In a series of 4 posts, we will provide some key points when pitching to the CEO, CFO, CRO and CIO; building a business case for enterprise risk management.
Read MoreRisk Appetite Explained
In the face of the many recent failures of financial institutions, following market and asset crises, and in the context of mounting regulatory demands, including the impending SMR (Senior Managers Regime) which will now apply to asset managers, hedge funds and the Bank of England itself, risk management is a topic high on the executive agenda. In particular, much emphasis has been placed on risk appetite and the role it has to play in an enterprise risk management approach, as part of an overall strategy execution process.
Read MoreThree Little Known but High Value Capabilities of StratexPoint – Part 3: Stratex Benchmarking
In the third and final post in this series about little known but high value capabilities within StratexPoint, we will discuss the Stratex Benchmarking capability which is made up of two parts of functionality within the StratexPoint solution. The first is the Analysis Group functionality, and the second is the Benchmark’s inclusion within a number of the StratexPoint Global lists.
Read MoreThree Little Known but High Value Capabilities of StratexPoint – Part 2: Stratex Timebox
In the second post in this series about little known but high value capabilities within StratexPoint, we will discuss the Stratex Timebox.
Read MoreThree Little Known but High Value Capabilities of StratexPoint – Part 1: Stratex Bridge
In a series of three posts, we will provide an outline of three little known but high value capabilities within StratexPoint which you, our customers, may not be taking full advantage of. We will also outline scenarios where they can be used. These capabilities include:
1) Stratex Bridge
2) Stratex Timebox
3) Stratex Benchmarking
Read MoreSenior Managers Regime: So Far
The Senior Managers Regime (SMR) aims, simply, to clearly assign responsibility and accountability to those in positions that directly affect the success, or indeed failure, of organisations in the banking sector.
It is designed to encourage individual accountability for decision-making in banks, building societies, credit unions and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) designated investment firms. As of last week...
Read MoreWhy Windows 10 Will Be A Game-Changer
Remember having to go over to your friend's house to borrow his Zanac cassette tape? And then going out to buy a double cassette player to be able to copy the game (just to test it, of course!)
Then...
Read MoreWhat is the Three Lines of Defence Model?
The Three Lines of Defence is a model that the Financial Services Authority (which became the Financial Conduct Authority) encourages firms to adopt to provide clarity of responsibilities and accountabilities in between the three lines, and ensures effective independent oversight and assurance activities take place covering key decisions and processes.
Read MoreSharing Data Between Web Front Ends With Thread Safe Web Properties
Remember back in the old days when you only had one frontend? Remember when you thought that was complex?
Times have changed, and now in almost every production environment you have several frontends, and that’s good – they boost performance. With SharePoint it’s simple to add more frontends if you feel you are falling short, but consequently this has also taken other tasks to a new level of complexity.
The 5 Most Common (But Easily Avoidable) Errors That SharePoint Developers Make
Whether you are an experienced SharePoint developer, or just getting started, you have most likely suffered at least one of these frustrating mishaps and lost an hour or two before figuring out the cause of the problem. Luckily, on first encounter, what seems to be a tricky error is often easily solved.
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