Endless workshops, swimming lanes, input / output, triggers and process diagrams. The typical results of a decision to document the business processes of an organization. Is it just a smart idea from the management or can it actually be used for something?
Alternative Investments are the talk of the town. Most pension funds are heavily increasing their investments in Alternatives. However, Alternatives are, as the name indicates, not like ordinary investments, which is why regular investment systems and setups often fall short in terms of delivering satisfactory support. In the following, we will take an initial look on what organizations must do to comply with the formal and informal requirements involving Alternatives.
Capital Market Partners (CMP) has helped Danish pension fund, AP Pension, in optimizing their accounting processes – being able to generate annual accounting figures within 4 days. AP Pension is transforming from a “go fix it” to a “process and structure” mindset enabling focus on analysis and innovation instead of solving errors and maintenance.
Financial reporting is a highly complicated process where precise and timely reporting is pivotal. However, for some institutions the process doesn’t seem to be ideal. There can be several reasons to explain this but the inadequate procedures can often be attributed to a lack of human capital. Through this article we explain what preconditions to look for and where they should be situated in the organization in order to optimize the reporting processes.
Disruption is coming! Often said with anxiousness and flickering eyes. But what is disruption and how does it look in the investment management industry?
The MiFID II directive, due to be implemented by 2017, are causing some trouble in the capital market. The tedious process of regulative implementation is frustrating for the banks and brokers. It seems likely that neither regulators nor market participants will be ready in time, however nobody is willing to admit it. Will it end in another postponement game like EMIR?
