Finance on Windows

First rate performance

Rebecca Lambert discovers how private motor insurer 1st Central has been taking advantage of the Accenture Duck Creek Rating engine to achieve significant business growth and outstanding performance

Thought leadership from Dell’s Bob Barris on low-latency trading, Ian Wells at Veeam on virtualisation and GFT ’s Karl Rieder on BI . Plus more from Martin Fenyoe at Navax and Kestutis Gardziulis of Etronika

Lindsay James talks to natural entrepreneur Peter Aceto who has taken a remarkably different approach to banking in his current role as president and CEO at ING Direct Canada

Risk management and compliance

OpenText’s Gerard Gibney and Microsoft’s Jeff Jinnett explain the importance of adopting flexible compliance approaches to adapt to a constantly changing world of regulation

We highlight successful technology implementations at SimplyStockbroking in the UK and Markel International Services

Gaining true insight

Karen McCandless investigates how financial services organisations can gain real business insight from big data

Efficient claims servicing

Amber Stokes takes a look at some of the innovative technologies that are emerging in the insurance industry to transform the claims process

A round up of the latest stories from the financial services industry, including Figlo platform implementations at Aegon and Rabobank, more on Microsoft’sprivate cloud developments, and an interview with Accenture’s Emmanuel Viale about a new Innovation Center for Financial Services in Beijing