The Fundamentals of Islamic Finance

The Fundamentals of Islamic Finance

This article talks about Islamic finance, in which we will not clutter you with details about the Muslim religion. Our interest is to give you introductory information and general knowledge so that you can familiarize yourself with the words which are used in this...
Settlement system principles

Settlement system principles

Settlement delivery is the back office process, which transfers securities’ ownership (against cash amount) following a negotiation between a buyer (securities) and the seller (securities). THE DIFFERENT INTERMEDIARIES OF THE SETTLEMENT DELIVERY The delivery of...
COLLATERAL: GENERIC PRINCIPLES

COLLATERAL: GENERIC PRINCIPLES

GENERAL INFORMATION Collateral is an asset (currencies, shares, bonds, commodities…) made available to a third party (counterparty for the OTC, clearing house for the listed products and the OTC cleared) in order to give a guarantee to a risk to this third...
7 pillars to develop for a quality test plan

7 pillars to develop for a quality test plan

The test plan is one of the most important livrables for a business analyst on a project. It makes you accountable of the release quality and this is a communication stepstone that will focus the attention of the leaders and sponsors on your project. Too often, the...