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Mexico eInvoicing - Are you prepared for CFDI

The chatter has begun in Mexico around the upcoming changes to CFDI. With more than 500,000 companies potentially affected, there is a lot of posturing by solutions in the market place. But what is important and can derail your transition is not the obvious, but what is in the details. If you overlook these following requirements, you may find you...

/regulation Electronic invoicing

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Big data, big opportunity?

Given all the hype about getting closer to customers, you’d think that banks would be first in the queue to invest in technology that enables them to follow individual lifestyles based on unstructured data such as social media, photo uploads and online shopping. But while no one disagrees that better understanding of customers is a good idea, few b...

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Neil Crammond

Neil Crammond risk education & real time market abuse at DIVENTO FINANCIALS

dark and dreary pools

Topic : Investment banks and financial institutions use hidden liquidity to transact 70% of global equities business. How do these dark pools of liquidity work, why are they needed and what impact do they have on the 30% of the market we can see? Presenter : David Norman Date of presentation : 15th February 2013 ‘Dark pools, or dark liquidity pools...

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FATCA Compliance

With less than a year to go until first stage compliance, the clock is ticking. The tasks are piling up and the time is running out. Immediate Next Steps Financial institutions may believe at high level that preparations are fully in hand. But is real operational progress on the ground always as well advanced as internal reports might suggest? The ...

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What the financial industry can learn from Co-Op Bank

Last week, the Co-Operative Bank experienced a six notch downgrade by Moody’s rating agency, based on an increased “problem loan ratio” – launching the financial world into concerns around a potential imminent taxpayer bailout. The bank immediately turned to Twitter as the communication channel of choice to reassure the public. Their approach was ...

/regulation /retail Social Banks

Stuart Grant

Stuart Grant Solutions Manager at SAP

Risk and Finance integration: reach above the data silos

Over the last five years, firms, regulators and shareholders alike have begun to realise the value of data as a necessary means for growth and survival, but also as a clear and present threat to the success of an organisation. During times of volatility, a firm’s ability to understand its position and make consistent, accurate decisions on missio...

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Beyond Compliance - The Road to Competitive Advantage Part 1

I was encouraged to listen to the opening address at last week’s SWIFT Business Forum London where Arun Aggarwal, Managing director, UK & Ireland for SWIFT, talked about Thinking beyond compliance: turning challenges into opportunities. This concept is something I’ve been talking to people about for some time now and was the key theme of my ow...

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Why do Rogue Traders still exist?

It’s been almost a decade since my last trade at the crosses desk, but still, the memories and experiences are as fresh as ever. As the adage goes: once a trader, always a trader. I do indulge in the odd trade to keep the art alive. Even today, whenever I get a chance to speak on the subject, I get nostalgic about my trading days. This, despite the...

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Turning business challenges into opportunities

We all know the business drivers for re-engineering OTC derivatives operations, from the new extensive requirements for central counterparty clearing (CCP) connectivity to the changes in regulated fund mandates such as UCITS III. This exercise doesn’t have to be just a cost centre, driven by requirements to comply with regulatory demand. Why not t...

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Network Outages Highlight Key Areas of Weakness

The proposed Regulation SCI (Systems Compliance and Integrity) from the SEC may require further strengthening, but principles such as mandatory testing of disaster recovery procedures would ensure that financial organisations recognise some of the key weaknesses in their system infrastructures. One of the examples of system failure cited by the ...

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