Model driven machine executable regulatory reporting

CDM 

  

ICMA CDM

CDM2 

DRR 

 

Data Engineering 

Money Bots | High-Frequency Trading 

The Trillion Dollar Equation 

How a Mathematician Became the Greatest Trader of All Time 

LME 

 

How Commercial Traders Exploit Cash Commodities

All Machine Learning algorithms explained in 17 min 

Tableau Training 

Data Visualization

The beauty of data visualization - David McCandless (TED-Ed)

"David McCandless turns complex data sets, like worldwide military spending, media buzz, and Facebook status updates, into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world."

Information is Beautiful (Webpage)

David and his team try to distill the word's data, information and knowledge into beautiful and useful graphics and diagrams. 

Their graphics and diagrams are based on facts and data, and illustrate multiple perspectives to help everyone make better, clearer and more informed decisions.

  

The best stats you've ever seen - Hans Rosling (TED-Ed)

"You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world.""

Electronified

MiFID II: Get ready for a much more digitized marketplace - Bloomberg

"As the January 2018 deadline to comply with MiFID II closes in, trading businesses of all types are scrambling to overhaul their operations—and becoming much more “electronified” in the process.

Although the transition will be a big lift, according to a panel of experts at Bloomberg’s recent MiFID II: The Market Practitioner’s View conference in London, the changes will provide a significant competitive boost for those that manage them well."

Done and Dusted... :-)

Hi Everyone,

I know it has been a while since my last post. I do apologize, but I was trying to focus on my studies for my final year at university. I have already started looking for a job and have had a couple of interviews, on which I am waiting for their final response, so fingers crossed.

Looking for something to write about in my next post, I came across a very interesting video from www.onlinemba.com and I thought I should share it with you.

Enjoy!!
Ellie

Why Getting a Job After Graduation is Going to be Harder Than Ever

Created by OnlineMBA.com

Factoring...continued

This is just a quick post. I continue to look into the area of Factoring/Invoice Trading. One of my favourite web-based invoice auction site is MarketInvoice. I took the liberty to link a few of their blog posts onto my website. Please take a look, I am sure you will find them very interesting.

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Factoring...A new twist to an old idea.

During this summer, I spent time as an Intern in a finance department, where I was processing a large number of invoices. That gave me the chance to become more familiar with the issues of factoring, which I had been introduced to during my studies.

Just for the record, the definition of factoring, as stated on the internet is as follows:

“Factoring is a financial transaction in which a business sells its accounts receivable/ invoices to a third party, the factor, at a discount.

In "advance" factoring, the business owner sells his receivables in the form of invoice to the factor, who makes an advance of 70-85% of the purchase price of the receivable amount. The factor collects the full amount from the customer in due course and pays the balance amount due to the business owner after deducting his commission and other charges”.

The latest development is that various investors can now become factors and can bypass the traditional role of the banks in the factoring process. The invoice holders are now provided with increased liquidity and lower financing costs. Even the government is trying to induce this type of factoring by participating in the process as an investor/factor.

 “As part of the Government’s Business Finance Partnership, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (‘BIS’) is committing £5m as an Investor Member on MarketInvoice, with expected yearly returns of approximately 10-12%. With funds on MarketInvoice recycled every 45 days, this £5m commitment will equate to approximately £40m in investment to SMEs over the next year.”

I am attaching some links to websites that allow individuals to participate in the process of factoring as investors.

Market Invoice Website

Receivables Exchange Website

The following link gives a few reasons why this type of funding of working capital is becoming more popular.

Top 10 Things a Factor Doesn't Want You to Know

There will be more on this subject on my next blog at the Accountant Magazine (The Accountant Blog)

Dragons' Den Series 11

Yet another series of Dragons' Den returns to our TV sets once again! 

5 of Britain's most influential business icons come together and give the chance to entrepreneurs to explain why they should invest in their business.

Who are the Dragons?

Deborah Meaden - Leisure and Marketing Expert

Peter Jones - Telecommunications 

Duncan Bannatyne - Hotel and Club owner

Kelly Hoppen - Interior Design

Piers Linney - Cloud Computer Pioneer
BBC - The Dragons

Every week, I will be posting a new episode so make sure you tune back to my blog to see who is successful in the den.

BBC iPlayer - Dragons' Den Episode 1
BBC iPlayer - Dragons' Den Episode 2
BBC iPlayer - Dragons' Den Episode 3
BBC iPlayer - Dragons' Den Episode 4
BBC iPlayer - Dragons' Den Episode 5
BBC iPlayer - Dragons' Den Episode 6


Ellie Fanis
BPP University