SunGard’s Ambit News, Events and Resources

SunGard's Ambit Asset Liability Management Solution to be Used by Nordea

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Nordea Bank AB, the leading financial services group in the Nordic region, has expanded its relationship with SunGard through the addition of SunGard's Ambit Asset Liability Management solution.

Ithmaar Bank Selects SunGard's Ambit for Integrated Risk and Performance Management

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Ithmaar Bank, a leading Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank, has selected SunGard's Ambit Risk & Performance Management solution to help it establish an enterprise-wide view of its risk.

SunGard Launches New Version of its Ambit Core Banking Solution for Balance Sheet Management

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has unveiled a new version of Ambit Core Banking, its universal core banking system, to help banks stabilize earnings and respond to margin pressure.

Banco Leon Selects SunGard's Ambit Treasury Management to Support Business Growth

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Banco Leon, a leading commercial bank in the Dominican Republic, has selected SunGard's Ambit Treasury Management to help streamline its treasury operations, improve risk management and support business growth.

Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank Selects SunGard's Ambit Credit Risk Management Solution Suite

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank (JDIB) has selected SunGard’s Ambit for credit assessment and credit portfolio monitoring to help lay the foundation for risk-based decision-making and pricing, and for improved capital and credit risk management.

SunGard Launches Ambit Liquidity Optimization to Help Banks Manage Their ‘Cost of Cash’, Improve Liquidity and Reduce Risk

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched Ambit Liquidity Optimization to help banks minimize the impact that cautious liquidity reserve strategies are having on their return-on-equity.

SunGard Identifies Ten Trends Influencing the Banking Industry

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has identified ten trends shaping the banking industry as banks look to capitalize on change through transparency, efficiency and networks.

Saxo Bank Adopts SunGard’s Ambit Private Banking Solution on an ASP-Basis

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Saxo Bank (Schweiz) AG has become the first bank in Switzerland to adopt SunGard's Ambit Private Banking solution on an application service provider (ASP) basis.

AIB Philippines Selects SunGard's Ambit Treasury Management to Support Business Growth

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Amalgamated Investment Bancorporation (AIB) has selected SunGard's Ambit Treasury Management* to help streamline its treasury operations and support new growth opportunities.

SunGard's Ambit Asset Liability and Liquidity Risk Management Solution Selected by Financial Services Company

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard's Ambit Asset Liability Management (ALM) solution has been selected by Daimler Financial Services, a leading financial services provider.

Oman International Bank Selects SunGard's Ambit Treasury Management, ALM and Credit Solutions

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Oman International Bank (OIB) has selected SunGard's Ambit to help integrate treasury operations, reduce operational costs and better manage its cash, liquidity and balance sheet risk.

SunGard Experience – Jim Haught

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Jim Haught leveraged Ambit Risk and Performance solutions so Citizens Financial Group could simplify interest-rate management, liquidity risk management and the forecast process.

SunGard Experience – Justo Gomez

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Justo Gomez leveraged Ambit Risk and Performance solutions so Banesto, one of Spain’s largest banks, can forecast interest rate margins and therefore make approved hedges that help reduce the bank’s overall risk.

SunGard Experience – Jae-in Kim

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Jae-in Kim leveraged Ambit Risk and Performance solutions so Korea First Bank can analyze all risks such as credit, ALM, market, operational and value at risk to see if the available capital lies within the allocated risk limit.

SunGard Experience – Dan O’Malley

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Dan O’Malley leveraged Ambit Reconciliation to assist Wachovia Bank match records from its general ledger system and various other internal systems to help make sure they are in balance.

SunGard Experience – Hugh May

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Hugh May leveraged Ambit Treasury Management to assist Ipswich Building Society attain the consistent ahead of sector-average returns and performance of its regulatory, technology, and treasury operations.

SunGard Experience – Martins Freibergs

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Martins Freibergs leveraged Ambit solutions for SEB Banka’s core banking transformation and allow the bank to deliver personalized services to its customers.

SunGard Experience – Vivian Ho

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Vivian Ho leveraged Ambit Treasury Management to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of MIDF’s Amanah Investment Bank Berhad’s (MIDF Investment) SPI unit, which makes it one of the leaders in Islamic Operations.

Does subprime deserve more than 20:20 hindsight?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how banks must use quantitative risk and capital modeling to adopt a risk-adjusted view of the spreads available in subprime. This can assist in buying selected subprime assets that can deliver excellent margins in the longer term.

SunGard Experience – Peter Storgaard

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Peter Storgaard leveraged Ambit Treasury Management to allow customers direct access to Danske Bank’s cash management services and achieve the efficiency of Internet-enabled STP for a range of payment and reporting services.

SunGard Experience – Matthias Meier

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Matthias Meier leveraged Ambit Messaging to serve as the backbone of Credit Suisse's financial messaging platform for the SWIFTNet Alliance gateway and provided the bank’s international locations with entry and retrieval of SWIFT messages over the Web.

SunGard Experience – Paul Williams

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Paul Williams leveraged Ambit Treasury Management to set up processes to manage tasks like liquidity management, portfolio management, financial risk management, and hedge accounting at Heritage Building Society.

SunGard Experience – Chris Dowd

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Chris Dowd leveraged Ambit Reconciliation to assist Mitsubishi Securities International achieve real-time pre- and post-settlement reconciliation, identification, assessment, and control of match-based exceptions.

Taking the Stress out of Stress Testing: 6 Steps towards a More Coherent Framework

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Pillar II of Basel II and the credit crunch have shown gaps in risk management. Read how stress testing is vital for analysis of areas not covered by Pillar I minimum capital requirements and for testing assumptions and worst-case scenarios.

Time to Build on Credit Fundamentals?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about whether the fundamental credit rules smaller banks are advised to follow when building their portfolios are sufficient at a time when the effects of the global financial crisis are putting the spotlight on bank portfolio management.

Strategic Opportunities in Risk and Capital

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about why all banks have to perform a tricky balancing act in terms of the credit rating they aspire to, their cost of funding, the risks they run, and the risk capital they hold against those risks.

Ambit Risk Report, Fall 2008 Vol VII, No. 4

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this edition of the quarterly Ambit Risk Report SunGard explores how banks can re-focus their ERM programs on the really big risks.

Should we Capitalize Liquidity Risk?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Should banks allocate capital to liquidity risk? Read about how banks can use quantitative techniques to improve cashflow forecasts, stress-test liquidity and funding strategies and evaluate the efficacy of liquidity reserves.

Triple Trouble

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about why the global credit crisis was due to many lenders failing to quantify the risks of targeting customers with poor credit histories, offering product structures unsuited to subprime and foreseeable macroeconomic shifts.

SunGard Experience – Bruce Wandelmeier

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Bruce Wandelmeier leveraged Ambit Risk and Performance solutions so Webster Bank could implement earnings simulation and compute market valuation, thereby helping the bank assume the right amount of risk.

SunGard Experience – Cheryl Woodley

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Cheryl Woodley leveraged Ambit Reconciliation to assist Rabobank automate reconciliation its Nostro accounts and 3-way reconciliations between its source system, general ledger and data warehouse for many internal accounts.

SunGard Experience – Annelie Schnaar-Campbell

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Annelie Schnaar-Campbell leveraged Ambit Regulatory and Economic Capital for Standard Bank’s Basel II architecture, which helped the bank consolidate data and achieve a group-wide view of risk.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Economic Capital measurements have many different uses. Read about why it’s important to ensure a bank is using the “right” Economic Capital number.

SunGard Experience – Andrew Steel

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Andrew Steel leveraged the Ambit Private Banking solutions to serve as JO Hambro Investment Management’s (JOHIM) central recordkeeping and primary tool through which fund managers will handle their portfolios.

Five Best Risk Management Practices for the Asia-pacific Bank of the Future

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Asia-Pacific banks understand the importance of risk management. Read about the 5 best practices for Asia-Pacific banks to adopt for improved risk management and performance measurement across their balance sheet.

Pointing the Finger

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Blame is being leveled at risk models particularly those used to predict subprime default and loss rates and those that measure the risk of residential mortgage-backed securitizations. Read about three lessons on the correct use of models.

Deploying Ambit Reconciliation in a Virtual Environment

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how SunGard worked with VMware, Hewlett Packard (HP)and Intel to deploy Ambit Reconciliation on a virtualized environment for a more cost-effective and efficient solution.

Liquidity Risk – New Lessons and Old Lessons

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Liquidity problems that contributed to the current crisis resulted from the belated recognition of risk in mortgage-backed securities. Read about the lessons learned and why managing liquidity risk is a key factor for success.

Is Simple Good?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about why it’s not the simplicity or complexity of credit instruments that should guide investing. Professional investors just need to invest in instruments that they understand after analysis of the fundamental risk information.

Leveling the Playing Field: How Smaller Banks are Giving their Larger Counterparts a Run for their Money

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By leveraging strong brands, customer footprints and extensive product portfolios, very large banks have consistently won the business of large MNCs. Read about how banks of all sizes can compete now under the evolving market conditions.

SEPA BENCHMARK: SEPA Readiness amongst European Banks

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about the degree to which banks are prepared for SEPA, their ability to process SEPA payments, and their intention to expand the geographic scope of their payments activity as a result of SEPA.

Ambit Treasury and Asset/ Liability Management

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about the importance of balance sheet management and the role of the Treasury division in creating more enterprise value for the bank.

Asset Liability Management: Strategic and Regulatory Issues for Asia Pacific Banks

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about current ALM practices in Asia Pacific and the factors driving the evolution of worldwide best practice, including the alignment of Basel II and market risk management for long term viability.

The Bank of the Future

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about the idea that banks are no longer warehouses of risk, but weigh-stations that originate and purchase risk through a variety of channels, simultaneously measuring and decisioning risk.

SEPA – Catalyst for Change

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In order to reap the benefits that SEPA provides, banks are moving away from multi-silo and multi-system environments. Read about how to respond to the challenges by consolidating payment applications into a central environment.

Sun and SunGard: Delivering an enhanced customer experience across multiple channels

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Banks face greater competitive challenges than ever before. Read about how Sun and SunGard’s joint solution can help banks differentiate by providing superior products, delivering more effective services and integrating applications and data.

Global ALM Practices Survey

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Explore the insights gathered from a survey finding that while ALM and ALCO practices are shifting from finance-focused to risk-based, current practices still show a focus on earnings and interest rates.

Bank Concentration Risk

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Credit concentrations are behind the concerns around commercial real estate lending in U.S. banks. Read about how banks can better understand the power of credit concentration risks and learn to manage them for maximum risk-adjusted returns.

Advanced IT Infrastructures and Solutions for Small to Medium Sized Private Banks

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Wegelin leverages Ambit to provide smaller banks with a private banking infrastructure for integrated and scalable front-to-back office and support for a wide range of product offerings for their international clients.

Back Testing Interest Rate Risk Models

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about the considerations in evaluating Interest Rate Risk models and the guidelines for well-structured testing.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about the increasing importance of credit risk factors – Probability of Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD) and Exposure at Default (EAD) and the models used to estimate them.

Basel II Pillar II Survey

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By analyzing the results of this 2006 survey, banks can compare their Pillar II aims and progress with their peers and better assess whether their risk-and-capital management systems can meet the requirements of Pillar II compliance.

Calling it Right on Collections

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about building models specially adapted to predict the behaviour of delinquent credits. The results can lead to the reduction of collections center costs or to the reallocation of collections resources to reduce credit losses.

Establishing a Profitability Discipline Within your Community Bank

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Banks must build a single, rational and actionable view of their long-term profits that also supports their strategic goals across the enterprise. Read more about how to avoid the consequences of inconsistent management information.

Event Risk is not your only Operating Risk

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Many banks simply define operating risk as “operational event risk” to guard against external threats and failures. Read about how banks can also ensure their economic capital program covers all major risks.

Do Fee Businesses Absorb or Provide Risk Capital?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about the need to allocate capital on fee-based businesses such as asset management, brokerage and mortgage production.

Can Bank Directors Help Design ERM Programs That Secure Enterprise Goals?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

New emphasis on enterprise risk management is the latest challenge for non-executive bank directors. Read about how directors can keep themselves informed about the key risks threatening a bank’s goals and stakeholder interests.

Credit Risk Management’s 25-year Transformation

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The banking industry has transformed in the past 25 years to allow entry into areas once forbidden by the Glass-Steagall Act. Read about how banks now fulfill their traditional credit management role, the history behind it and its future.

Retail Banks and Economic Capital: Special Issues and Opportunities

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Strategy, tactics, and specialization are 3 reasons why more retail banks are using economic capital. Read about how economic capital can help address the issues that must be overcome to develop best-practice economic capital calculations.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how ABN AMRO, one of Europe’s largest banks, has launched a pilot program to test the new message standards released from SWIFT to improve automation in the exceptions and investigations process.

Basel II and the Sound of Moving Goal Posts

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

US regulators thought only a few large international banks need conform to the sophisticated approaches of Basel II while the rest of the industry could stay with Basel I. Read how this position has changed.

CRE Risk Rating System Improvement: The Fundamental Risk Modeling Approach

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A large financial services company wanted to improve how it measured and managed risk in its commercial real estate (CRE) loan portfolio. Read about how Ambit helped the bank to significantly improve risk and business decisions.

Basel II and the Top 5 Pitfalls in Economic Capital Modelling

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Integration of economic capital analysis into a bank's risk-based decision making process can help improve operations and financial results. Read how to steer around the pitfalls involved in the integration process.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A battle between human credit underwriters and automated credit scoring models is heating up in the commercial loan sector. Read about how senior managers can think through the risks and benefits of each approach.

Credit Early Warning Systems

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Early Warning Systems (EWS) are a critical part of risk management. Read about how putting hard numbers against credit red flags can help bring about robust EWS, which can ensure that banks put the brakes on lending only when justified.

Credit Modeling Innovations

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A number of conceptual innovations have been central to the transformation of credit risk theory and practice over the past 25 years. Read about the most significant of these contributions.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how banks can use risk-adjusted compensation to better align lending decisions with the interests of bank stakeholders.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Bank awareness of CCR is rising fast as risk management standards improve and transaction volumes grow. Read about why this rise in awareness is good as long as banks approach CCR measurement in a sound way.

Dexia Optimizes Payments Environment and Increases Customer Satisfaction with the Help of Ambit Payments

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how, Dexia Bank Belgium, a subsidiary of Dexia, obtained an effective banking tool for payment initiation and account statement reporting.

Citibank automates wire transfer process

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Citibank leveraged Ambit Treasury Management to eliminate manual processes and streamline its wire transfer processes.

Leading Bank in the Netherlands Optimizes Payments Processing with Ambit Payments

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how a leading bank in the Netherlands improved straight-through processing and achieved compliance through Ambit Payments.

Improving Risk-adjusted Profitability and Loan Pricing at a $100bn US Institution

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A large asset institution wanted to improve how it measured the profitability of its banking activities and set prices across commercial and industrial, asset-based real estate lending. Read about how Ambit helped the bank improve its profitability and loan pricing strategies.

Bank am Bellevue AG Taps SunGard Synergies to Implement Integrated Trading and Settlement

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Bank am Bellevue AG, a subsidiary of the Bellevue Group, specializes in investment banking and asset management. Read about how Bank am Bellevue leveraged Ambit to enhance the quality and speed of its trade execution amidst higher trade volumes.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how new technologies have improved portfolio modeling and how better correlation data are changing our potential to understand the impact of credit concentrations across complex enterprises.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Similar to successfully managing a baseball team, better statistical measurement leads to better management, and ultimately to better performance. Read about how this is also true for banking.

Technology the Key to Survival in our Industry

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Led by the former head of retail banking for retail banking at Westpac, this article focuses in on the discussion of 15 banking executives and their views on ‘Enterprise Infrastructure Integration’.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Economic capital models make clear the risk capital cost. Read about how models also help banks determine the best and worse deals and allow management to compare strategic options.

Defining and Using Liquidity KRIs

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how to identify a set of early warning signs that will assist you identify abnormal conditions and enhance liquidity promptly.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

When regulators sense concentrations in a bank portfolio, they start worrying about the risks that might destroy the bank. Read about why competitive advantage is the real reason a bank should worry about concentration risk.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how banks can improve business decisions by breaking risk ratings into their “probability of default” and “loss given default” components.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how to assess the quality of a bank’s economic capital numbers by answering an economic capital cosmo quiz.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how banks can put a value on concentration and single-name risks to ease their risk transfer decisions.

Joining Up Spreads

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Banks that want to use market spread as a risk indicator need to understand what drives market spreads of credit-risky assets. Read about how economic capital-based loan pricing relates to the prices seen in markets for credit-risky assets.

Judgment vs Risk Management Science -- Are we getting the Balance Right?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about the argument that the drive toward objectivity on risk and capital is a good thing as long as the industry accepts that the role of risk numbers is to support and enhance management judgment.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about why historical charge-off volatility is a very poor way of gauging a bank’s risk for reasons that are both statistical and practical.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Banks that have the ability to judge whether an opportunity is a silk purse or a sow’s ear gains a competitive advantage. Read about how banks can reject some kinds of business and welcome others on the basis of ROE.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how to develop a sound and equitable method for allocating capital back to business lines.

Exceptions prove the rules

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Costly exceptions create risks and inefficiency. Read how time-consuming investigation of exceptions that has traditionally relied on manual checking can now be automated.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how the treatment of qualitative and quantitative risk variables within a single modeling approach can help banks overcome the false divide between “judgmental” and “scientific” approaches to credit risk assessment.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how banks can build an early warning system that reflects the dynamics of their business.

Economic Capital, Accrual Book Risk, and Basel II

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The new IRR management document released by the Basel Committee could result in IRR principles statement being largely ignored. Read how differences in the new document’s language could result in issues that ALM risk personnel need to know.

How Competitive can you get and still make the Bank Risk-adjusted Money?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Banks are facing investor pressure to improve risk management and lend at prices that compensate for credit risk. Read about the logic of risk-adjusted pricing and how it is anchored to the competitive nature of bank lending.

How Real is your CRE Risk?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

US regulators have been sending out ever more urgent signals of concern over the rising level of commercial real estate (CRE) linked credit risk in bank portfolios. Read about how banks can measure and manage the true extent of their CRE risk.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how risk managers can focus their attention on managing big risks rather than on naming small ones.

Getting the Measure of Risk and Return

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Investments should be evaluated using risk-adjusted performance metrics (RAPMs). Read about the fundamentals that should drive RAPM selection and examine the practical implications for investment firms.

SunGard Tops Risk Magazine’s Rankings for Credit Risk for Fourth Consecutive Year

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has been named the top vendor for enterprise-wide credit risk management in Risk magazine's annual Risk Technology Rankings.

SunGard Rated a Top Vendor in Chartis RiskTech100® Rankings

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has been named a top vendor in the sixth annual RiskTech100 rankings compiled by Chartis Research, a leading provider of research and analysis on global risk technology markets.

SunGard Launches Ambit MyMoney, a Social Media-Enabled Online and Mobile Banking Platform

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched Ambit MyMoney, an integrated online and mobile banking platform, to help banks capitalize on the increasing global adoption of 'smart' mobile devices.

SunGard Financial Systems Placed in Leaders Quadrant by Leading Industry Analyst Firm

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard Financial Systems has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a leader in its Magic Quadrant for Treasury and Trading Core Systems (TTCS).

Metro Bank Selects SunGard’s Ambit Asset Liability Management for Balance Sheet Management

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Metro Bank PLC, Britain's first new High Street bank in over 100 years, has selected SunGard’s Ambit Asset Liability Management (ALM) solution.

Hancock Bank Selects SunGard's Ambit Credit Risk Management Solution Suite

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hancock Holding Company (HBHC), a commercial bank holding company offering personal and business banking services, has selected SunGard's Ambit Credit Risk Management solution suite.

Union Bank Goes Live on SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Union Bank, N.A, a full-service commercial bank with more than US$80 billion in assets, is now using SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation* solution to consolidate its reconciliations onto one platform to help improve performance.

SunGard Acquires Northern Arch's 42 to create Ambit Asset Finance

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has completed the acquisition of Northern Arch's 42 solution, a global leasing and financing process management solution.

SunGard's IntelliMatch Solution Suite Accredited with SWIFTReady Reconciliation Label for Twelfth Consecutive Year

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard's IntelliMatch solution suite has been accredited by SWIFT for the twelfth consecutive year and awarded the SWIFTReady Reconciliation 2011 label.

New Version of SunGard's IntelliMatch Includes Web-Based, Multi-Touch, Process Manager

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has enhanced its IntelliMatch solution suite to help financial institutions optimize enterprise-wide processes for reconciliation and exception management.

SunGard Survey Shows Reconciliation Centralization is Top of Banking Agenda to Achieve Both Risk and Cost Reduction

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

An enterprise reconciliation survey conducted by TowerGroup, on behalf of SunGard, confirms that centralization of reconciliation operations and technology is key to delivering reductions in both risk and cost.

SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation Solution Helps Saxo Bank Increase Transaction Volumes

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Saxo Bank, a specialist in trading and investment, has determined that its transaction volumes have increased with the help of SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation solution.

Bank Alfalah Selects SunGard's Ambit Card Management Solution to Help Manage its Expanding Credit Card Business

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Bank Alfalah Limited, a leading commercial bank in Pakistan, has upgraded to the latest version of SunGard's Ambit Card Management solution including the Ambit 3D Secure module.

S-Pankki Selects SunGard's Ambit Asset Liability Management Solution to Help Measure and Manage Risk

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

S-Pankki Oy (S-Pankki), a Finnish commercial bank part of the S-Group, has selected SunGard's Ambit Asset Liability Management (ALM) solution to help it better manage balance sheet risk and improve strategic and operational decision making.

SunGard and Custom Credit Systems to Create an End-to-End Commercial Lending Solution

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard will build an integrated, end-to-end commercial lending solution, working with Custom Credit Systems (CCS), a provider of credit processing and maintenance systems.

SunGard Launches Ambit Risk Institute to Help Banks Better Manage Risk and Performance

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has expanded its industry-leading risk advisory service by launching the Ambit Risk Institute.

SunGard Launches Ambit Profitability Solution to Help Banks Enhance Risk-Adjusted Performance

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched its Ambit Profitability solution to help banks enhance their risk-adjusted profitability and performance while complying with industry regulations.

SunGard Launches Ambit Customer Management

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched the Ambit Customer Management suite to help banks create more profitable relationships while enhancing the client experience.

Neue Helvetische Bank Goes Live on SunGard's Ambit Private Banking Solution Suite

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Neue Helvetische Bank, a newly formed Swiss private bank, has implemented SunGard’s Ambit Private Banking solution suite to help it establish a client-centric private banking platform.

United Bank Limited Selects SunGard’s Ambit Treasury Management

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

United Bank Limited (UBL) has selected SunGard’s Ambit Treasury Management* solution to help it consolidate multiple systems across its treasury business onto a single platform.

SNS Financial Markets Goes Live on SunGard's Ambit Treasury Management Solution for Enterprise-Wide Risk Management

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SNS Financial Markets, the treasury and capital markets arm of SNS Reaal, which resides under SNS Bank NV, has gone live on SunGard’s AmbitTreasury Management solution.

Arqaam Capital Implements SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation Solution to Help Increase Operational Efficiency and Reduce Risk

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Arqaam Capital, a leading investment banking firm in the Middle East, has selected SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation* solution to help improve efficiency and mitigate risk across its various divisions.

Bank Gutenberg Goes Live on SunGard's Ambit Private Banking Solution Suite including Ambit Mobile Banking

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Bank Gutenberg AG, a private banking subsidiary of the Cat Group AG, has implemented SunGard's Ambit Private Banking solution suite,and is now live on Ambit Core Banking, Ambit Client Information Management and Ambit Mobile Banking.

Commercial Bank of Africa Centralizes Reconciliations for Multiple Lines of Business with SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation Solution

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Commercial Bank of Africa Limited (CBA), the largest privately owned Kenyan bank, has centralized its reconciliation and exception management processes using SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation solution.

Swedbank Selects SunGard’s Ambit Risk and Performance Management Solutions for Liquidity Stress Testing and Compliance

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Swedbank, a leading bank in Sweden and the Baltic region, has chosen SunGard’s Ambit solutions to help meet global regulatory requirements including Swedish stress testing regulations.

SunGard Named Top Vendor in Risk Magazine’s Risk Technology Rankings

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has been named the top vendor in Risk Magazine's annual Risk Technology Rankings for the categories of enterprise-wide credit management, credit value adjustment calculation, and asset and liability management.

Yorkshire Building Society Standardizes on Ambit Asset Liability Management Solution to Better Manage its Balance Sheet

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS), the second largest building society in the United Kingdom, has standardized its ALM practice across the organization with SunGard’s Ambit Asset Liability Management (ALM) solution.

Susquehanna Bancshares Selects SunGard’s Ambit Credit Risk Management Solutions to Improve Risk-Adjusted Profitability

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. has selected SunGard’s AmbitCredit Assessment and AmbitCredit Portfolio Monitoring solutions to help measure and manage its credit risk.

SunGard Rated Top Vendor in Chartis RiskTech100(TM) Rankings

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has been named the top vendor in the fifth annual RiskTech100 rankings compiled by Chartis Research, a leading provider of research and analysis on global risk technology markets.

MCB Bank Sri Lanka Launches New Internet Banking Services with SunGard’s Ambit Online Banking Solution

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MCB Bank Sri Lanka (MCB), a major retail and corporate bank in Sri Lanka, has implemented SunGard’s Ambit Online Banking solution to help it offer a secure and convenient channel for 24/7 banking services.

SunGard Enhances Ambit Enterprise Banking Suite with a New User Interface and an Upgraded Branch Teller Platform

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has enhanced its Ambit Enterprise Banking Suite (EBS) with a new user interface and an upgraded branch teller platform to help banks address client trust.

SunGard Launches Ambit Private Banking Suite to Help Private Banks in Switzerland Achieve Banking Excellence

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched a new ASP-based private banking solution suite aimed at helping private banks based in Switzerland to achieve banking excellence.

SunGard Enhances Ambit Treasury Management Solution

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched a new version of its Ambit Treasury Management solution to help bank treasurers better manage their enterprise-wide risk management.

SunGard's IntelliMatch Wins 2010 Innovator Award from Windows in Financial Services

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard's IntelliMatch, an enterprise-wide solution that streamlines processes for reconciliation, exception management, financial governance and archiving, has been awarded the sixth annual 2010 Innovator Award for Banking by Windows in Financial Services (WFS) magazine.

United Bank Limited Implements SunGard’s Ambit Retail Banking Suite to Help Support Growth Strategy

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

United Bank Limited (UBL), one of the largest private banks in Pakistan, has deployed SunGard’s Ambit Retail Banking solution suite to help support its growth strategy.

SunGard’s IntelliMatch Solution Accredited with SWIFTReady Reconciliation Label for Eleventh Consecutive Year

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s IntelliMatch solution suite, an enterprise-wide solution that streamlines processes for reconciliation, exception management, financial governance and archiving, has been accredited by SWIFT for the eleventh consecutive year.

SunGard Identifies Ten Trends in Banking

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard, which provides its Ambit solutions for retail, corporate and private banks, has identified ten trends shaping the banking and financial services industry.

SunGard Launches Ambit Credit Risk Management Solutions Suite

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched the Ambit Credit Risk Management solutions suite to help commercial and retail banks increase their risk-adjusted performance through better lending decisions.

Thailand's TMB Bank Selects SunGard's Ambit Risk & Performance Solution for Integrated Bank Trading, Improved Profitability and Regulatory Compliance

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TMB Bank Public Company Limited (TMB) has selected SunGard's Ambit Risk & Performance Management solution to help measure and manage its market and liquidity risk more efficiently.

Smith & Williamson Selects SunGard's Ambit to Help Enhance its Liquidity Management Operation

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Smith & Williamson Investment Management Ltd. (Smith & Williamson), a leading independent provider of investment management and financial advisory services to private clients, corporates, professional practices and non-profit organisations, has selected SunGard’s Ambit.

Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Selects SunGard's Ambit Asset Liability Management Solution to Enhance Risk Control and Awareness

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) has selected SunGard’s Ambit Asset Liability Management (ALM) solution.

Schroders Private Banking Selects SunGard’s Ambit Risk Management Solutions for Liquidity Risk Measurement & Balance Sheet Management

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Schroders Private Banking, a member of Schroders plc, a leading global asset management firm, has chosen SunGard’s Ambit Liquidity Risk Management and Ambit Asset Liability Management solutions to support its ability to meet the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) stress testing regulations.

SunGard Enhances IntelliMatch Solution Suite

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has enhanced its IntelliMatch solution suite to help tier one financial institutions streamline their enterprise-wide processes for reconciliation, exception management, financial governance and archiving.

SunGard Enhances IntelliMatch Solution Suite

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ambit Risk & Performance Client Summit 2010

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Join us at our annual client summit for Ambit Risk & Performance solutions for an opportunity for risk professionals to come together to connect with SunGard and each other to discuss best practices, analyze industry trends and learn how to maximize their core assets, capital.

SunGard Survey Shows Regional Differences as South-East Asian Banks Review Post-Crisis Strategies

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A recent survey of banks in South-East Asia, conducted by SunGard and IDC Financial Insights, highlighted the emergence of institution-specific business strategies as banks address their post-crisis opportunities and threats.

SunGard Launches Capital Management and Liquidity Risk Management Solutions in China

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched its Ambit Capital Management and Ambit Liquidity Risk Management solutions in China.

SunGard Launches Capital Management and Liquidity Risk Management Solutions in China

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched its Ambit Capital Management and Ambit Liquidity Risk Management solutions in China.

Erste Bank Ukraine Deploys SunGard’s Ambit Core Banking to Support Customer Centricity Strategy

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Erste Bank Ukraine, a member of Erste Group, has implemented SunGard’s Ambit Core Banking to help support its customer-centricity strategy. Ambit Core Banking is a scalable, customer-centric and integrated system.

Noor Islamic Bank Deploys SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation and Exception Management Solution to Support Volume Growth

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Noor Islamic Bank PJSC (NIB), a leading Islamic bank in the United Arab Emirates, has deployed SunGard's Ambit Reconciliation & Exception Management solution to support its volume growth.

MCB Bank Deploys SunGard’s Ambit in over 1,100 Branches

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MCB Bank Limited, one of the leading financial institutions in Pakistan, has deployed SunGard’s Ambit Retail Banking and Ambit Islamic Banking solutions across its network of over 1,100 branches.

ModSpace Selects SunGard’s Ambit Leasing & Asset-Based Finance Solution to Help Improve Business Processes Efficiency

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Modular Space Corporation (ModSpace), a leading provider of modular buildings and storage, has selected SunGard’s Ambit Leasing & Asset Based Finance solution*, a Web-based, end-to-end leasing and asset management solution.

Pictet Expands Relationship with SunGard with Selection of Ambit Messaging Hub for Connectivity to Banks and Trading Partners

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pictet, one of Switzerland's largest private banks, has selected SunGard's Ambit Messaging Hub to support its messaging requirements.

HSBC Deploys SunGard’s Ambit Leasing & Asset-Based Finance Solution to Support Growth Strategy

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

HSBC Equipment Finance Ltd., part of HSBC Group, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, has deployed SunGard’s Ambit Leasing & Asset Based Finance solution*, a Web-based, end-to-end leasing and asset management solution.

MediBank Zug Deploys SunGard's Ambit Apsys Private Banking and Ambit CRM Solutions

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MediBank Zug, a member of the Swiss Private Bankers Association providing investment advisory services and portfolio management to private clients, has implemented SunGard’s Ambit Apsys Private Banking and SunGard’s Ambit CRM solutions.

SunGard Acquires Inmatrix

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard today announced that it has acquired Inmatrix, a leading provider of credit risk analysis and business forecasting solutions.

Liberty Bank Selects SunGard's Ambit for Asset-Liability Management and Performance Measurement

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Liberty Bank, Connecticut's oldest mutual bank with more than $3 billion in assets, has chosen SunGard's Ambit BancWare Risk & Performance Management solution to help enhance its risk reporting and analysis.

SunGard’s Ambit Helps Finter Bank to Deliver Fair Relationship Banking

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Finter Bank Zurich, a Swiss private bank providing investment advisory services and portfolio management to private clients, has completed its implementation of SunGard’s Ambit Apsys Private Banking solution.

Saigonbank Selects SunGard’s Ambit Online Banking to Support Growth Strategy

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Saigon Bank for Industry and Trade (Saigonbank), the first and one of the largest joint-stock banks in Vietnam, has selected SunGard’s Ambit Online Banking, part of the Ambit Enterprise Banking Suite of solutions (Ambit EBS)...

SunGard’s Ambit Messaging Hub Awarded SWIFT FIN Messaging Interface Qualification

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s Ambit Messaging Hub has successfully passed the SWIFT Interface Qualification for FIN interfaces.

Kuwait Finance House Selects SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance Management Solution

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Kuwait Finance House (KFH), one of the world’s leading Islamic Finance institutions, has implemented SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance Management solution to handle all forms of risk management across the KFH Group.

Banque Cantonale de Fribourg Selects SunGard’s Ambit for Liquidity Risk Management

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Banque Cantonale de Fribourg (BCF), rated by Bilan as the best Cantonal Bank in Switzerland*, has extended its use of SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance Management solution by selecting it to support its liquidity risk management operations.

Somerset Capital Group Selects SunGard’s Ambit Leasing & Asset-Based Finance Solution

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Somerset Capital Group Ltd. (Somerset), a global provider of customized equipment leasing, asset-based finance and asset management solutions, has chosen SunGard’s Ambit Leasing & Asset-Based Finance solution* to support its end-to-end leasing operations.

SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance Solution Achieves New Highs In Intel Performance Benchmarking Tests

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance solution has achieved a 30% increase in computational performance in a series of benchmarking tests conducted with Intel.

SunGard Launches New Retail Banking Solution Suite

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard today launches the Ambit Enterprise Banking Suite (Ambit EBS), a new front-to-middle-office retail banking offering for retail and corporate banks.

SunGard Releases Ambit Messaging Hub 1.6 with Integration of SWIFT’s Standards Developer Kit

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched Ambit Messaging Hub 1.6, the latest release of its consolidated financial messaging solution.

SunGard Extends Ambit Messaging Hub to Offer Direct SWIFT FIN Connectivity

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has extended its Ambit Messaging Hub solution to offer direct SWIFT FIN connectivity to its banking customers.

Commerzbank AG Selects SunGard’s Ambit Messaging Hub For All FileAct and InterAct Applications

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Commerzbank, one of the leading banks in Germany for private and corporate customers, has chosen SunGard's Ambit Messaging Hub to process all of its FileAct and InterAct traffic. Previously using SunGard’s Ambit MINT messaging platform, Commerzbank decided to migrate to the Ambit Messaging Hub...

SNS Bank Selects SunGard’s Ambit Integrated Treasury Management Solution

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SNS Financial Markets, the treasury and capital markets arm of SNS Reaal, which resides under SNS Bank NV, has selected SunGard’s Ambit Treasury Management solution to help create an integrated, front-to-back approach to its treasury management operations.

LLB Group Selects SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance Management Solution for Liquidity Risk Management

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

LLB Group (Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG, Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Schweiz) AG and Bank Linth LLB AG), has selected SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance Management solution to support its liquidity risk management and asset/liability management.

SunGard Enhances Ambit Risk & Performance Solution Suite By Integrating with Regulatory DataCorp’s GRID™ Database

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has extended its Ambit Risk & Performance solution suite with the addition of more than 400 government watch lists from around the world, lists of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and media information from over 6,000 publications.

SunGard Named a Finalist in Microsoft’s 2009 Worldwide Partner Conference Awards

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard was selected as a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards finalist in the Global ISV Industry Partner of the Year category.

Cheap money isn't the problem, cheap risk management is

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The credit crunch was blamed on 'cheap money' where lenders lent too much money to risky borrowers. Read about why the 'cheap money' argument downplays the role of the credit spread, credit risk mitigants and underwriting standards.

Surrenda-link Investment Management Selects SunGard’s Ambit Leasing & Asset-Based Finance Solution

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Surrenda-link Investment Management (Surrenda-link), a leading fund manager and investment advisor specialising in Traded Life Investments, has commenced implementation of SunGard’s Ambit Leasing & Asset Based Finance solution.

New York City Day

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

We look forward to welcoming our customers, prospects and analysts to SunGard's City Day in New York. Home to Wall Street, NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange and the world’s top financial institutions, New York City is the epicenter of finance in the US.

Zurich_CityDay

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

“What Happens Next?” – it’s the question on everyone’s lips. We asked some of the finance industry’s leading figures from Europe, America, the Middle East and Asia, what they think will happen next. To learn more about ways we can help you, come and spend half a day with us at the Maag Event Hall in Zurich

SunGard Named “Best Banking Technology Provider” by Banker Middle East

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has been named as “Best Banking Technology Provider” in the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2009.

Banque Cantonale de Fribourg Selects SunGard’s Ambit for Standardized Financial Messaging

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Banque Cantonale de Fribourg (BCF), the state bank of the Swiss canton of Fribourg, has selected SunGard’s Ambit MINT, part of the Ambit Messaging solution suite. The solution gives BCF connectivity to a number of financial networks, including SWIFT, SIC, euroSIC and SECOM...

Schwyzer Kantonalbank Extends Relationship with SunGard’s Ambit for Standardized Financial Messaging

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Schwyzer Kantonalbank (SZKB), the state bank of the Swiss canton of Schwyz, has extended its relationship with SunGard’s Ambit MINT, part of the Ambit Messaging solution suite.

SunGard Selected by Mexican Banks for Operational Risk

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has been selected by leading banks in Mexico to help manage their operational risk. SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance has been chosen by the banks to help identify, quantify and manage operational risk...

Bank BPH Selects SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance Management Solution

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Bank BPH, a Polish universal bank, has selected SunGard’s Ambit Risk Management solution to help improve its liquidity risk management and create a single, integrated solution for its market risk operations.

New SunGard-Sponsored Research Shows European Banks Ready to Adopt Service-Oriented Architectures in Competition for Customers

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Research from a new SunGard-sponsored banking study has shown an increased focus on customer centricity tied to risk and performance management.

SunGard Acquires Genix Systems AG

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard announced today that it has strengthened its position in the Swiss private banking sector by acquiring Genix Systems AG, a Zurich-based provider of customer information systems to small and medium-sized private banks.

Asian Expansion Top Priority for Banks’ Growth Plans, Reveals SunGard-Sponsored Economist Intelligence Unit Study

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

New SunGard-sponsored research from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reveals that, despite a tough economic climate, a significant number of banks, particularly in emerging markets led by Asia, are continuing to pursue expansion into foreign markets.

SunGard’s Ambit Named Top Asset and Liability Management Solution in 2008 Risk Technology Rankings

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s Ambit Risk & Performance solution has been voted as the number one asset and liability management (ALM) solution for the second straight year in Risk magazine’s annual technology rankings.

The Value of Automation in Payments Exceptions and Investigations

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Industry figures show that 2-5% of all payments give rise to an exception. Read about the current pain points when it comes to payments exceptions and investigations and the latest initiatives to solve the problems including that of SWIFT.

Bank of Nanjing Selects SunGard's Ambit for Integrated Treasury Management

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Bank of Nanjing, one of China’s leading city commercial banks, has selected SunGard’s Ambit Treasury Management solution to provide an integrated treasury management approach across its domestic and foreign currency products.

SunGard to Integrate Markit Cashflow Models into Ambit Risk & Compliance Solution

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has announced plans to integrate cashflow models from Markit with its Ambit Risk & Compliance solution suite. Markit’s cashflow models will be integrated into Ambit’s asset/liability management (ALM) solution.

SunGard Tops Chartis RiskTech 100 Rankings for Third Consecutive Year

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has been ranked as the top vendor in the annual RiskTech 100 rankings for the third consecutive year.

SunGard Named a Top Solutions Provider to Financial Services Industry and Places First in Capital Markets Category in Annual Financial Technology Ranking

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has been named a preferred vendor to the financial services industry in the annual Financial Technology (FinTech) Rankings, published by American Banker and Financial Insights, an IDC company.

SunGard Announces New Solution for Corporate Payments

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has packaged its Ambit Payments solution together with Sun Microsystems’ software and hardware to deliver a pre-tested and pre-configured solution for corporate payments.

SunGard Launches New Ambit Anti-Money Laundering Solution

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has extended its Ambit global banking solution suite to include new anti-money laundering (AML) functionality.

Optimize STP with Exception and Investigation Automation

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The market has started to understand the impact of exceptions and investigations on their operations. Read about how, with SWIFT leading the charge, banks can benefit from the right standards, the right processes and the right tools to handle exceptions and investigations efficiently.

National Bank of Greece Goes Live With SunGard’s Ambit for Automated Matching and Reconciliation

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

National Bank of Greece has gone live with SunGard’s Ambit intelliMATCH solution for the real-time matching and reconciliation of its cash transactions and confirmations.

SunGard’s Ambit Messaging Hub Awarded SWIFTNet InterAct and FileAct Messaging Interface Qualification

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s Ambit Messaging Hub passed the SWIFTNet Interface Qualification for SWIFTNet 6.1 InterAct and FileAct. The solution has been qualified based on a range of criteria, including security, message processing, integration support, application support, and operational stability.

SunGard’s Ambit BancWare Demonstrates Increased Scalability in Benchmarking Tests

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s Ambit BancWare ALM solution successfully completed a series of performance benchmarking tests with Intel, Microsoft and DataSynapse designed to help enhance the asset and liability management solution.

JFE Hottinger & Co Selects SunGard’s Ambit Apsys to Support Growth in Private Banking and Wealth Management Services

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

JFE Hottinger & Co (JFE)selected SunGard’s Ambit Apsys to provide it with a scalable platform that will accommodate volume increases in portfolio and transaction management and help the firm offer its high net worth clients a complete customer service solution.

SunGard to Unveil Next Generation Messaging Platform at Sibos

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard unveils its new messaging platform, Ambit Messaging Hub, a single platform on which customers can consolidate all financial messaging activity, regardless of format.

SunGard’s Ambit and AvantGard Launch Innovation Awards for Banks and Corporations

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s Ambit and AvantGard launch awards to highlight the significant advancements and contributions its customers have made to banking and corporate finance.

Ambit Treasury and Asset/ Liability Management

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Enhanced governance around risk-based pricing and economic value creation is critical. Read about how balance sheet management and treasury’s role in creating enterprise value for banks is becoming more important.

How VIB adopted international best practices in ten months.

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Vietnam International Bank successfully adopted international banking best business practices within 10 months through a bank-in-a-box core banking implementation.

The New Markets for bank sponsored Treasury offerings

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Outsourcing the treasury department may not be viable. Read about insights into how new bank treasury services provide a white-labeled system that handle all the necessary treasury functions.

How a top Dutch bank optimized its payment processing

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A top Dutch bank needed a STP payments solution while complying with new regulations. This case study provides insights into how a payment hub helped it achieve centralization and streamlined payments.

Establishing Profitability Discipline within your Organization

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Long-term success depends upon co-ordinated strategy execution supported by comprehensive and measureable performance analytics. Read more about how to derive maximum value by establishing a bank-wide profitability discipline.

Core demands in Swiss private banking

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Datamonitor investigates how continued growth of Swiss private banking is based on the ability to deliver on customer demands around product innovation, flexibility, time-to-market and ROI. Find out how strategy can be aligned with the overall business and best practices.

How Hilliard Lyons enhanced its wealth management business

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hilliard Lyons is a full service investment firm. This case study provides insights into how it supported its new wealth management business with a tool that provides consistent, meaningful advice.

SunGard Extends Support for Islamic Banking

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

To keep up with the growth in the Islamic banking industry, SunGard has extended its Ambit banking solution suite to include Islamic banking capabilities for retail and commercial banks.

Principality Building Society Selects SunGard’s Ambit For Asset Liability Management and Basel II Compliance

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Principality Building Society selected SunGard’s Ambit to help implement a complete Basel II-compliant risk management framework.

SEPA BENCHMARK: SEPA Readiness amongst European Banks

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This white paper provides insights into the degree of banks’ preparation for SEPA. It shows that while many banks have been active preparing for SEPA, very few have migrated customers to SEPA payments.

SunGard Launches Ambit

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard Ambit is a new brand and software strategy for its banking solutions for retail, commercial and private banks.

Risk-adjusted Performance Management

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Read insights from a PRMIA and SunGard survey on the current use and future implementation plans for risk-adjusted performance measures in the business decision-making process.

Raiffeisen Switzerland and Cassa Centrale Bank Case Study

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how two banking groups of different sizes - Raiffeisen Group and Cassa Centrale - have addressed the challenge of asset & liability management in different but equally effective ways.

Yorkshire Building Society Case Study

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how Yorkshire Building Society successfully gained control over their asset/liability management (ALM) environment and dramatically improved reporting capabilities.

How SEB Banka achieved Operational Excellence through EAI

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This case study provides insights into how EAI and CRM initiatives enhanced operations, improved customer knowledge and maximized branch ROI.

Providing Superior Customer Experience

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Business strategies will focus on customer acquisition and retention tactics amidst the backdrop of cutthroat competition. Read about how banks can differentiate by providing personalized customer services across integrated channels.

Experience: Gordon Tan – OCBC Bank

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Gordon Tan of OCBC Bank uses Ambit.

Experience: Hugh May – Ipswich Building Society

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Hugh May of Ipswich Building Society uses Ambit

Experience: Tony Moncupa - iBank

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Tony Moncupa of iBank uses Ambit.

Experience: Jim Haught – Citizens Financial Group

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Jim Haught of Citizens Financial Group uses Ambit.

Experience: Paul Williams – Heritage Building Society

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Paul Williams of Heritage Building Society uses Ambit

Experience: Vivian Ho – Amanah Short Deposits

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Vivian Ho of Amanah Short Deposits uses Ambit

Experience: Christopher Dowd of Mitsubishi Securities International

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Christopher Dowd of Mitsubishi Securities International uses Ambit

Experience: Cheryl Woodley of Rabobank Australia

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Cheryl Woodley of Rabobank Australia uses Ambit

Experience: Filip de Cock Bancassurance

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Filip de Cock Bancassurance uses Ambit

Experience: Jae-In Kim – Korea First Bank

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Jae-In Kim of Korea First Bank uses Ambit

Experience: Andrew Steel - Johim

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Andrew Steel of Johim uses Ambit

Experience: Bruce Wandelmaier – Webster Bank

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Bruce Wandelmaier of Webster Bank uses Ambit.

Experience: Peter Storgaard – Danske Bank

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Peter Storgaard of Danske Bank uses Ambit

Experience: Roger Buser Bank Cial

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Read how Roger Buser of Bank Cial uses Ambit

Experience: Justo Gomez – Banesto

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Justo Gomez of Banesto uses Ambit

Experience: Matthias Meier Credit Suisse

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Matthias Meier of Credit Suisse uses Ambit