Transformational Consulting for Financial Services
Brickendon is an award-winning transformational management and technology consultancy, specialising in innovative solutions for the financial services industry. Our people are intelligent and focussed high achievers, with an average of 10 years’ domain experience. Every member brings the best process and expertise from their past to continually improve how we, at Brickendon, improve things for our clients.
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Strategy matters, especially where technology is conncerned
Innovation is fuelling the evolution of the technology world, but in order to take full advantage of the opportunities it brings, organisations need to ensure they have a clear, well-communicated technology strategy to help them reach their goal. Brickendon Director and technology strategy expert Geoff Cooper looks at why strategy matters.
SFTR – the latest regulation on the block
GDPR and MiFID are old news. Now it’s time for Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR). Aimed at improving transparency around securities lending and repos or Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs), as well as addressing the inherent risk in transactions entering ‘shadow banking’ areas, the deadline for SFTR compliance is the second half of 2019. Read on to find out more.
Brickendon named as finalist in software testing awards for 6th year running
Brickendon’s testing expertise is recognised for a sixth year as the company is nominated as a finalist in two categories of the European Software Testing Awards.
Brickendon NED Clare Chalmers speaks out on the future of FS and the role of women
As we report on our progress 14 months after signing the UK’s Women in Finance Charter, Brickendon NED Clare Chalmers discusses the future of the financial services sector, the importance of strong leadership and the role of women in the business world.
Brickendon CEO Christopher Burke named in the Ones to Watch list by LDC
Christopher Burke, CEO and founder of Brickendon Consulting, has been recognised in the Ones to Watch list of leaders tipped for great things, as part of LDC's* Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders campaign. Christopher, who founded Brickendon in London eight years...
Brickendon named amongst preferred suppliers for UK government work
Brickendon has been named as a preferred supplier for UK public sector work, allowing the fast-growing transformational consultancy to use its technology, digital and change management expertise to help not only some of the world’s largest banks, but also the UK government.
Technology Management – Strategy, Execution & Governance
Brickendon recognises the importance of a clear, structured and well-planned technology strategy. Do you? Here, Brickendon Director Geoff Cooper identifies the challenges and issues associated with devising an appropriate technology management
strategy and lays out a suitable framework for successful delivery.
Brickendon Journal 14
The future is all about transformation. As well as looking at some of the hot topics facing the financial services sector, such as data, cloud and DevOps, our latest journal (Journal 14) examines the many changes that are taking place in the financial services, in particular in relation to the developments in analytics, and outlines how businesses need to embrace these if they are to survive.