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After four days of intense “critical dialogue” both in the sessions and on the conference floor, the final curtain has almost come down over Sibos. And, as expected, the event’s debate has ducked and dived in and around the key agenda topics. Regulation re-visited, technology, global and local perspectives and changing landscape - new... read more

Day three at Sibos and the advantage of opting for footwear other than high heels is becoming increasingly obvious. It’s quite a walk from the north building, where the large plenary sessions are held, down to the guts of the south building and the hubbub of the exhibition hall. That familiar word of ‘regulation’ was again being thrown... read more

“We’ve learned that what is extreme is much more plausible. And what is plausible is much more extreme.” (Lawrence Sweet, senior vice-president at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) Regulation and its impact on the global financial services industry was a key topic as tongues at Sibos 2011 continued to wag well into the second day. Much... read more

The time for preparation is over. With the doors to the Toronto’s Metro Convention Centre now officially open, the dialogue surrounding the key themes of regulation re-visited, technology, global and local perspectives and changing landscape - new expectations has well and truly begun for the 7,000 plus registered participants. New technology and... read more

After months of planning and preparation, Sibos 2011 is finally upon us. This year it’s the turn of Toronto’s Metro Convention Centre to be the location for what should prove to be a week of insightful debate and discussion. There are plenty of issues to fuel talk at this year’s conference. The pot of regulation is continuing to churn while... read more

Effective liquidity risk management requires a collaborative approach between banks and financial institutions, a SWIFT representative has said. Catherine Banneux, senior market manager, banking markets at SWIFT made the comments following the recent publication of the Managing liquidity risk white paper. The research identified a number of... read more

As Sibos fast approaches Gerry Mellett, product executive of financial services industry sales at IBM, looks at social media opportunities for finance firms in this ever-evolving digital age... In today’s digital age, customers are approaching financial service providers armed with extensive information from more sources than ever before; a lot... read more

The adoption of the iPad and other tablet devices by corporates is a key driver behind the increased take up of mobile banking applications, an IT vendor has said. George Ravich, chief marketing officer (CMO) at Fundtech, a provider of mobile banking applications, said: “Although consumers have been using mobile technology for a while, in the... read more

Data management and the demand for clean data ‘underpins’ much incoming regulatory reform to the financial services sector, an IT vendor has said. Neill Vanlint, managing director, client operations, EMEA & Asia at GoldenSource, said that the need for data transparency and data integrity is at the heart of initiatives such as Solvency II and... read more

SWIFT outline key sessions and how to use social media technology to engage with the debate...With Sibos 2011 now less than two weeks away, it is all hands on deck for organisers, exhibitors and delegates preparing for their trip to Toronto. For the latter, the question of which companies to speak to and which conference sessions to attend are now... read more