Case Study Overview* An Internal Models Method application is often viewed as a regulatory milestone. In reality, it is a test of an organisation’s ability to deliver enterprise wide transformation across risk, data, technology and governance. The institutions that succeed recognise that IMM is not simply about achieving approval. It is about building a sustainable […]
The Reality Most Banks Are Underestimating The UK’s decision to delay Basel 3.1 to 2027, with FRTB IMA following in 2028, is being treated by many as breathing space. It isn’t. It creates a compressed hybrid transition period, with a binding dual‑regime operating model in 2027 and material approval risk extending into 2028, where complexity, […]
Brickendon created a customised delivery framework to enable the upgrade of a global payment’s platform for a large US bank, which processes daily payments worth US$1 trillion notional.Brickendon’s full-suite solution from advisory to implementation included appropriate checkpoints, encouraged full buy-in from leadership and enabled the transformation of the business. Client Challenges The client had many […]
Transforming Global Payments Delivery for a US Bank When a global payments platform processes around US$1 trillion in daily payment value, technology delivery cannot afford to move at the pace of yesterday. Brickendon created a customised delivery framework to help a major US bank modernise its payments platform, strengthen governance and move towards faster, more […]
Brickendon helped a global European bank deliver front-to back contingent liability capabilities. The bank had a number of credit problems and the aim was to manage the risks associated with the downgrade of the bank’s own credit rating across various parts of the business. Specific areas needing to be addressed included global derivatives, SPV, CCP, […]
An international tier-one bank was implementing a Trade Data Repository (TDR) and required advice, management and expertise across a variety of problem spaces. A large team had been assembled to work on various aspects across the platform and Brickendon was asked to provide expertise to develop solutions across the entire range of activities. The original […]
Brickendon was engaged in a Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) optimisation programme which achieved a multi- billion dollar RWA reduction, representing a quarter of the overall original RWA.The programme addressed the underlying data quality issues which were also highlighted by the Basel committee in the finalizing Basel III Rules paper. Client Challenges: The client had many […]
Many clients are unaware of the maturity of their software testing. Being able to accurately assess both the actual and desired maturity of the organisation’s Quality Assurance (QA) function is a huge benefit. Brickendon have a 78 or 148 point process to measure and assess this function using our QMM methodology and make recommendations for […]
A large client was changing the way it managed its projects and wanted to establish a performance management framework to track and monitor success and non performance.It called on Brickendon to analyse the different stages of multiple ongoing projects and holistically evaluate the overall PMO & project management process. The aim was to highlight key […]
A prominent European bank with global interests and a large presence in emerging markets was replacing its legacy FX platform with a new system from a different vendor. The project had been significantly overrunning and the business required an urgent review of progress and approach.The client engaged Brickendon to conduct a review into the project […]