Climbing the Ladder to Successful Commercial Lending
The commercial lending space offers a huge opportunity for banks across the world to seek and safeguard sound levels of profitability post crisis. But this doesn’t come without challenges. Today banks...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Commercial Lending – How Do Banks Get There?
Author: Kevin Studders Since the financial crisis, the banking climate has changed considerably. What used to be an abundant landscape where most, if not all banking providers coexisted profitably, is...
View ArticleWhy Transparency is Crucial to Managing Global Treasury Operations
A version of this blog was originally published by GTNews. Today’s treasurer has a strategic role with board-level accountability and the responsibility to manage enterprise-wide risk. The treasurer...
View ArticleThe European Central Bank’s Asset Quality Review: Are Banks Doing Their...
Author: Markus Gujer, head of solutions management, Ambit Risk and Performance, SunGard’s capital markets business This blog post was originally published by GARP. On the 23rd October 2013, the...
View ArticleConverging on a Single Theme of Innovation
Attending both Leaseurope and the ELFA conferences in such quick succession provides a great snapshot of the state of the leasing industry on both sides of the Atlantic. Each year, both conferences...
View ArticleWhy Are Consumers Cheating on Their Banks?
A version of this blog post was originally published by Retail Banker International. We all know that one of the biggest fall outs from the global financial crisis was the severe knock to consumer...
View ArticleStress Testing and Credit Risk Ratings: Are Mid-sized U.S. Banks Joining the...
A version of this blog post originally appeared in Bank Systems & Technology. It has been more than a year since the top-tier U.S. banks began running macroeconomic capital stress tests on their...
View ArticleStewardship of the Balance Sheet: Why Funding Matters
A version of this blog post was originally published by Wall Street & Technology. Funding is the lifeblood for any leveraged institution. If the funding structure changes, so does the balance sheet...
View ArticleStewardship of the Balance Sheet: Why Interest Rate Risk Matters
A version of this blog post originally appeared in Wall Street & Technology. While interest rates have been low since 2008, they won’t stay that way forever. For banks, the inevitable rise of...
View Article5 Trends Driving the Competitive Race Across Asia’s Retail Banking Landscape
Asia’s retail banking landscape continues to evolve at an unprecedented rate as the region’s financial organizations strive for that all-important competitive edge. But what are the real drivers for...
View ArticleAre Retail Banks Ready to Tackle the New Card Market?
Author: PeiWee Gan, head of card management, SunGard’s retail banking business The cards and payments market has changed drastically over the years and remains one of the fastest moving sectors in...
View ArticleBank Risk Management – Are The Times Finally Changing?
Author: Jochen Schneider, chief operating office, SunGard’s retail banking business Regulatory changes are affecting the way banks are viewing risk the world over. But, are these changes for the...
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