http://fsitrends.encikwan.com News, analysis, observation related to IT trends in financial services industry Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:05:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Financial institutions around the world are used to regulations.  However recent financial crisis triggered by subprime mortgages and negative press from Wall Street bonuses has certainly increased the probability of more regulation in the next few years. In addition, executives of financial institutions may be subjects of trial by ... http://fsitrends.encikwan.com/index.php/2009/03/23/compliance-control-a-case-for-comprehensive-automatic-realtime-compliance-control-software-suite-and-a-proposed-solution/ Generally there is two broad approaches to survive in any commoditized market Be a low cost producer. By lowering costs and prices, you hope that revenues can be increased to compensate for loss of margin. This is done through a combination of automation, outsourcing, rationalization and centralisation. Be an innovator. By offering ... http://fsitrends.encikwan.com/index.php/2007/06/24/how-to-survive-in-commoditized-market/