InformationWeek Reports : Financial

Insurance & Technology Digital Issue: February 2012

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:22 -0500

INSURANCE DISTRIBUTION RENAISSANCE: Insurance companies are rethinking their distribution strategies, and the agent channel is experiencing a revival. Insurance & Technology's February 2012 digital edition examines how technology is changing insurance distribution and reshaping carriers' relationships with their agent partners.

Advanced Trading: February 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:39:18 -0500

CONQUERING MARKET DATA: Though a crush of market data threatens to overwhelm many firms, hedge fund managers want even more.

Bank Systems & Technology Digital Issue: February 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:34:37 -0500

BIG DATA = BIG OPPORTUNITY: Big data can create big headaches. But it also holds big opportunity. Bank Systems & Technology's February digital issue explores the challenges banks face in tackling big data and the tools and strategies they are using to turn it into an advantage.

Wall Street & Technology: February 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:12:08 -0500

EMBRACING CLOUD: Facing declining revenues and increasing pressure on capital expenditures, many Wall Street organizations are warming up to semi-public cloud offerings.

Wall Street & Technology Digital Issue: January 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:16:36 -0500

LIQUIDITY CENTERS: Data center technology continues to evolve at blazing speeds, and as more and more market participants locate their servers at particular facilities, traditional data centers are transforming into liquidity destinations. And they've become a multibillion-dollar business. Wall Street & Technology's January digital issue details the rise of liquidity centers and how they are reshaping the capital markets as well as traditional financial centers around the world.

Strategy: Smartcards

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:20:52 -0500

Recent compromises of smartcard data have exacerbated concerns about the technology’s privacy, security and standards (or lack thereof). Yet the promise of smartcards is too compelling to ignore. New technologies and applications prompt us to take a fresh look.

Advanced Trading Digital Issue: January 2012

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:34:01 -0500

MASTERING VOLATILITY: For today's high-speed trader, the current volatile market has a huge upside. Advanced Trading's January digital issue takes an in-depth look at how the buy side is adapting to the new normal and examines how successful hedge funds are turning the volatility to their advantage.

Bank Systems & Technology: January 2012

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:05:22 -0500

BANKING TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK 2012: Competitive pressures are driving bank industry investments in customer experience, security and compliance. But can banks find the resources to cover these strategic initiatives? BS&T examines the opportunities and challenges in the year ahead.

Insurance & Technology: January 2012

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:53:04 -0500

Insurance Technology Outlook 2012: What are insurance technology executives' priorities for the year ahead -- and will they have the resources they need to address them? I&T assesses the opportunities and risks for 2012.

Strategy: SOX Security

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:18:35 -0500

We share 10 best practices to meet Sarbanes-Oxley security-related requirements and help ensure you’ll pass your next compliance audit.

Bank Systems & Technology Digital Issue: December 2011

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:02:32 -0500

Bank Systems & Technology's December digital issue explores the technologies and strategies that banks are employing to build out their online and mobile banking offerings and provides tips to help financial institutions meet consumers' evolving expectations for e-banking.

Wall Street & Technology Digital Issue: December 2011

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:20:50 -0500

Winning on the Street increasingly depends on a firm’s ability to quickly and efficiently process and interpret an avalanche of data. Wall Street & Technology’s December digital issue looks at the tools and strategies capital markets firms are employing to handle the crush of data, identify trading signals, predict market movements and gain an edge.

Advanced Trading Digital Issue: December 2011

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:44:43 -0500

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis and bank bailouts, and amid ongoing economic uncertainty and soaring unemployment, regulators across the globe continue to take aggressive action to right the markets, and high-frequency trading is public enemy No. 1. The most recent regulation to target HFT is MiFID II, an update of the original directive. Advanced Trading's December digital issue surveys the intensifying regulatory landscape on Wall Street and breaks down what it takes for buy-side firms to succeed in today's brave new world.

The Potential for Enterprise Analytics in Financial Services

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:09:10 -0500

An enterprise analytics approach is key to understanding performance, risks and customer trends—and ultimately improving competitiveness in a very challenging market.

Insurance & Technology Digital Issue: December 2011

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:48:56 -0500

The insurance industry faces a period of unprecedented regulation. Carriers that can quickly react to changing compliance demands and produce a timely, accurate picture of their financial positions can compete on the strength of greater agility and efficiency. Insurance & Technology's latest digital edition explores how forward-looking insurers are pursing the transparency, risk controls and data insight that are the hallmarks of the new regulatory environment.

Wall Street & Technology: November 2011

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:22:04 -0400

2012 CAPITAL MARKETS OUTLOOK: 2011 has been a disaster for Wall Street (not to mention investors). Gripped by the uncertainty of a failing global economy and soaring unemployment, the markets have plunged into volatility. We examine 10 technology challenges that will define the capital markets in 2012.

Bank Systems & Technology Digital Issue: November 2011

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:16:22 -0400

THE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS: What is the future of payments, and what role will banks play in that future? Bank Systems & Technology's November digital issue examines what banks must do to adapt to new competition, new regulations and heightened customer expectations and take the lead in the payments industry.

Advanced Trading: November 2011

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:22:45 -0400

Advanced Trading's 2011 Quant Gold Book: Welcome to the Age of the Quant. As high-speed trading continues to dominate the markets, low-latency technologies are spreading beyond the big investment houses, and quants are becoming Wall Street's hottest stars.

Learning Curve -- Addressing Insurers' Continuing Challenges in Policy Administration Implementation Efforts

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:03:50 -0400

More and more insurers are investing in modernizing their policy administration capabilities. I&T examines research by SMA and Insurance & Technology and explores the terms of success and failure of policy administration projects.

Strategy: Security via PCI Compliance

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:19:53 -0400

By teaming up with peers on the compliance side, doing appropriate scoping and preparation, and paying attention to emerging standards, security practitioners can leverage PCI compliance activities to improve the security game of the company as a whole.

The Evolution of Enterprise Risk Management

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:47:22 -0400

In this report, we examine the need for enterprise risk management, the benefits of holistic data management and ERM best practices.

Insurance & Technology's 2011 Elite 8 CIOs

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:36:36 -0400

8 Insurance Technology Leaders Who Are Driving Innovation and Creating Competitive Distinction: Insurance & Technology's 2011 Elite 8 honorees exemplify the qualities and skills required of today's senior insurance technology executives to lead their organizations' efforts to create business value and distinction.

Bank Systems & Technology's 2011 Elite 8 CIOs

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:40:52 -0400

BS&T'S 2011 ELITE 8 CIOs REPORT: 8 Bank Technology Leaders Who Are Driving Innovation and Creating Competitive Distinction
The bank CIO has been transformed from a back-office, development-focused operative to a strategic member of the C suite who can juggle code and budgets in one hand and an iPad in the other. Bank Systems & Technology's 2011 Elite 8 executives embrace these changes, recognizing that change and innovation are the path to competitive distinction.

Seizing the Lending Advantage in a Volatile Market

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:15:01 -0400

Given today's tougher regulatory climate and uncertain economic environment, there's a "new normal" around consumer lending focused on transparency, accuracy, accountability and risk.

Wall Street & Technology Digital Issue: October 2011

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:01:17 -0400

In their desire to attract liquidity, the U.S. options exchanges are joining the equity markets in revamping their platforms to minimize latency. Wall Street & Technology's October digital issue examines how exchange operators, broker-dealers, data providers and technology vendors are responding to the ever-increasing need for speed, and provides insight into how the war on latency is transforming the Street.