Introduction
Technology markets are changing fast. This brief is essential reading for you to identify and track the key forces shaping the prospects for your business in light of the global financial crisis. In this piece, senior analyst specializing in financial markets will outline the trends in your market, explain how this has shaped our research agenda for 2009
Scope
*Focuses on APAC, Nth America, and Europe in light of the global financial crisis and the outlook for 2009
*Explores how business trends and institution strategies across this industry are driving IT priorities, decision making and technology investment.
Report Highlights
The key areas of focus given the continuing fall out from the global financial crisis to be a focus on risk management policies and solutions. Efficiency gains will be sought through re-engineering of existing infrastructure as a more risk averse climate descends. Flexibility in responding to regulatory changes will be key.
Reasons to Purchase
*This brief is essential reading for you to identify and track the key forces shaping the prospects for your business.
*senior analyst will outline the trends in your market, explain how this has shaped our research agenda for 2009.
Report Outline
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SUMMARY
ANALYSIS
Institutions will remain focused on survival rather than growth, driving risk management, reporting transparency and cost control as strategic priorities
Greater oversight of operations and reporting transparency should be part of the regulatory response to the crisis
The crisis will see further consolidation and government intervention in banking sector.
Executive decision making will shift to Asia, with more resilient IT spending in this region
Despite slowdown, relative strength will drive a shift in bank decision making power to Asia
Development of market reporting under Basel will drive IT investment
Asian markets continue to get serious about fraud and AML measures
Transparency demands will benefit exchanges as the OTC market shrinks, however, competition from new players will drive continued focus on price, speed and throughput
The competition between exchanges is driving the low-latency arms race
Development of a global CDS clearing house will have dramatic effects for the industry
OTC products continue to move onto listed exchanges
Despite harsh market conditions, wealth management IT spend will be relatively resilient as client retention and reporting transparency forces investment
The alternative investment industry will shift to a more specialized services role to survive
The exit of hedge funds from a range of investment classes will see a lessening of volatility
Hedge funds will review their prime brokerage relationships
The Madoff scandal has prompted the adoption of outsourcing
ACTIONS
Impacts on participants in financial markets
Recommendations for those selling into financial markets
APPENDIX
Methodology
Further reading
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Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: Exchange consolidation history
List of Figures
Figure 1: Financial markets IT spending in emerging Asia Pacific economies will be more resilient that in mature markets
Figure 2: Fraud and process automation key APAC investment areas
