Enterprise Risk press releases and market insights

SunGard Expands Suite of Adaptiv Risk Solutions to Help Banks Actively Manage Credit Valuation Adjustment

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has extended its Adaptiv suite of solutions to help customers not only calculate Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) but also actively manage it.

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's Adaptiv and Front Arena Win Banking Technology Readers' Choice Awards

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has won two categories in the fifth annual Banking Technology Readers' Choice Awards.

ATB Financial Selects SunGard's Adaptiv to Help Manage Counterparty Credit Exposure

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

ATB Financial (ATB) has selected SunGard's Adaptiv Riskbox and Collateral solutions to help manage counterparty credit exposure and respond to demand from across the business for greater transparency and efficiency.

SunGard's Adaptiv Helps Provide Greater Accuracy and Transparency in Credit Risk Management

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard's Adaptiv Analytics, Adaptiv Credit Risk and Adaptiv Market Data Manager solutions are helping strengthen credit risk and exposure management and reporting at National Bank, a financial services group.

Deutsche Postbank Goes Live on SunGard's Adaptiv Analytics for Enterprise Market Risk Management

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Deutsche Postbank AG (Postbank) has gone live with SunGard's Adaptiv Analytics for fast calculation of Monte Carlo Value at Risk (VaR), supporting its entire on- and off-balance sheet capital markets activity.

SunGard’s Adaptiv Wins Two Awards in 2011 Waters Rankings

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s Adaptiv has won two awards from Waters magazine for Best Counterparty Risk Management Provider and Best Market Risk Solution Provider.

SunGard Identifies Ten Trends in Credit Risk Management

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Marcus Cree, vice president of risk solutions for SunGard's Adaptiv business unit, said that financial services firms have recognized that they need to manage collateral, market risk and credit risk on an enterprise-wide basis.

SunGard/PRMIA Survey Finds Basel III is Driving Focus on Risk, but Implementation is Limited

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The third annual survey by the Professional Risk Managers' Association (PRMIA), sponsored by SunGard, says implementation of projects launched to comply with Basel III remains slow and organizational changes are a significant concern.

SunGard's Adaptiv Analytics Increases Speed Sixfold to Support Latest Industry Risk Requirements

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has released a new version of its risk analytics engine, Adaptiv Analytics, that provides improved performance to help customers manage developments in Credit Value Adjustment (CVA) and around regulations such as Basel III capital requirements.

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.

Risk Management Infrastructural Design In 2010 And Beyond

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Today's risk management environment requires greater transparency and efficiency as well as reliable networks to manage business processes in order to meet stakeholder demands, control costs and find liquidity.

In defence of sound risk management

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Josie Palazzolo of SunGard looks at the role of risk managers in the current financial crisis and explains why so many were deprived of the analysis tools and the authority to carry out their responsibilities

Risk Manager Roundtable: The Limits of Analytics

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The credit crunch is deepening and broadening into a more general – and worrying – financial malaise. Every day there are fresh casualties, including some of the most illustrious names in banking.

Wrong Way Risk I

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Wrong way risk is defined by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) as the risk that occurs when "exposure to a counterparty is adversely correlated with the credit quality of that counterparty". In short it is where default risk and exposure come together. The terms 'wrong way risk' and 'wrong way exposure' are often used interchangeably.

Adaptiv Credit Risk

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A global, real-time credit limits, exposure measurement and credit risk management system.

The Risk Overhaul: A new framework for risk management

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As the market awaits new global regulations and debates the mathematical basis for a new modeling regime, Marcus Cree argues that now is the right time to re-consider the purpose of, and the constituencies served by, risk management. Rather than starting with a new solution, maybe the real starting point is 'What is the question?'

Trading Risk Management Challenges

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The intensity of today's capital markets is placing considerable strain on risk managers and their systems. Technology firms can react to this inexorable demand by focusing on three important considerations - dynamic efficiency, qualitative risk factors and parallel processing technology.

Fit for purpose? Reassessing the role of risk management

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As the industry reassesses the role of risk management, and keeps up with new regulatory demands, legacy systems are becoming a constraint to progress. Josie Palazzolo outlines what capabilities a modern-day risk application must possess and how advancements in technology can make these applications a reality.

Adaptiv Operations

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The comprehensive operations processing platform for OTC derivatives.

A New Approach to Collateral Management

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Collateralisation has been a fixture in capital markets for many years and has served as a useful means for firms to both increase trading capacity whilst simultaneously mitigating counterparty credit risk. The question arises: do the techniques which worked well several years ago still work today?

Towards Comprehensive Simulation of Complex Credit Structures

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As is typical following a market event such as the sub-prime lending crisis, there has been a certain amount of revisionism with financial institutions now focusing their attention on the large number of credit-based instruments on their books.

AFTER THE CRISIS: Re-engineering Risk Management?

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Thoughts from market experts including senior fellows and members of the board of directors of International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE)

Adaptiv 360

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A desk-level risk management, enterprise-wide market risk management and credit risk management system. Includes front-to-back trade processing and operations across asset classes.

Eliminating Back-Office System Fragmentation, A Practical Approach

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The issue of automation, or rather the lack of it, has long been a concern in the financial services industry. The operational and risk management benefits of straight-through-processing (STP) are well documented but the application of automation has been far from universal.

Adaptiv Analytics

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Market risk and credit risk analytics system with complete software infrastructure and optional grid hardware and support.

Credit Charging in the Trading Book - The End of Credit Risk Management as we know it?

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It is becoming increasingly common for banks to charge their front office trading units for the expected losses and the capital cost of credit risk generated by their derivative trades. This charge is an internal estimate of the cost of counterparty credit risk incurred in the course of trading activities and serves as a method of encouraging the front office to manage credit exposure prudently and charge for it properly. At the same time, the credit risk so created is itself monitored, managed and hedged in the derivative markets by a desk established specifically for this function.

Adaptiv Collateral

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A collateral management system for automating complex manual processes, cutting cost and eliminating errors.

Wrong WayRisk II

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dan Travers and Jean-Marc Schwob, product managers for SunGard's enterprise risk solution Adaptiv demonstrate how credit exposure profiles could be adjusted to reflect elements of wrongway 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.

Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG Implements SunGard’s Front Arena and Adaptiv Solutions to Enhance STP across Treasury Trading & Operations

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG part of the Raiffeisen Sector, the largest banking group in the Styria province of Austria, has gone live on SunGard’s Front Arena operations, Front Arena sub-ledger and Adaptiv Risk Cube solutions.

SunGard Launches Adaptiv Riskbox to Help Streamline Enterprise Risk Reporting

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched Adaptiv Riskbox, a new market and credit risk solution that employs a results-centric approach to risk to help banks analyze, share and explain risk results quickly and accurately.

SunGard’s Adaptiv Wins Credit Magazine Technology Innovation Award

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s Adaptiv has won Credit magazine’s third annual Technology Innovation Award for the Adaptiv Optimal Counterparty Selector, a credit value adjustment (CVA) solution for OTC derivatives.

SunGard Named "Best Counterparty Risk Solution Provider" in Waters Rankings 2010

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard been recognized as "Best Counterparty Risk Solution Provider" for the second successive year in the eighth annual Waters Rankings for excellence in financial IT solutions and services.

Nordea Bank Extends Use of SunGard's Risk, Trading and Securities Finance Solutions

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nordea Bank, a leading Nordic financial services group, is expanding its use of SunGard's capital markets solutions for risk, trading and securities finance.

SunGard Wins Banking Technology Reader’s Choice Awards for Trade Processing and Risk Management

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has won two categories in the third annual Banking Technology Reader’s Choice Awards. SunGard’s Front Arena was chosen as “Best Trade Processing Product”, while SunGard's Adaptiv was voted “Best Risk Management Product”.

Survey by SunGard and InteDelta Finds Wide Variance in Preparedness for Incremental Risk Charge

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

According to a new survey sponsored by SunGard and conducted by InteDelta, a risk management consultancy, there is a wide variation in European banks’ preparedness for the implementation of Incremental Risk Charge (IRC).

Deutsche Postbank Selects SunGard’s Adaptiv Solution for Monte Carlo Risk Analysis and Internal Market Risk Modeling

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Deutsche Postbank AG (Postbank), a leading German financial services provider, has selected SunGard’s Adaptiv Risk Cube solution to help it build an internal model for market risk and improve the analysis and transparency of large volumes of data.

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.

SunGard/PRMIA Collateral Survey Finds Cash Set for Fastest Growth

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

According to a new SunGard-sponsored survey by the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA), cash is predicted to experience the fastest growth among all forms of posted collateral over the next five years.

What Happens Next In Risk Management? SunGard Recommends Three Ways Financial Institutions Can Use IT for Improved Risk Analysis

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

David Rowe, executive vice president, risk management at SunGard Financial Systems, has several recommendations for risk managers of financial institutions.

Nordea Selects SunGard’s Adaptiv Analytics

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Nordea Bank, a leading Nordic financial services group, has selected SunGard’s Adaptiv Analytics to help enhance its measurement and management of counterparty credit exposure in its capital markets products.

SunGard Announces Latest Release of Adaptiv Enterprise Risk Solution

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard has launched the latest release of Adaptiv, a suite of enterprise risk management and operational control solutions for the capital markets. Adaptiv 2009.1 features a number of functional enhancements to areas such as collateral management, market risk and operational efficiency and control.

SunGard’s Front Arena and Adaptiv Win Banking Technology Reader’s Choice Awards

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard’s Front Arena and Adaptiv have been named as winners in the second annual Banking Technology Reader’s Choice Awards

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 Rated #1 Vendor in Chartis RiskTech 100 Rankings

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

SunGard, for the second year running, it has been named as top vendor in the annual RiskTech 100 Rankings.

Piper Jaffray & Co Goes Live on SunGard’s Adaptiv for Enterprise Market Risk Management

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Piper Jaffray & Co, a leading international middle market investment bank and institutional securities firm, chose SunGard’s Adaptiv 360 to help manage its market risk requirements.

SunGard Announces Record Transaction Figures for Hosted Credit Risk Service

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Adaptiv Credit Risk solution is currently processing derivative transactions at a rate of over four million transactions per month.

Fifth Third Bancorp Goes Live with SunGard’s Adaptiv for Market and Credit Risk Management

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Fifth Third Bancorp (Fifth Third) a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has gone live with SunGard’s Adaptiv 360 solution for market and credit risk management.

First Gulf Bank Selects SunGard for Integrated Risk Management and Basel II Compliance

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

First Gulf Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has selected SunGard for a full risk management framework for capital calculations and Basel II compliance.

FTN Financial Group Selects SunGard’s Adaptiv To Manage Derivatives Risk And Operations

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Memphis-based financial services provider FTN Financial Group (FTN) has selected SunGard’s Adaptiv to manage its OTC derivatives business activities with their clients.

Wachovia Selects SunGard’s Adaptiv for Counterparty Credit Risk Management Global Exposures, Limits and Collateral Management Delivered Via ASP

Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Wachovia, the fourth largest bank holding company in the United States, has selected SunGard’s Adaptiv for enterprise-wide counterparty credit risk management.

SunGard’s Adaptiv Wins “Software Product of the Year” Award from Risk Magazine

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Risk Magazine, a leading financial risk management publication, has selected Adaptiv to receive the award for software product of the year.