Best Practices in Data Management
Meeting the goal of an enterprise risk management platform
Data management is a critical component of any enterprise risk management (ERM) system. A bank's approach to data management should be holistic and unified, with a platform that is scalable, open and capable of supporting the needs of multiple risk management functions. This white paper discusses the various components required for successful data management to support the goal of a ERM environment and explores their cumulative benefits as part of a unified structure. Download the complete whitepaper.

Performance Management for the Banking and Insurance Industries
In this special edition of sascom® magazine, you'll learn how banks and insurers are using performance management to report, manage, control and improve performance. Plus, you'll see what other tools add even more power to your performance management initiatives. Learn more in this special 52-page sascom supplement.

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Due Diligence That Evolves with Clients
Customers' risk profiles, both credit and security, are not static. Risk changes over time, and for banks to understand exposure and deploy capital efficiently, they need to track it. Read about BB&T and its recent SAS deployment.

Comply and Exceed – Credit Risk Management for Basel II and Beyond
This white paper discusses the nature of business risk, from credit risk to market risk and operational risk, primarily in the context of the banking industry. The paper provides a history of the Basel accords, outlining in detail the implications of the Basel II accord on risk management. You will also learn about the processes and systems required for implementing internal ratings-based approaches to risk management. Download the complete white paper.

Zopa Scores First with Social Lending
Designed to revolutionize retail finance in the same way that Amazon.com and eBay have done in retail and Skype in telecommunications, Zopa brings individual borrowers and lenders together online. Credit scoring, executed with SAS software, is mission critical in ensuring that both parties get a better deal than from traditional institutions and that Zopa minimizes risk. Read the full success story.

SAS® Helps Shape a Banking Executive
Tom Bradshaw, Senior Vice President at Bank of America, planned to become a medical research scientist until he was introduced to SAS. Find out how SAS shaped his career.

Installation Kits Get New Packaging and Format
SAS is reorganizing the installation kit to improve the installation experience for customers. With the new packaging, all physical media kits are primarily paperless. Read more.

Profitability Management Podcast
This informative podcast explains how breakthrough solutions in dynamic pricing and profitability will drive the next wave of economic value for both the customer and provider. Listen today!

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In Search of IT Governance
On-Demand Webcast
This BetterManagement series is a “one-stop shop” for best practice solutions to help you optimize IT resources and improve services and financial impact – all in support of strategic business goals.

Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning
In this dynamic new book, authors Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris argue that the frontier for using data to make decisions has shifted dramatically. Learn how leading companies are using analytics as a potent tool to identify their most profitable customers and offer them the right price, accelerate product innovation, optimize supply chains, and identify the true drivers of financial performance. Read more.

Mastering Data Mining: The Art and Science of Customer Relationship Management
This popular book uses case studies to guide best practices in commercial data mining. You'll learn how to apply data mining techniques to solve practical business problems. After providing the fundamental principles of data mining and customer relationship management, the authors share the lessons they have learned through a series of case studies drawn from their experience in a variety of industries, including banking. Read more.

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