| Derivatives Processing Will Attract More Dollars, Attention in 2008
CHALLENGE: As OTC derivatives grow increasingly popular, accurate pricing and risk evaluation is more important than ever. Automating derivatives processing also will be a priority in 2008 -- not just for efficiency's sake, but also to help firms mitigate market volatility. One of the biggest originators, Merrill Lynch, took a huge writeoff for its losses and ousted its CEO. "This summer certainly highlighted ... the complexity of dealing with products that are hard to value," Bailey notes. The need has never been greater for buy- and sell-side firms to invest in technology to keep their derivatives involvement as immune to market volatility as possible. Implementing analytics software that can help with better pricing and risk evaluation, and accurate and timely trade capture and processing, will be top priorities in 2008.
Jobs at The State
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CAMPAIGN 2008
Marc Ambinder of theatlantic.com has obtained and printed a copy of the Giuliani campaign memo which argues that he can win the nomination by winning in Florida and in the February 5 contests. Key point from the memo: Only 78 delegates will be picked prior to Florida whereas 1,039 delegates will be picked on January 29 and February 5. Additionally, it is important to note that voting HAS ALREADY STARTED in Florida, Missouri, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey and New York - tens of thousands of people will have already cast their ballot by the time you are reading this note. And more February 5th states, including California will begin early and absentee voting soon. All of this points to the folly of over-estimating the impact of the results of Iowa and New Hampshire and the wisdom of our strategy.
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