SAS a leader in enterprise stress testing systems per Chartis RiskTech Quadrant
Chartis has named SAS a category leader in its 2015 RiskTech Quadrant for enterprise stress testing systems. To capture this top ranking, SAS not only showcased the necessary depth of domain knowledge and technology, it also proved capable of capturing significant market share, both by volume and value.
Stress testing has been a part of risk management for years. But the systems, processes and controls firms were using leading up to the financial crisis clearly fell short, leaving them unprepared and, in many cases, undercapitalized. New regulatory requirements and standards now have financial institutions treating their stress-testing capabilities as essential processes rather than one-off compliance exercises.
“Integrated enterprise-wide stress testing is now a necessity,” said Peyman Mestchian, Managing Partner at Chartis. “Technology solutions that can deliver on data quality needs and easily merge with existing systems are helping to break down silos. SAS delivers on most of those needs with coordinated, systematic support ranging from data management to modeling to reporting, allowing for greater agility.”
According to Chartis, financial institutions must overcome three key challenges when implementing stress testing: methodology, infrastructure (data and IT), and governance. SAS’ integrated stress-testing solution consolidates revenue and loss models onto a single platform, enabling orchestration and transparency across the entire stress-testing process. The results support independent reviews and validation of global regulators’ capital planning exercises (e.g., CCAR, EBA), while also improving business decision making.
“Financial institutions need support in all areas of stress testing,” said Tom Kimner, Head of Global Operations for Risk Management at SAS. “They want a solution that breaks down silos. And they want to use their existing resources. Chartis recognizes that banks look to SAS to gain an integrated view of risk across the enterprise. This enables key decision makers to spot and analyze the warning signals for each risk; assess the likelihood, magnitude and potential impact; and take timely, corrective action.”
Earlier this year, SAS clinched the No.1 spot in Chartis’ prestigious 2015 RiskTech100 report annual rankings, including category wins for core technology, innovation, banking and insurance within the vertical sector and for financial crime.
Read the SAS highlights from the Chartis Enterprise Stress Testing Systems 2015 RiskTech Quadrant report and learn more about SAS stress testing solutions.
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