need for insurers to improve their risk performance. |
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P2P Payments Allow Banks to Enhance Market Share
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Apr 15, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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Consumers are ready for P2P (person-to-person) payments. According to industry researchers, the number of households using online P2P payments will grow more than 30 percent in the next two years, driven partly by extended mobile-phone capabilities and financial services-related smart phone applications. |
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Digital Media Picking Up Pace in Financial Services
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Apr 01, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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Until two years ago, financial service firms were not considerably active in the digital domain. Many firms were reluctant to experiment with the emerging digital tools and restricted their budgets to what they were familiar with. |
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Real Time Business Intelligence Systems Drive Efficiency
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Mar 25, 2010
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Lisa Valentine
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Unpredictability is the new norm within the banking, insurance and financial services industry. Mounting customer demands, tightened regulations, and budget cuts are few of the many operational challenges facing financial firms. |
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