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A community blog about data and how to manage it
Two widely-accepted facts: valuation processes sit in the front office, reporting sits in the back. But what's in the middle? Often, it's been a chasm where the basic details on how/when/why an asset ...
...an article I did a couple of years back for Wilmott magazine - might present some useful background to FpML even if the thoughts are now a little out of date - you may also think it sad (to say t...
...I am not surprised by the results of the survey given the current hype, but it is interesting to see that some are trying out a few financial things that seem to work well in the "cloud"...
...I am very concerned that I have previously missed an important requirement for data management solutions - a heavweight risk judging by this great discussion on one of the Microsoft forums.
The US justice department's investigation of the CDS market is probably more a reflection of the changing political attitudes surrounding credit derivatives rather than a discovery of criminal behavio...
Great event organised by PRMIA and IAFE last night at Goldman's London offices with a long title: "A Little Thought Goes A Long Way and Lessons for Risk Management from the Current Crisis"...
George Soros has waded back into the current saga concerning OTC derivatives in his article last week in the FT. The main part of the article focusses on financial markets reform, but ends with a veh...
One of my former collegues once started a panel discussion on buy side technology by saying "Technology means nothing unless it has a business use." He had a very valid point. The trendiest,...
Given the ongoing debate about "too big to fail" and whether we should head back to the days of the Glass-Steagal Act, then here is a slightly different slant on the problem of systematic r...
There has been no end of stories over recent years about the ability of companies and organisations to maintain their data security. Bad news always travels faster than good and we will only ever know...
Apparently, more than 40% of senior bankers believe better data quality and availability are really quite important to improve risk management. So many cliches, such lack of imagination and inventiven...
Wouldn't it be nice to have everyone speak the same language? Definitely no political motive - move right along - nothing to see here. Just trying to make sure we agree a common phrasebook. Simply gi...