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whitepaper Better Management of Credit Risk: A Guide for Mid-Tier Banks, Credit Unions and Lenders2008-04-24 SAS Institute
  The presenter of this webcast explains how easy it is to integrate, streamline, and optimize the risk processes. Panelists from the mid-tier banking, credit union and lending sectors will conduct an interactive discussion/demonstration on automating credit risk rating; balancing risk across all portfolios; evaluating alternative strategies; and optimizing regulatory and economic capital allocation.

Tags: Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., 		  
whitepaper Norwegian Trade and Financing Agency Enhances IT Mobility and Security With New Operating System2008-03-01 Microsoft
  Garantiinstituttet for eksportkreditt is part of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. It provides loan guarantees that make it easier for enterprises to obtain financing. An agency of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, GarantiInstituttet for EksportKreditt (GIEK) provides loan guarantees for enterprises seeking financing. GIEK needs to provide its financial analysts with mobile IT services while ensuring the safety of critical and sensitive data. GIEK chose the Windows Vista operating system to provide the solution it needed. Six months after implementation, GIEK is experiencing positive results.

Tags: Mobile - Wireless Communications, Windows Vista		   
whitepaper Reducing Total Cost of Ownership With a Corporate Reporting System for a Global Insurance Company2008-01-24 MindTree Consulting
  Rapid growth and international expansion through diverse acquisitions had increased the complexity of the enterprise. The client recognized the need to improve its business metrics through process optimization, functional integration, and increased transparency across the organization. Apart from managing interfaces with multiple applications such as GL, AP/AR, Comptroller and Regulatory, and Actuarial, the design and implementation of a solution posed several challenges, many of which were inherent given the size and scale of the operation. MindTree utilized industry standard processes such as SAP for G/L to ensure seamless integration with the overall solution. The OneShore model was employed to provide the client with a cost-effective solution with built-in scalability to meet current and future business needs.

Tags: ROI - TCO		   
whitepaper At Treasury Shared-Services Center, Eight People Manage Cash and Risk in 11 Currencies for 50 Subsidiaries2008-01-01 SAP
  Fujitsu Siemens Computers wanted to manage short- and long-term liquidity and market risk in volatile global financial environment and centralize treasury (to function as service center for 50 worldwide subsidiaries). The challenge was to manage global treasury with small team and clear assessment of liquidity and risk and the effect on profit and loss. As a solution the company deployed SAP Treasury and Risk Management application. It implemented treasury software within tight deadline for single shared service worldwide to accelerate processes, improve quality, and reduced risks and costs.

Tags: Cost Control - Risk Mgmt.		   
whitepaper Chinatrust Financial Holding Centralizes HR Management and Improves Efficiency2008-01-01 Oracle
  Chinatrust Financial Holding Company (CFHC) was founded in May 2002 as an integrated, multi-faceted financial entity. In 2001 - 02, CFHC predicted that increased domestic competition and the opening of the Chinese economy to foreign investment would bring new opportunities as well as challenges. To prepare for these changes, it instigated a project to reform human resources and other organizational processes. Today, CTFH uses a range of PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management modules from Oracle to oversee around 100,000 employees in Taiwan and overseas. By implementing a common HR platform across its operations, CTFH has improved efficiency and enabled HR departments to focus on strategic work that adds value to the business.

Tags: HR, Human Capital Management		   
whitepaper Create a Retirement Care Plan2007-12-01 Microsoft Tips
  A financial advisor may need to help the clients and their families plan for the last stage of life. When planning for retirement, most people focus on wealth management and insurance. But a well-rounded retirement care plan should address other vital elements, including long-term healthcare and estate planning. Although planning for illness or death can make some people uncomfortable, one can guide the clients through the creation process of a retirement care plan that will allow them to perform these important retirement tasks: generate enough wealth to sustain a desired lifestyle, protect wealth in the event of a long-term medical problem, such as a stroke or the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Tags: Planning and Services		   
whitepaper Help Clients With Year-End Tax Planning2007-12-01 Microsoft Tips
  The clients are thinking about the upcoming holiday season. One hasn't heard from them since last spring, when one provided financial advice for them as they prepared last year's tax return. One's name will not even cross their minds until they receive their W-2 forms at the end of January. Should one be concerned? Should the clients be concerned? Maybe it's time for an end-of-year check-in with the clients. With one's help, it's possible that the clients can make small changes now that will make a big difference in their tax return next year.

Tags: Planning and Services		   
whitepaper Internal Audit and Risk Mitigation - Effective and practical use of the COSO and COBIT methodologies2007-11-01 ComplianceOnline
  This webinar discusses how to align your audit risk assessment, audit ecosystem, audit plan, and audit engagements with the larger organization's strategy, vision, and values. It is designed mainly for internal auditors to help them understand the importance of corporate governance and enterprise risk management, identify risks to corporate strategy, critically review key business processes and objectives, perform a risk assessment, develop a risk-based assurance plan, understand entity-wide controls, and their relevance in the audit plan and then plan a risk-based engagement.

Tags: Legal, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Strategic Planning, IT Reliability		   
whitepaper Financials: An Excerpt From "IT Success!"2007-11-01 CompuWare
  While budget ownership by the client does give him the final say for IT purchases, it does not imply a passport to buy anything and everything without validation from a technology, architecture and resource perspective. The IT department as trusted advisor would normally provide this type of input as part of the qualification process required to build the business case, mainly at the level of cost estimates, technology and architecture alignment and risk management. Ultimately it is the "Investment committee" or "Project review board" which is responsible for approving IT purchases, with "Trusted advisor" input coming from the IT department.

Tags: Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Strategic Planning		   
whitepaper Analytics, Data and the Time for High Performance Computing in Financial Markets2007-11-01 Microsoft
  This paper describes the current drivers behind the need for greater data analytical power within financial markets, the business and technical challenges these drivers imply and how the Microsoft High Performance Computing (HPC) platform can move financial institutions closer to goal of real-time pricing, trading and risk management across asset classes. Specifically, the paper illustrates many business scenarios present in financial markets that may benefit from the calculation scalability and fault-tolerance of Microsoft HPC, and how Microsoft is enabling greater productivity in financial markets by bringing this compute power closer to the traders, risk managers and researchers that need it.

Tags: High Performance Computing