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Alex Kwiatkowski

Alex KwiatkowskiMarch 20, 2023 0

From Doyen to Disaster: Early lessons from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

5,821 days. That’s the length of time that separates Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse and the failure of real estate investment trust New Century in 2007, notably the first domino to fall in the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007-08. Last week’s events represent a sobering reality check. In 2023,

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Risk Management

Joe Nyangon, PhD

Joe Nyangon, PhDFebruary 28, 2023 0

Managing stranded asset risks in the energy sector with analytics

As the world moves toward a low-carbon future, the power and utilities industry faces significant financial and reputational risks due to the potential stranding of resources and assets. This transition to carbon-free energy sources could render carbon-intensive assets – such as coal- and gas-fired power plants, coal mines and hydrocarbon

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Energy & Utilities

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Risk Management

Andrés Mauricio Torres

Andrés Mauricio TorresJanuary 31, 2023 0

SAS Minds: en prevención de fraude, el juego ha cambiado

“El fraude ya no es realmente el problema. Cuando los clientes nos preguntan sobre las novedades y tendencias en esta materia, les hablamos de algo que estamos evidenciado: ya no se trata de resolver temas de fraude, se trata de que las organizaciones puedan realmente autenticar, verificar y validar que

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Banking | Insurance

Risk Management

Alejandro Villar

Alejandro VillarJanuary 31, 2023 0

Monitorización de riesgos y cumplimiento regulatorio para la banca con ayuda de la analítica avanzada

La analítica avanzada se ha posicionado como un gran aliado para todo tipo de empresas y sectores al ofrecer información basada en datos que permite incrementar los conocimientos y mejorar la toma de decisiones. El sector bancario no es ajeno a estas ventajas, por lo que hacen uso de la

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Analytics | Risk Management

Noura AyacheDecember 14, 2022 0

Tempos and time horizons matter in climate change risk mitigation

At governmental and policy level, there is increasing talk about the importance of climate change, and the need to act quickly. There appears to be growing understanding that everyone needs to act. Corporate reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues has expanded rapidly in the last couple of years,

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Risk Management

Cindy TurnerDecember 6, 2022 0

3 reasons to be cautious with crypto

Get educated about cryptocurrency to inform your decisions in this evolving space.

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Banking | Government

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Management | Risk Management

Luis BarrientosNovember 15, 2022 0

Modelos internos, clave para la implementación de IFRS 9 bajo las condiciones actuales y futuras del mercado

La aplicación de NIIF 9 (IFRS, sus siglas en inglés), respecto a pérdidas crediticias esperadas (ECL, sus siglas en inglés), ha significado para las instituciones financieras desafíos importantes, los cuales se derivan de la propia naturaleza del estándar, basado en principios. Su esencia e iniciativa reside en poder estimar adecuada

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Machine Learning | Risk Management

Yuri RuedaAugust 9, 2022 0

Lavado de dinero, cinco tendencias para combatirlo

Para los defraudadores y blanqueadores de fondos, el lavado de dinero es una mina de oro altamente redituable. Se calcula que entre el 2% y el 5% del producto interno bruto (PIB) global es lavado, lo que representa casi $3,000 millones de dólares (mdd) de fondos ilícitos que se fluyen

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Analytics | Risk Management

Jihye YooAugust 2, 2022 0

SAS, 가마쿠라 인수로 금융권 변동성 대응 지원 강화

SAS가 하와이 호놀룰루 소재 리스크 관리 전문기업 가마쿠라(Kamakura Corporation)를 인수했다는 소식을 전해 드립니다. 가마쿠라는 은행, 보험사, 자산운용사, 연금 기금 등 광범위한 금융 기관들이 다양한 유형의 금융 리스크를 관리할 수 있도록 전문 소프트웨어, 데이터 및 컨설팅을 제공하고 있는 비상장기업입니다. 치솟는 인플레이션과 경기 침체가 세계 경제에 먹구름처럼 드리워지면서, 크고 작은 금융 서비스

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Analytics | Risk Management

Ivan Fernando Herrera

Ivan Fernando HerreraJuly 21, 2022 0

Fintech, neobancos y riesgos

Hace algunas semanas, el FMI (Fondo Monetario Internacional) pidió que se elevara la regulación y la supervisión de las entidades Fintech y de los llamados Neobancos con el fin de dar una mayor protección a consumidores e inversores expuestos a mayores riesgos en comparación con los bancos tradicionales. “Se necesitan

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Risk Management

Mauricio GonzálezJuly 5, 2022 0

Apertura e innovación, herramientas del ecosistema fintech para ampliar la inclusión financiera

Para el sector fintech de México, 2021 fue un año de crecimiento pese a la pandemia y los efectos de ésta en la economía. Según Financial Technology Partners, las inversiones en esta industria durante el año pasado a escala global llegaron a la marca de los $140 mil millones de

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Analytics | Risk Management

Profundizar en las soluciones de detección y prevención de fraudes: una situación que no da espera

José Mutis O.July 1, 2022 0

Profundizar en las soluciones de detección y prevención de fraudes: una situación que no da espera

Según la Asociación de Certificadores de Fraude, el tiempo promedio que toma descubrir un fraude es de 18 meses. Hay casos en los que nunca se detectan los fraudes porque no se tienen los sistemas o soluciones para ello. Esta asociación, que es la mayor fuente de información y análisis

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Banking | Insurance

Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Risk Management

Sylvie Faucillon

Sylvie FaucillonMay 18, 2022 0

ESG governance race: what winners need.

More newsworthy than ever, since the pandemic, the so-called ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is one of the hottest topics in any organization, any industry. No surprise, ESG investing continues to soar in 2022. Did I tell you I work for a company that has a solar farm, bees and

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Risk Management

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Joe Nyangon, PhD

Joe Nyangon, PhDMay 4, 2022 0

How new regulations could streamline climate-related financial risk disclosures

Today’s investors are eager to understand the climate-related risks of their business investments, not just because they are becoming more climate-conscious but also because climate-related risk can bring financial risk. A newly proposed rule in the US aims to bring more transparency to those risks. In March, the US Securities

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Risk Management

Renato FioriniApril 5, 2022 0

5 pautas para mejorar la gestión de riesgos empresariales en medio de la volatilidad

Los riesgos empresariales son inevitables, pero gestionables. Por más controlada que un líder pueda tener la operación de su empresa o por más planeadas que tenga sus proyecciones y crecimientos, siempre estará expuesto a diferentes riesgos. Y también a soluciones. Desaceleración económica, interrupción del negocio, escasez de materiales, precio de

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Artificial Intelligence | Risk Management

Colin BristowMarch 14, 2022 0

How can technology help insurers with the fight against money laundering?

Money laundering is a growing threat within the insurance industry. The regulatory framework within banking is adding stronger controls and governance processes which will encourage launderers to seek alternative areas to launder funds. While insurance presents a different type of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk, the risks still exist. Long considered

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Analytics | Risk Management

Hovik TumasyanMarch 11, 2022 0

Banking on evolutionary changes to asset liability management

Successful asset liability management in banks requires a modern analytics infrastructure.

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Data Management | Risk Management

Alex CoopJanuary 10, 2022 0

Mergers and acquisitions: coming together with data and analytics

Mergers and acquisitions are difficult to pull off, but they can impress when the right strategy is applied. And analyzing your data almost always helps with the right strategy. In the first eight months of 2021, publicly announced M&A activities were valued at more than $3.6 trillion globally and $1.8

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Risk Management

Waldemar RazikDecember 17, 2021 0

The analytical path to mitigating climate risk for banks

We are getting used to seeing banks considering climate risk. After all, it is closely related to other types of risks that financial institutions mitigate and manage. There are two main types of risks associated with climate: Physical risk of financial losses directly related to climate change-related extreme weather events. Transition

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Risk Management

Lukasz LibudaDecember 15, 2021 0

Curating a comprehensive approach to banking customers

There is growing awareness and discussion about the need to remodel business processes in banks. This is partly in response to the disruption caused by the pandemic, partly because of macroeconomic pressures such as changing interest rates, and partly a way to address changing customer behavior and expectations. This last

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Fraud & Security Intelligence | Risk Management

Alex CoopDecember 9, 2021 0

Scammers are relentless – but experts say data is your best friend

The threat of fraud is ever-present and growing. Organizations lose around 5% of their annual revenues to fraud, and many of them don't take sufficient proactive measures. It's notable that only 56% of organizations conduct investigations of even their worst incidents. That statistic is based on the 2020 ACFE Report

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Artificial Intelligence | Data Management | Risk Management

Jim HarrisNovember 2, 2021 0

Alternative data may feel risky: Here's why it's not

Some businesses overlook alternative data. That's probably a mistake.

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Analytics | Risk Management

DooHo LeeOctober 15, 2021 0

ESG와 스트레스 테스트 기반의 기후 리스크 관리

전 세계적으로 기후변화 대응과 지속가능발전을 위한 금융기관의 역할이 강조되고 있습니다. 이를 위한 금융기관의 노력을 지원하기 위해 SAS는 딜로이트와 함께 지난 10월, 금융권 기후 리스크 관리를 위한 ESG 세미나를 개최했습니다. 그 중 일부를 소개합니다. 금융기관이 기후 리스크를 관리해야 하는 이유 기후 리스크는 크게 물리적 리스크와 전이 리스크로 구분됩니다. 물리적 리스크는 농업에

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Advanced Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Machine Learning | Risk Management

Waldemar RazikSeptember 21, 2021 0

Actuarial Transformation and Execution at Speed guarantee Competitive Pricing in Insurance

Actuarial practice has always been analytical—so how much is advanced analytics disrupting this element of insurance? We discussed this issue in a recent #SASchat. The importance of competitive pricing Analytics is now being used in more and more areas in insurance, and particularly to tailor pricing more precisely to customers’

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Risk Management

Alice CorreaSeptember 1, 2021 0

Os dados como alicerce do futuro

Para o Next, a captação diária de dados desde a adesão do cliente é extremamente relevante, e faz um banco digital se manter à frente em tempos atuais, e usando a analogia do universo baseado em dados, a familiarização com o mundo analítico é comum, porque a conexão dos dados

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Risk Management

Paul RidgeAugust 2, 2021 0

A risk worth taking: Making data a company’s best friend, not its most costly mistake

Within both the business world and our personal lives, data is becoming increasingly intrinsic to everything we do. Whether it’s picking which restaurant to order from, a tailored advert or figuring out the quickest route home, data is a part of our everyday decision making. For businesses, the value of

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Cloud | Risk Management

Dean LowsonJuly 20, 2021 0

Fairer pricing: how insurers can win back customers’ trust

The introduction of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s new policy on pricing practices in the general insurance market is one of the biggest shake-ups the insurance industry has seen in more than a decade. It’s not just a significant implementation challenge that needs to be delivered in a short deadline.

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Risk Management

Tony CartiaJuly 8, 2021 0

Save time and effort through automation of model validation and monitoring

One of the lesser-known effects of COVID-19 has been on analytical risk models. Around the world, the pandemic has created a new reality. The situation became so unpredictable that financial institutions’ risk models lost their ability to make accurate predictions. Past performance, it turned out, was very definitely not a

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Analytics | Risk Management

Brian HoldenJuly 6, 2021 0

No time for heroes?

Our key workers deserve more than just a round of applause — so why do we still expect the people who have the least to pay the most for banking services? To most people, social justice and the banking sector probably seem like strange bedfellows. Over the past couple of

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Visualization | Risk Management

Luis BarrientosJune 29, 2021 0

IFRS17: ¿Importante o Urgente?

Una prioridad para enero del 2022 en el sector asegurador, para aquellas entidades que deban cumplir con IFRS 17, pues estará en marcha el paralelo de esta norma. Aunque si retomamos la frase: “No deje que algo importante se vuelva urgente”, esta tarea debería estar en la agenda del staff

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