Financial Commentary
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Bloomberg's Chat-Based FX Trading Tool Attracts Citi, As Banks Reportedly Seek Chat Alternatives
Bloomberg announced IB Dealing, a new chat-based FX trading tool for subscribers with Citigroup as a client, amid reports that Citi and other Wall...
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4 Key Benefits of SaaS Automated Systems for Life Insurers
The potential benefits of automated systems for new business and underwriting – in terms of speed, accuracy, cost reduction and improved service –...
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3 Reasons Insurance Carriers Should Bet on Mobile Technology
In order to remain profitable, productive and competitive, insurers have seen the need to develop mobile capabilities to meet rapidly changing...
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Predicting Success In Banking & Politics: It's All About The Analytics
At the recent SAS Financial Services Executive Summit, bankers gained insights into how to address the challenge of aligning technology and...
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Can Electric Toothbrushes Yield Insurance-Relevant Data? One Company Thinks So
Per AdAge, at least one insurance company has partnered with an electric toothbrush manufacturer to share brushing data.
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Regulators Compromise on Swaps RFQ Rule, So Are the Banks Winning?
CFTC commissioners compromised on key rules that now require asset managers to contact two banks for prices on derivatives, rather than five,...
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Is it Time to Tweak, Keep or Scrap Reg NMS?
The emphasis on speed, order protection, and technology that Regulation NMS brought to U.S. equities is analyzed in an indepth report by Tabb...
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4 Steps to Incorporate Big Data Into Insurance Marketing
While insurance marketers have long used data to segment and target customers, analyzing and acting on this data offers even more.
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Big Data for Fraud Detection
Insurers have lots of data, and they are finding new ways to leverage it. High-performance analytics technology is inspiring a whole new set of...
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Q&A: Banks Must Take a Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity
As cybercrime becomes more prevalent, due to the widespread access to technology that criminals now have, banks must remain eternally vigilant,...
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Bloomberg Snooping Scandal Prompts Reaction from Goldman
Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs could look to reduce their reliance on the dominant data and analytics terminal in response to the firms'...
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5 Market Forces Driving Change in Insurance Carriers' Strategy — Deloitte
Gary Shaw, Deloitte's new insurance industry lead, talks about major market forces that the consulting firm's clients face.
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Code Red: Implement Controls to Protect Firm Twitter Accounts
As we move headlong into a world driven by instantaneous news cycles, firms should take a step back to evaluate risks and set controls to prevent...
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Culture Clash: Transparency Versus Proprietary Data at Bloomberg
The news media requires transparency and openness, while trading on Wall Street thrives on minimizing information leakage and protecting...
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Agile Financial Management: Re-visioning the Budget Process
To create an accurate budget you need visibility into a single set of data and the ability to see clear across your organization – regardless of...
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Asset Managers and Hedge Funds Face Swaps Clearing Deadline
Buy side firms preparing for mandatory swaps clearing need to finalize selections of CCP and FCMs as well as onboard clients and test systems by...
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Would You Insure a Flying Car?
At a time when the auto insurance industry is evaluating the potential impact of autonomous vehicles, there are actually "flying cars" being produced.
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Welcome to the New Quants: Data Scientists
There's a lot of buzz around the role of the data scientist, which is wrapped up with Big Data and developing new approaches for analysis of...
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Carrier Pigeon or Twitter Bird: The Evolution of Corporate Actions Messaging Efficiency
The next evolution of corporate actions processing is underway, with an end goal of providing straight-through processing for industry...
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Information as a Game Changer: Actuarial Analytics — Score Keeping, or Trusted Advice?
There is a great opportunity to more effectively utilize actuaries’ advanced analytics and modelling expertise, and thereby change actuaries’ role...
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Europe's MTS to Launch an E-Bond Platform for U.S. Institutions as Interest Heats Up
The European electronic fixed income marketplace will allow the buy side to directly access prices and execute European and U.S. government,...
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Don’t Break the Bank: Back up Your Files
The loss of sensitive and confidential information, be it by theft, accident or natural disaster, can be devastating.
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Another Case for Native Apps
Consumers want anytime, anywhere access to products including insurance, but don't want to waste space on their devices. Can insurers make the case?
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Underwriting Technology Matures: The Birth and Rise
The next generation of underwriting talent will grow and thrive not by the oral history passed along from the prior generation, but by the ability...
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Stress Testing and Data Collection
May 23, 2013 14:06 PM
Exactly what kind of data do banks need for bottom-up stress testing?