FINCAD: Buy-Side Survey Results

BUY-SIDE FİNCAD SURVEY RESULTS FINCAD conducted online surveys of financial professionals working for sell-side, buy-side and corporations from around the world. Find out their perspectives on risk management practices, challenges with respect to derivatives. With all of the regulation changes BIGGEST CHALLENGE taking place, CURRENTLY FACED WITH DERIVATIVES 30% ACCURATE RISK ASSESSMENT 28% INDEPENDENT PRICING & VALUTATION MOST PLANNED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO THEIR MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. SAID THERE WOULD BE SOME IMPACT ON THEIR BUSINESS POPULAR ADJUSTMENTS: 52% Analysis & Awareness of Model Risk 54% EXPECTED TO SPEND MORE ON I.T. IN 2011 50% Stress Testing & Scenario 40% MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES W HEN OTC VALUATION SOLUTION: LO OKING FOR A N TRANSPARENT, PIC K E D MONTE CARLO VAR DOCUMENTED MODELS, AS THE MOST IMPORTANT EASY TO USE / IMPLEMENT TYPE OF RISK ANALYSIS USED ABOUT FINCAD Founded in 1990, FINCAD provides advanced modelling solutions built on award-winning, patent pending technology. With more than 4,000 clients in over 80 countires around the world, FINCAD is the leading providor of financial analytics technology, enabling global market participants to make informed hedging and investment decisions. fincad provides software and services supporting the valuation, reporitng and risk management of derivatives and fixed income portfolios to banks, corporate treasuries, hedge funds, asset management firms, audit firms and gov- ernments. FINCAD analytics can be accessed through excel, matlab, as a software-as-a-service or embedded into an existing system through software development kits. Now, over 70 fincad alliance partners embed fincad analytics within their solutions. FINCAD provides sales and client services from Dublin, Ireland, and Vancouver, Canada. www.fincad.com November 2011 BUY-SIDE FİNCAD SURVEY RESULTS FINCAD conducted online surveys of financial professionals working for sell-side, buy-side and corporations from around the world. Find out their perspectives on risk management practices, challenges with respect to derivatives. With all of the regulation changes BIGGEST CHALLENGE taking place, CURRENTLY FACED WITH DERIVATIVES 30% ACCURATE RISK ASSESSMENT 28% INDEPENDENT PRICING & VALUTATION MOST PLANNED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO THEIR MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. SAID THERE WOULD BE SOME IMPACT ON THEIR BUSINESS POPULAR ADJUSTMENTS: 52% Analysis & Awareness of Model Risk 54% EXPECTED TO SPEND MORE ON I.T. IN 2011 50% Stress Testing & Scenario 40% MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES W HEN OTC VALUATION SOLUTION: LO OKING FOR A N TRANSPARENT, PIC K E D MONTE CARLO VAR DOCUMENTED MODELS, AS THE MOST IMPORTANT EASY TO USE / IMPLEMENT TYPE OF RISK ANALYSIS USED ABOUT FINCAD Founded in 1990, FINCAD provides advanced modelling solutions built on award-winning, patent pending technology. With more than 4,000 clients in over 80 countires around the world, FINCAD is the leading providor of financial analytics technology, enabling global market participants to make informed hedging and investment decisions. fincad provides software and services supporting the valuation, reporitng and risk management of derivatives and fixed income portfolios to banks, corporate treasuries, hedge funds, asset management firms, audit firms and gov- ernments. FINCAD analytics can be accessed through excel, matlab, as a software-as-a-service or embedded into an existing system through software development kits. Now, over 70 fincad alliance partners embed fincad analytics within their solutions. FINCAD provides sales and client services from Dublin, Ireland, and Vancouver, Canada. www.fincad.com November 2011 BUY-SIDE FİNCAD SURVEY RESULTS FINCAD conducted online surveys of financial professionals working for sell-side, buy-side and corporations from around the world. Find out their perspectives on risk management practices, challenges with respect to derivatives. With all of the regulation changes BIGGEST CHALLENGE taking place, CURRENTLY FACED WITH DERIVATIVES 30% ACCURATE RISK ASSESSMENT 28% INDEPENDENT PRICING & VALUTATION MOST PLANNED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO THEIR MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. SAID THERE WOULD BE SOME IMPACT ON THEIR BUSINESS POPULAR ADJUSTMENTS: 52% Analysis & Awareness of Model Risk 54% EXPECTED TO SPEND MORE ON I.T. IN 2011 50% Stress Testing & Scenario 40% MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES W HEN OTC VALUATION SOLUTION: LO OKING FOR A N TRANSPARENT, PIC K E D MONTE CARLO VAR DOCUMENTED MODELS, AS THE MOST IMPORTANT EASY TO USE / IMPLEMENT TYPE OF RISK ANALYSIS USED ABOUT FINCAD Founded in 1990, FINCAD provides advanced modelling solutions built on award-winning, patent pending technology. With more than 4,000 clients in over 80 countires around the world, FINCAD is the leading providor of financial analytics technology, enabling global market participants to make informed hedging and investment decisions. fincad provides software and services supporting the valuation, reporitng and risk management of derivatives and fixed income portfolios to banks, corporate treasuries, hedge funds, asset management firms, audit firms and gov- ernments. FINCAD analytics can be accessed through excel, matlab, as a software-as-a-service or embedded into an existing system through software development kits. Now, over 70 fincad alliance partners embed fincad analytics within their solutions. FINCAD provides sales and client services from Dublin, Ireland, and Vancouver, Canada. www.fincad.com November 2011 BUY-SIDE FİNCAD SURVEY RESULTS FINCAD conducted online surveys of financial professionals working for sell-side, buy-side and corporations from around the world. Find out their perspectives on risk management practices, challenges with respect to derivatives. With all of the regulation changes BIGGEST CHALLENGE taking place, CURRENTLY FACED WITH DERIVATIVES 30% ACCURATE RISK ASSESSMENT 28% INDEPENDENT PRICING & VALUTATION MOST PLANNED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO THEIR MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. SAID THERE WOULD BE SOME IMPACT ON THEIR BUSINESS POPULAR ADJUSTMENTS: 52% Analysis & Awareness of Model Risk 54% EXPECTED TO SPEND MORE ON I.T. IN 2011 50% Stress Testing & Scenario 40% MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES W HEN OTC VALUATION SOLUTION: LO OKING FOR A N TRANSPARENT, PIC K E D MONTE CARLO VAR DOCUMENTED MODELS, AS THE MOST IMPORTANT EASY TO USE / IMPLEMENT TYPE OF RISK ANALYSIS USED ABOUT FINCAD Founded in 1990, FINCAD provides advanced modelling solutions built on award-winning, patent pending technology. With more than 4,000 clients in over 80 countires around the world, FINCAD is the leading providor of financial analytics technology, enabling global market participants to make informed hedging and investment decisions. fincad provides software and services supporting the valuation, reporitng and risk management of derivatives and fixed income portfolios to banks, corporate treasuries, hedge funds, asset management firms, audit firms and gov- ernments. FINCAD analytics can be accessed through excel, matlab, as a software-as-a-service or embedded into an existing system through software development kits. Now, over 70 fincad alliance partners embed fincad analytics within their solutions. FINCAD provides sales and client services from Dublin, Ireland, and Vancouver, Canada. www.fincad.com November 2011 BUY-SIDE FİNCAD SURVEY RESULTS FINCAD conducted online surveys of financial professionals working for sell-side, buy-side and corporations from around the world. Find out their perspectives on risk management practices, challenges with respect to derivatives. With all of the regulation changes BIGGEST CHALLENGE taking place, CURRENTLY FACED WITH DERIVATIVES 30% ACCURATE RISK ASSESSMENT 28% INDEPENDENT PRICING & VALUTATION MOST PLANNED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO THEIR MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. SAID THERE WOULD BE SOME IMPACT ON THEIR BUSINESS POPULAR ADJUSTMENTS: 52% Analysis & Awareness of Model Risk 54% EXPECTED TO SPEND MORE ON I.T. IN 2011 50% Stress Testing & Scenario 40% MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES W HEN OTC VALUATION SOLUTION: LO OKING FOR A N TRANSPARENT, PIC K E D MONTE CARLO VAR DOCUMENTED MODELS, AS THE MOST IMPORTANT EASY TO USE / IMPLEMENT TYPE OF RISK ANALYSIS USED ABOUT FINCAD Founded in 1990, FINCAD provides advanced modelling solutions built on award-winning, patent pending technology. With more than 4,000 clients in over 80 countires around the world, FINCAD is the leading providor of financial analytics technology, enabling global market participants to make informed hedging and investment decisions. fincad provides software and services supporting the valuation, reporitng and risk management of derivatives and fixed income portfolios to banks, corporate treasuries, hedge funds, asset management firms, audit firms and gov- ernments. FINCAD analytics can be accessed through excel, matlab, as a software-as-a-service or embedded into an existing system through software development kits. Now, over 70 fincad alliance partners embed fincad analytics within their solutions. FINCAD provides sales and client services from Dublin, Ireland, and Vancouver, Canada. www.fincad.com November 2011