Alternative Investments Webinars


The latest webinars which are available for download are listed below:

OTC REGULATION FOR THE BUY-SIDE - A CLOSER LOOK

There has been much speculation about the challenges which new OTC Regulation will bring in the months to come, mainly: How will pending regulation affect my business? Are the systems I have in place enough to keep me compliant? Watch Kevin McPartland, Senior Analyst at TABB Group, with John Avery and Scott Alintoff from SunGard, as they discuss:
  • What does the current landscape look like across the buy-side and sell-side?
  • What will the impacts be on my business?
  • What do I need to consider in terms of technology & operations support?
  • The potential changes to the OTC derivative lifecycle and how those events translate into VPM
  • SunGard’s readiness to respond to clients’ needs based on these changes shocks?
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scenario analysis: lessons from history?

The collapse of Wall Street powerhouses Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers are widely acknowledged to be seminal moments of the current credit crunch, with huge effect on portfolio risk. But what are the lessons for today, now that the financial sector has changed so dramatically? How does the more recent behaviour of global equities markets reflect the lasting effects of those shocks?

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Weathering the storm: Meeting the new sevice demails in today's Volatile markets

Watch Gary Mills of SunGard, Ian Headon of Northern Trust and Dale Thompson of E&Y, for a NICSA-sponsored webinar discussing the many new challenges introducted to the alternative investment operations structure as a result of extreme market volatility and complexity.

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Valuation: Risk or Return? A Case Study of LaCrosse Global Fund Services Implementation of Front Arena

Watch this case study into LaCrosse Global Fund Services' implementation of SunGard Front Arena.

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Modeling Volatility: A Study of APT Risk Models' Performance Amidst Extraordinary Market turmoil

It's no secret that volatility sharply increased towards the latter end of 2008, producing significant systematic risk. How did your risk model's handle 2008's highest highs and more extreme lows?

Watch Laurence Wormald, Head of Research at SunGard APT, as he examines:

  • Are your risk models capturing accurate market information, in the face of volatility?
  • Performance in terms of robustness and responsiveness of APT’s risk models (both STV and MTV)
  • Extent of responsiveness to market events, with risk forecasts increasing markedly
  • What measures best provide robust forecasts of portfolio risk?

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Operational Risk: Understanding the Fears of the Institutional Investor

Watch SunGard VPM and Amber Partners discuss operational risk.

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FASB 157: Implications & Predictions for the future

There has been a lot of speculation about the challenges which have risen due to FASB 157 (Fair Value Measurement). Bringing new restrictions and disclosure requirements, FASB 157 has certainly shaken up the industry, in addition to raising a couple significant questions:

  • How will FASB 157 affect my business?
  • Are the systems I have in place enough to keep me compliant with this expanded reporting requirement?

Join Amy Edwards from Ernst & Young, and Julie Rice and John Zilinskis from SunGard as they discuss.

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