Event

Hidden Edge Club: Capital Markets Dinner
18
Nov
2014

Hidden Edge Club: Capital Markets Dinner

  • Location:London, United Kingdon
  • Venue:Andaz Hotel
  • Length:06:30 pm – 09:30 pm

Any financial institution will know the importance of being able to calculate risk. It is a major factor in the success or failure in capital markets.

McLaren’s Formula 1 team have turned to high performance data analytics to seek a competitive edge. They found that using new systems that could process data from previous races they were able to accurately predict when a car or driver would be running into difficulty and could preemptively address the issue.

Leading capital market companies are looking to tread the same path when it comes to risk. For example, the United Overseas Bank reduced their risk forecasting time from 18 hours to 15 minutes.

We are delighted to announce that Jon Tomlinson—Lotus F1 chief aerodynamicist, formerly of Williams F1—will be chairing our next Hidden Edge Club discussion, sharing his experience of data analytics in the sport and how this new technology is crucial in any high-powered environment. The Club is coming together once more on the 18th of November at the Andaz Hotel in Liverpool Street to discuss the future of risk forecasting. The evening will consist of networking drinks, a round-table discussion and finally a sumptuous three-course meal.

Time-efficient risk analysis. 
New technologies are processing risk within minutes, not days. This gives teams accurate and immediate data, which is conducive to better decision-making and makes them more agile.
Reducing capital buffers. 
Financial regulations have decreed that a capital buffer is needed to allow for discrepancies between estimated and actual figures. A reduction of this could save big banks hundreds of millions.
Manageable analytics.
Visual analytics has progressed in leaps and bounds over the years, and now some systems have markedly improved the way capital is managed.

Current guests include:

MD, Quantitative Analyst in Global Equity Flow at Societe Generale
MD, Global Head of Stress Testing at UBS

Director of Risk & Qualitative Analysis EMEA at BlackRock
Executive Director of Operational Risk at Morgan Stanley
Executive Director of Risk at Mizuho International
Director of Financial Modelling Group at BlackRock
Global Head of Risk Position at BNP Paribas

Head of Credit FX IT at Credit Agricole
Head of FX IT Projects at Credit Agricole
Head of Risk, UK & Ireland at Euroclear
Head of Credit Risk & IT Support at BNP Paribas
Head of Commodities at UBS
Head of IT at BNP Paribas
VP Internal Audit at Citigroup
VP Operational Risk at Morgan Stanley

Register Now.
We are strictly limited to 16 places at the table to ensure an intimate and confidential environment is maintained. There is no cost to the dinner thanks to the continued support of SAS software.