Strategic Implications for Market Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk Executive Overview The publication of the UK’s final Basel 3.1 rules in January 2026 has brought long-awaited clarity to the regulatory agenda, while also confirming a delay to implementation. The UK authorities have now confirmed that Basel 3.1 will come into force on 1 January 2027, […]
Navigating European Central Bank (ECB) Valuation Inspections with Confidence Executive Overview European Central Bank (ECB) inspections of valuation frameworks have become markedly more rigorous, forensic, and data-driven. Supervisors now undertake deep reviews across valuation governance, pricing models, market data, methodologies, controls, and underlying system architecture. These inspections extend well beyond high-level compliance checks, placing sustained […]
The scale of the environmental impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is beginning to become clearer. On the positive side, AI will no doubt be used to find ways to optimise energy use and reduce waste across various industries and be better at allocating scare resources. However, the development and deployment of AI requires substantial computational […]
Innovation is not a new concept but embracing it rapidly and adapting to the disruption it brings is going to be key in 2025. Those that fail to innovate, and in particular quickly embrace technological innovations to enhance their core offerings, risk being left behind in the race to triumph in the financial markets. As […]
Brickendon was engaged by a global bank to rollout DevOps across their organisation. Our specialists were able to successfully embed DevOps within the organisation globally, working directly with development teams, senior management, country heads and C-suite executives to increase the number of releases and decrease the number of incidents impacting the business. The team worked […]
Many organizations are struggling with rising costs and the ongoing need to invest intheir business to survive in an increasingly competitive marketplace. ImplementingRobotic Process Automation (RPA) has been proven to help organizations address theseissues. Here we look at how a leading eFX trading organization increased tradingvolumes and revenues by implementing RPA within their Customer Integration […]
“Know yourself and know your enemy. You win all battles” – so states Sun Tzu in his Art of War. Other prominent leaders have also stressed the importance of good information. Knowing and understanding your business is essential for good decision making which has a direct impact on its performance. One could argue that many […]
The environment of digital payments has significantly changed in recent years, revolutionising how consumers send and receive money as well as how they make purchases. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI has become extremely popular in India, is one such ground-breaking innovation. In addition to streamlining transactions, UPI has promoted financial inclusion and economic expansion. India […]
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In this episode, Alan Vear – Director of Brickendon Consulting – met with podcast host George Aliferis to discuss the $200 or $300 trillion question of the transition to IBOR.
Where compression seeks to offset economically similar trades to reduce notional, optimisation seeks to free up committed margin and capital by placing a series of market risk-neutral trades.