Robotics: the Next Frontier for Automation in Finance and Risk Management

The financial services industry has undergone sweeping change over the last eight years managing different waves of regulatory, customer, technology, competition and market challenges. While many today remain focused on the implications of the digital revolution and its impact on customer expectations and behavior, new opportunities are also emerging.  One such technological innovation – robotic process automation (RPA) or robotics – is changing the way that banks, insurers and capital markets firms execute basic processes.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1VFiYKC
via IFTTT

AMD’s Q1’16 Earnings Preview: Growth To Re-accelerate in 2H’16

AMD is set to release its Q1 2016 earnings on April 21st. The year 2015 was a challenging one for AMD. In addition to weak macroeconomic conditions and declining PC sales, the company was hit by significant market share loss to Intel in APUs (i.e., Accelerated Processing Units) and Nvidia in GPUs (Graphics Processing Units). AMD’s 2015 revenue declined by 28%, while its net loss expanded to $660 million, compared to $403 million in 2014.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1r03R1M
via IFTTT

Intel Layoffs A Sign Of Poor Management

Intel announced plans to cut its workforce by 12,000 people, 11 percent of its current headcount. Such a massive, top-down layoff by any corporation always makes me wonder what’s wrong with the company. Certainly circumstances change and reductions in workforces are required. But why not a few hundred last week, another hundred next month, in a gradual process that has a similar result? Massive layoffs are to me a sign of poor management.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1SvOLgS
via IFTTT