Whitepapers

Our sixth edition looks at the status quo of European banking with its current opportunities and issues. It presents quantitative simulations of the development over the next 5 years based on several economic scenarios from "Eurogloom" to "Euroboom". Moreover, we take a look at the topic of digitalization—showing how intensely the major European... read more

Extreme remote banking – a term encompassing the provision of banking services to extremely remote, rural communities – should be a key focus for every UK retail bank right now. Why? There are potential ramifications of new legislation on banks, as well as ethical debates around the accessibility of financial services in small communities. ... read more

The start of this year saw the BIS release Document 457 titled Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk. The final version, more commonly referred to as the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). So, the time is now set, the details are known, and the work can begin in earnest. Read our white paper to ensure you get the fundamentals... read more

SFTR is intended to increase transparency in SFT markets. At its core is the requirement for all firms engaging in SFT to report their trades, with the exception of those with the ESCB, to an approved Trade Repository. The wide scope of firms caught by SFTR means that a lot of the “non-bank” or “shadow banking” sector will be caught, often... read more

Our latest eBook outlining the considerations for financial institutions as regulatory demands intensify! New qualitative research by independent financial regulatory think-tank JWG in alliance with Inforalgo confirms a growing appetite for a more repeatable approach to regulatory reporting, as financial institutions struggle to keep pace with... read more

Independent financial regulatory think-tank JWG, in partnership with Inforalgo, conducted in-depth interviews with senior executives from 12 global financial institutions in October 2018. This whitepaper confirms that, while trading organisations had been just about managing with their reporting obligations, the considerable demands of MiFID II... read more

The major UK banks are eyeing artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help them use the huge volumes of data they have on hand to ensure compliance, increase customer engagement and improve operational efficiency. Can AI assist Treasuries to make the much-vaunted shift to being a more strategic partner for the business? read more

OPEN BANKING AND PSD2 Financial institutions have long been accumulating precious data about customers and their transactions, without taking full, or in some cases any, advantage of the effective value. They also capture non-consumer data such as their meta-data related to cash machines, branches and their locations, the exact number of loans,... read more

Driven by digital transformation and new regulatory mandates, such as GDPR and PCI-DSS, businesses around the world are engaged in platform modernization initiatives. read more