Over the past 18 months, investment banks have earmarked a huge amount of effort and resources to address shortcomings in risk management. Banks that suffered most from the crisis recognize the need for comprehensive reform of risk management, while those that suffered minor damage are also re-examining their risk architecture, processes, models, data and infrastructure.

But while considerable progress has been made, weaknesses in risk management are still a major concern for the industry. Some institutions struggle with governance, while data quality and availability also remain a challenge, along with regulatory reform.

But perhaps most importantly, many of the old assumptions about risk – and the tools used to manage it – have been shown to be defective.

In this webinar, we'll cover:

  • Steps investment banks are taking to reinforce their risk management capabilities in response to the global financial crisis.
  • Key requirements and components of a truly integrated risk infrastructure.
  • How to provide the required level of transparency and independence needed to meet stakeholder and regulatory requirements.
  • Role and value of high-performance computing in risk management.

Featured Speakers

Abhik Sen
Managing Editor, Industry & Management
Economist Intelligence Unit
Abhik Sen works on a range of research programs and reports covering a variety of industry and management issues, particularly related to finance. Prior to joining The Economist Group, Sen was an editor at Bloomberg, where he helped develop the multimedia coverage and analysis of international business, economics and politics. He has also worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in the UK and India.

David M. Wallace
Global Financial Services Marketing Manager
SAS
David Wallace is responsible for defining industry strategy for the global banking and capital markets segments, along with the midmarket strategy across banking, insurance and capital markets. He has 31 years of experience in the application of information technology to solve customer needs, including a focus on the financial services industry for more than 17 years.

Prior to joining SAS, Wallace was Manager, Corporate and Investment Banking, Americas FSI Marketing for Hewlett-Packard and held a number of senior sales and marketing positions over a 23-year career at HP.

Tony Webb, PhD
Chief Financial Engineer
FINCAD
Tony Webb joined FINCAD (a Vancouver-based provider of financial analytics) in 2000, previously serving as Vice President of Research and Development. In that role, he was involved with a number of product releases, including FINCAD Analytics Suite and the F3 product line. Webb also was Director of Quantitative Research at FINCAD from 2005-2008. He holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of British Columbia.

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