Products - White Papers
Our executives have extensive experience working in the global securities industry. Learn more about their insights and points of view in the articles featured below.
Strategies for Surviving the Downturn
July 2008The global financial crisis presents strong challenges to securities brokerages. There are several strategies that brokerages in Vietnam should consider to manage – and even thrive in – the current market conditions. This paper addresses the following:
- Approaches for Managing Costs: we present a framework for how companies approach cost reduction and highlight the best long-term approach: world-class efficiency management.
- Cost Drivers to Address: we explain the differences between the three types of costs – structural, operational and execution costs. Each type offers different potential for improvement and must be addressed in its own manner.
- Strategic Options Enabled by Cost Savings: we demonstrate how companies have two basic options for utilizing cost savings. Decisions will be based on multiple factors, including business strategy and financial performance.
- Technology as an Enabler of Efficiency Management: we explain the critical role technology plays in managing costs and how Judo ABS is the best solution for brokerages in Vietnam.
Building a Securities Brokerage in Vietnam
June 2008As the securities industry develops in Vietnam, it is helpful to understand how brokerages have succeeded in other countries. This paper suggests a path for growth and addresses the following:
- Three Stages of Evolution: we describe the evolution of capital markets and the implications for brokerages during each stage.
- Growth Strategy for Vietnam Brokerages: we outline successful growth strategies for each stage of evolution, demonstrating the need to become more sophisticated as the markets mature.
- Evolving Technology Needs: we detail the technology needs in each stage of evolution, illustrating the benefit of adopting the right platform and infrastructure as early as possible.
- The Best Solution for Brokerage Technology: we describe the functionality that makes Judo ABS the smart long-term technology solution for securities brokerages in Vietnam.
