May 15, 2014
With new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, this is the eleventh in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt. Inside of banks, there are often transaction services teams selling services to other banks. More often than is healthy, an “R” word creeps into these dealings: Reciprocity. As in, […]
May 7, 2014
With new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, this is the tenth in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt. And, the book on matters liquidity, as well as general one on Operations is now available. There are three standard models for the Network Management (NetMan) set up: Approach A […]
April 29, 2014
With new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, this is the ninth in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt. Most banks have what one might politely term a heap of coagulated spaghetti in this area: too many accounts, too many people able to open accounts and too many […]
April 15, 2014
With new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, this is the eigth in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt. In most FIs, the product processing systems each communicate directly with SWIFT. Figure A illustrates the typical set-up. Over time, different entities have acquired their own gateways. A […]
April 8, 2014
Finally. I have ventured into self-publising. The not so creatively titled, but practical guide: “Cash & Liquidity Management: Mastering the Challenges of New Regulations and a Changing Marketplace” is now available in print and on Kindle. All the bits form the Blog are there, together with a lot of detail on current challenges. Many of […]
March 17, 2014
With new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, this is the seventh in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt. News: the book is now available for Kindle : Cash & Liquidity Management, Mastering the Challenges of New Regulations and a Changing Marketplace. US Store: Click Here. UK Store: Click Here […]
February 16, 2014
With new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, this is the sixth in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt. NEWS: From next week the book: Cash & Liquidity Management, Mastering the Challenges of New Regulations and a Changing Marketplace, will be available on Kindle and in print. Intra-day […]
February 9, 2014
With new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, this is the fifth in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt. Internal Integration The next stage in terms of sophistication would be to take in these messages and match them up with the FI’s internal records. The prospect is a […]
February 3, 2014
With new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, this is the fourth in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt. Push versus Pull Using SWIFT is a standard and for a good reason. Firstly it offers 1-to-many connectivity, simplifying communications links. Secondly, it allows the agent banks to push […]
January 26, 2014
With new rules coming into effect on Jan 1 2015, this is the third in a series of posts on how banks and FI’s might adapt. Ask the Nostro For those who do not self-clear, the first question is one of where to obtain the data and how to do that on an on-going basis. […]