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As an independent, international management consulting firm specialising in banking and insurance, Monocle Solutions brings you the Monocle Podcast series. We tap into our experience working with the organisations at the heart of the financial services industry to provide you with the latest insights and trends from within our industry.
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Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
The Continual Challenges (and Opportunities) of BCBS 239 Compliance
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
BCBS 239 compliance and improved data quality has become a significant priority for both the European and United Kingdom banking industries. The challenge of implementation and compliance is tougher than ever with expanded scopes and renewed pressure from regulators. However, the benefits of compliance can be significant.
Listen to our latest episode of the Monocle insights podcast with two of Monocle’s Directors, Catherine Horne and Rheta Du Preez. They draw on their years of experience implementing BCBS 239 at several clients to share what banks need to do in order to achieve BCBS 239 compliance both quickly and effectively.
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Building A Successful Career: The Monocle Analyst Graduate Programme
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Launching your career after university can be overwhelming, but with the right guidance, it can be a defining moment. Zolile Zikode and Lyle Stevens, Senior Talent Managers at Monocle, share their expertise on navigating this critical phase. Discover how our Analyst Graduate Programme empowers young Honours and Master's students to succeed in their careers. Learn about the programme's unique training, how past graduates have risen to leadership positions, and the fun spent during the programme. Set yourself up for a thriving career in consulting, visit our website to apply now and take the first step towards shaping your journey.
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Model Risk Management and Machine Learning
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
On the latest episode of the Monocle Insights Podcast we discuss why model risk has become a risk in its own right and how banks in the UK are set to implement an enhanced model risk management standard. We also unpack the explosion of interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning and how model risk management in financial services will need to adapt to a range of new challenges.
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Basel IV Delays: Reevaluating implementation for a 2025 deadline
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Basel Reforms (Basel IV) implementation deadlines have been delayed across the world and most recently in South Africa to July 2025. On the latest episode of the Monocle Insights Podcast, Dewaldt La Grange, Senior Executive at Monocle unpacks how banks should effectively utilise their additional implementation time as well as discusses the recent reporting changes related to the BA 200 and 210 returns – credit risk reporting - as a result of the Basel Reforms.
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
What makes the Monocle Analyst Graduate Programme so successful
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Finding the right graduate programme straight out of university can be one of the most powerful ways to build a successful career. The key is joining a company that matches your ambition, aligns with your values, and provides the sort of work experience that matches your skills and passions.
Monocle’s Patrick Byrne., Senior Executive of People & Culture, sat down with Willem Ehlers, COO of Monocle, to discuss the Monocle Analyst Graduate Programme. The pair goes into detail about the evolution of the programme, the skills and training it provides to its participants, and how it sets up graduates for a successful career at Monocle.
To apply to be part of the Monocle Analyts Graduate Programme, click here: https://bit.ly/3DQSJfb
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
Following the recent bank failures in the United States and Europe, the issue of asset liability management and liquidity risk has become prominent. We interviewed Wiehann Weerts, Director at Monocle Solutions Netherlands, to discuss how banks can safeguard themselves by prioritising data and risk fundamentals and building strategic data assets to support their treasury operations.
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
How to find the right Graduate Programme to set up your career for success
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Leaving University for the working world is a daunting task. With such a broad range of options, it’s hard to know what will best set you up for a successful career.
To assist, Michael Avery sat down with Monocle’s Senior Executive of People and Culture, Patrick Byrne, to discuss the current landscape for ambitious young graduates. He explains the benefits of joining a graduate programme, and how graduates should go about finding the right one for them. He also provides sound advice on how to give yourself the best chance of being accepted and the importance of building your personal brand.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
The State of Data Migrations
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Data migrations remain risky and complex undertakings that can result in significant negative return on investments, if not managed correctly. We speak to Lisa Waldhausen, Principal and Data Migrations Specialist at Monocle, regarding what makes data migrations so challenging. Lisa also considers how financial institutions and their senior stakeholders are adapting to overcome the seemingly inherent difficulties of data migration.
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Data Migration Best Practice – Overcoming Persistent Missteps
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Join Lisa Waldhausen, a Principal and data migrations SME at Monocle, as she discusses how to manage a data migration effectively, from initial planning and discovery all the way through to cutover and go-live. Lisa shares her insights on past examples of high-profile migration mistakes and unpacks how Monocle advises our clients and executes our data migration projects to overcome similar difficulties.
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Climate-Related Financial Risk
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Join Guy Wilding, Head of Research at Monocle, as he discusses how climate-related financial risk is set to impact the financial services industry. This comes at a time when financial firms are increasingly being associated with the climate-related consequences of the projects and companies that they fund, insure and invest in. The development of climate policy is gaining momentum around the world, and in this episode, we focus on greenhouse gas emission reporting and climate risk disclosure as well as the resulting data challenges.