Baringa Blog http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/ Baringa Blog EN The entire financial services industry can learn from the example of the modern mutual http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/the_entire_financial_services_industry_can_learn_from_the_example_of_the_modern_mutual/ The entire financial services industry can learn from the example of the modern mutual The mutual is a longstanding business model with many notable organisations of scale, profitability and high regard operating within the financial services industry.  Despite such a rich history, in recent times mutuality has not been a model that the wider industry has sought to…

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]]> 2012-05-01CDT00:00 Q The benefits of interconnection grids across Europe http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/the_benefits_of_interconnection_grids_across_europe_/ The benefits of interconnection grids across Europe A co-ordinated and substantial increase in the level of interconnection between national electricity markets can bring a variety of benefits…

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]]> 2012-04-26CDT00:00 Q Methods don’t deliver Projects, People Do! http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/methods_dont_deliver_projects_people_do/ Methods don’t deliver Projects, People Do! Undeniably, method has an important part to play in the project delivery lifecycle – although, on its own, method does not deliver projects. Over the years, Project Management and its method have evolved significantly…

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]]> 2012-04-19CDT00:00 Q Algorithmic Debate: Still Largely Theoretical http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/algorithmic_debate_still_largely_theoretical_/ Algorithmic Debate: Still Largely Theoretical As regulatory bodies around the world continue to focus on delivering rules for better-managed and less volatile markets, High-Frequency Trading (HFT) solutions have come under scrutiny. Commonplace in capital markets, HFT solutions have the ability to execute thousands of deals faster than a human trader can react, but of late, a greater volume of concerns have been raised over their opaqueness and lack of defined quality.…

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]]> 2012-04-11CDT00:00 Q A Clouded View of Virtualisation http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/_a_clouded_view_of_virtualisation/ A Clouded View of Virtualisation In August 2011, eyebrows were raised at the VMWorld annual event in Las Vegas when Microsoft's Brad Anderson proclaimed "Let's be clear; virtualisation is not cloud computing. It is a step on the journey, but it is not the destination".…

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]]> 2012-03-30CDT00:00 Q Sustaining Mortgages Markets: The FSA Review http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/sustaining_mortgages_markets_the_fsa_review/ Sustaining Mortgages Markets: The FSA Review The FSA’s Mortgage Market Review (MMR) aims to ensure a more sustainable mortgage market that works better for consumers. This would prevent them from taking on mortgages which are unaffordable or at risk of becoming unaffordable due to reasonably foreseeable developments, such as an increase in interest rates. …

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]]> 2012-03-09CST00:00 Q Consulting is a Team Sport http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/consulting_is_a_team_sport/ Consulting is a Team Sport When I first started work, I had a colleague who became a friend – Richard Moore.  Richard was from Washington DC, and his extended family had a camp site (series of chalets, not somewhere to pitch tents) up in Maine, in the USA.…

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]]> 2012-03-06CST00:00 Q Cloud computing: how do you know if you’re ready? http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/cloud_computing_how_do_you_know_if_youre_ready/ Cloud computing: how do you know if you’re ready? Although Cloud Computing has been a hot topic in the corporate IT sector for the past few years, with offerings available from large vendors such as Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle and SAP,  the introduction of consumer Cloud services, such as…

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]]> 2012-03-05CST00:00 Q How can businesses exploit cloud services? http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/how_can_businesses_exploit_cloud_services/ How can businesses exploit cloud services? Cloud services are attractive to multiple types and sizes of organisation across a wide variety of industries…

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]]> 2012-03-01CST00:00 Q Is cloud a threat to the traditional corporate IT shop? http://www.baringa.com/baringa_blog/item/is_cloud_a_threat_to_the_traditional_corporate_it_shop/ Is cloud a threat to the traditional corporate IT shop? At first, the advent of Cloud computing might appear to be a threat to internal IT provider’s roles, and an opportunity for business stakeholders to bypass the internal provider and realise time and cost savings. However,…

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