SunGard - Capitalize on Change – Banks

News Brief: Associated Banc-Corp Selects SunGard to Help Improve Client Service and Efficiency in the Commercial Lending Lifecycle

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:33:19 +0100

Associated Banc-Corp Selects SunGard to Help Improve Client Service and Efficiency in the Commercial Lending Lifecycle.

News Brief: Techcombank Selects SunGard’s IntelliMatch Operational Control to Automate Reconciliations and Improve Efficiency

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:49:19 +0100

Techcombank, a leading Vietnamese joint stock commercial bank, has selected SunGard’s IntelliMatch Operational Control solution to automate its cash, ATM and card reconciliations to help drive business efficiency and growth.

News Brief: SunGard Provides Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank with Customer Management Solutions

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:21:33 +0100

SunGard, one of the world’s leading software and services companies, announced today that it will provide Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a top tier Islamic financial institution, with retail banking solutions for better customer service and branch productivity.

Refine moving cash to deliver accurate information and reduced operational risk

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:46:36 +0100

Richard Chapman explains why an iterative improvement of operational processes can help banks to refine moving cash by delivering timely and accurate information.

Redefine core banking to reduce risk and increase profitability

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:20:32 +0100

In this video, David Hamilton explains how core banking systems must evolve to support greater assimilation with balance sheet management tools to help banks improve their return on equity.

Why transparency is key to managing risk at banks

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:59 +0100

Jeff Palmer, director of quantitative finance, SVB, talks about what makes a Well Managed Bank, how regulatory changes can affect banks, and why transparency in operations is an important ingredient to success.

Customer centricity in a new light

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:59 +0100

How has the challenging economic environment shifted the customer centricity agenda for leading banks in Asia? In a recent Financial Insights Roundtable involving seven Singapore-based banks, we discovered that the motivations for customer centricity have remained similar to those in recent growth years. However, the specifics of the customer centricity agenda --- what needs to be done, how they are to be done, and why --- have changed.

How do you become a well managed bank?

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:59 +0100

To succeed and grow, banks of all sizes need to focus on three core areas. Nick Brewer, vp, SunGard's banking business, explains what these are, and how to navigate the journey to becoming a Well Managed Bank.

Practical liquidity risk management for the ALM manager

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:59 +0100

View this recorded webinar to hear SunGard's Leonard Matz as he discusses how financial institutions can better prepare to manage their liquidity risk through increased planning and improved scenario testing. Additionally, hear from SunGard's Kimy Metivier to learn more about Ambit BancWare's efforts to help you better manage liquidity risk within your institution.

Transparency in treasury operations

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:59 +0100

Andrew Woods details how transparency and risk management prominently factor into treasury operations for banks of all sizes.

TEN in the changing financial services landscape

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:59 +0100

Bob Egan discusses the importance of transparency, efficiency and networks to the success of firms in today’s evolving financial services landscape.

Improving the corporate to bank ecosystem with TEN

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:59 +0100

How do institutions increase efficiency in order to better serve customers and achieve cost savings? How do banks increase transparency to understand the financial health of their customers? How do corporations understand counterparty risk? Jeanne Capachin, of IDC Financial Insights, discusses these challenges and provides insight into how technology providers can help.

The well managed bank: Returning to a back to basics approach

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:58 +0100

Before the credit crisis was upon us in the later years of the first decade in the new millennia, banks were already veering toward the collapse they inevitably suffered. Why is this? What were the reasons for such widespread defaults, failures and insufficient planning? To make these determinations and adequately prepare for a well stabilized and balanced banking industry, it would be prudent to revisit the core principles and values that define banking.

The new customer centricity agenda of tomorrow's well managed banks

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:58 +0100

In this whitepaper, IDC Financial Insights identifies five social-technology themes that can help transform the agenda of customer centricity in banking.

The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Credit Risk Management

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:58 +0100

Rami Elghanayan, managing director, Ambit Risk & Performance, SunGard's banks business, talks about how the financial crisis has impacted decision making at banks, and how an integrated suite of credit risk management solutions can help.

The future of money management

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:58 +0100

In this article, SunGard explains that in order for banks to remain competitive in this rapidly changing financial landscape, they must anticipate the future of money management by understanding the values and drivers of key stakeholders including customers, regulators, investors and interest groups.

The cost of cash

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:58 +0100

In this podcast, Richard Chapman, director of product management for reconciliation within SunGard’s banking business, discusses how increasing regulation and a reduced appetite for risk has influenced many banks to choose to withhold surplus capital to guard against possible market volatility and further regulation. This decision to hold more strategic cash than mandated by regulation is having a marked impact on ROE.

The changing banking landscape

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:58 +0100

In this podcast, David Hamilton, president of SunGard’s banking business, talks about the key trends driving banking strategy worldwide; empowering customers and building trust, understanding the impact of lobby groups, the evolutionary role of financial intermediation, continuing tension between regulators, markets and investors, and technological innovation and adoption rates.

SunGard views on the well managed bank

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:58 +0100

As part of SunGard’s Ambit Retail Banking team, Barrett Chong, based in Singapore is constantly working with banks across the globe better manage their customers.

According to Barrett, ‘a well managed bank has a complete view of the people, the systems and it’s processes and the bank conducts regular reviews to ensure these aspects are always in-line with a bank’s strategic objectives’.

With a focus on the Ambit Enterprise Banking Suite, Barrett is helping banks integrate their various back-office applications to provide a single view of a customer’s total banking relationship so they can better determine, nurture and maintain profitable customers.

Stewardship of the banking book

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:58 +0100

In this podcast, Andrew Woods, executive vice president of treasury management within SunGard’s banking business, explains why, post-crisis, the role of the treasury group is critical in order to safeguard and steward a bank’s financial assets and effectively manage their liabilities.

Risk, regulation and the new financial order

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:57 +0100

Sir Howard Davies, keynote speaker at SunGard’s London City Day on 23rd September 2010, asks whether new regulatory requirements are going a step too far...

Risk - Adjusted performance management – From dusk to dawn

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:57 +0100

In this whitepaper, SunGard explains how cutting edge technology can help banks think more strategically about asset allocation, credit risk, liquidity planning and cost management.

Risk-adjusted performance and the importance of transparency

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:57 +0100

Beat Ringer, product manager, Ambit Profitability, SunGard's banking business, explains why transparency is critical to improve risk-adjusted performance and how SunGard’s Ambit Profitability solution can help.

Stress testing

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:57 +0100

As stress testing moves downstream from the largest banks in the world, gaining more momentum and attention from various stakeholders (including shareholders and regulators), regional banks must get ahead of the curve and develop a clear and structured understanding of its process and components. View this recorded webinar to learn how your bank can learn the components of implementing a successful stress-testing framework.

New York Times Best Selling author, Michael Lewis, shares his position on the state of the financial services industry

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:57 +0100

Michael Lewis, New York Times Best-Selling author of The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, discusses the major shift in the Wall Street culture from the 1980s until now at SunGard’s New York City Day event. Having written a variety of best-sellers including Liar's Poker and The Blindside, Michael Lewis has a unique perspective on finance, politics and the economy and provides his perspective on the state of the financial services industry and what is happening on Wall Street today. (5 minutes 12 seconds)

SunGard’s Ambit mobile banking solution in action

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:57 +0100

SunGard's Ambit Mobile Banking solution provides a secure customer information delivery channel that gives private banking customers the ability to monitor all activities within their portfolios on a real-time basis through a mobile device connected to the financial institute's core application. Watch this video demonstration to see the Ambit Mobile Banking solution in action.

Meredith Whitney: State of States impact to the health of the US economy

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:57 +0100

Meredith Whitney shares her personal outlook on the state of the US economy at SunGard’s New York City Day event.

Meredith Whitney provides insight on the current state of the US economy

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:22:57 +0100

Meredith Whitney, chief executive officer, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group and keynote speaker for SunGard's 2011 New York City Day provides insight on the current state of the US economy.

The linkage between credit and treasury services