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SAS and Finalyse: partners in Risk Management

Finalyse promoted to ´Gold´ partner in the SAS Partnership Programme

Tervuren, February 2009

SAS, supplier of Business Intelligence (BI) and analytical software, has signed a ´Gold´ partnership with Finalyse, thus positioning itself even more strongly as an expert in financial and risk management solutions. Finalyse specialises in providing effective and pragmatic solutions in the area of financial risk and performance management, basing itself on accurate analyses of a company´s needs which are then translated into feasible business procedures as well as usable data and system infrastructures.

Thanks to the cooperation between SAS and Finalyse, customers can not only benefit from powerful software and quality analysis and design, but also from an effective partnership between these two suppliers of essential and complementary services.

David Kemp, Professional Services Director at Finalyse Group, explains: “Experience has taught us that partnerships with the top of the market are the key for successful projects. Our collaboration with SAS already goes back many years, and has repeatedly proven to be a successful combination in areas such as credit, market and operational risk and, more recently, insurance and business intelligence. Upgrading to a Gold partnership is a logical step, because we want to broaden and deepen our business and geographic involvement in areas where both Finalyse and SAS are strong."

Emmanuel Chardome, Business Alliance Manager at SAS: "As one of the market leaders in the area of functional risk management expertise, for us Finalyse is the ideal partner to combine our forces in risk management and to optimally implement our risk management solution at our customers. Add to that their drive to expand and their strong presence in Europe, and you have a very valuable and promising collaboration.”

It isn´t surprising that - in part also due to the current financial situation and numerous laws and regulations - the demand for financial control and risk management solutions has grown vigorously. This enormous need on the part of the business world for financial and technical knowledge, expertise and creativity lies at the basis of Finalyse´s success. Since its foundation in 1988, the company has developed into a leading European consultancy specialised in valuation, risk and performance solutions, and it now has more than 85 employees and offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Budapest, Luxembourg, Paris and Warsaw.

The contacts between the two companies are not new. Several years ago Finalyse was involved in setting up and developing the SAS risk hub, a competence center within the SAS organisation, and already at that time demonstrated its professional knowledge and expertise.

 

About Finalyse
Finalyse is a leading implementation consultancy specialised in financial valuation, risk and performance solutions. Finalyse provides banks, insurance companies, asset managers and energy companies with the expertise and creativity that bridges the gap between finance and technology. Past projects range from the pricing of structured products, through the design of trading, ALM, credit, operational and energy price risk management systems to the implementation of economic value and capital calculation frameworks. Many more projects are to be found on www.finalyse.com

Finalyse was founded in 1988, has offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Budapest, Luxemburg, Paris and Warsaw and currently employs 85 consultants with qualifications and professional experience in finance, economics, actuarial sciences and computer science.

About SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know®www.sas.com


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