Financial Management, Investment Management

Capitalising on volatility in the motor finance market

July 8, 2022

Capitalising on volatility in the motor finance market
The motor industry is facing a perfect storm of difficulties: lower consumer spending power; drivers rethinking how they use their cars and even whether they need a car at all; an increase of available data; the growing popularity of diverse fuel options – all of this has created greater volatility within the market.

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Infinium Capital Management

Infinium Capital Management (“ICM”) was a proprietary trading firm based in Chicago, Illinois. It closed its doors in early 2014. Infinium first started in 2003 by veterans of trading and technology, we have grown from our nine original employees to over 90 team members. Our Firm’s specialists in trading, technology, financial engineering and other key operational support areas, represents one of the most powerful groups of any kind in the industry. “Loving the process” is key. Only fanatics belong here, people who have been energized by the split-second competitiveness of the hunt. Our team consists of smart, ambitious people, who appreciate the opportunity to be involved in something special. In addition to our team oriented approach, we rely on proprietary software and financial models, decades of trading experience, and fundamental analysis to make our decisions.

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INTERCONNECTEDNESS REVISITED

whitePaper | May 24, 2022

DTCC’s 2015 white paper, Understanding Interconnectedness Risks, underscored the importance of looking at the global financial system as a complex network of interdependent components. Building on efforts by academics and researchers to apply network theory and other insights to financial risk management, the paper highlighted how the failure of a large and highly interconnected entity can impact the financial system and the real economy to the point where it can cause worldwide financial instability.

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Reimagining The Banking Experience with Artificial Intelligence

whitePaper | May 9, 2022

The rapid evolution of technology across all industries is revolutionising customers’ expectations around digital transactions. Quality of service at the right price is table stakes but today’s customers also expect an intelligent and a seamless digital experience.

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The Future of AI in Payments

whitePaper | March 15, 2022

The speeds at which today’s AI technology is advancing is far beyond what many have expected. The role of human decision-making is being eclipsed by computer and machine learning in almost every industry. We see it in autonomous cars and trucks as well as in actual robots pre-programmed to take on tasks once thought to be reserved for humans alone. Ralph Haupter, President of Microsoft Asia and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft stated the following: “I believe 2018 is the year that this will start to become mainstream, to begin to impact many aspects of our lives in a truly ubiquitous and meaningful way” There is no uncertainty in the fact that AI is progressing at the speed of light. It is yet to be seen how this will impact industry on a global industrial level but the applications to payments have not been insignificant in the past several years. This paper seeks to explore the intricacies of this technology, its evolution, and the potential impact of AI in payments in 2018 and beyond.

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Best Practices for Purchasing Bank or Credit Union Software

whitePaper | March 4, 2023

Software, and the automation it provides, can allow financial institutions to scale and manage risk more efficiently, yet the process of buying new software is infrequent for many banks and credit unions.

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Enabling and Automating Critical Finance and Accounting Processes in Sage Intacct

whitePaper | March 21, 2022

Even after migrating key business processes to the cloud, companies can trip themselves up by continuing manual management of high-volume reconciliations, complex journal entries, and other financial close and accounting processes. This error-prone approach reduces accuracy and visibility, risking business agility and regulatory compliance.

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Choosing a Corporate-to-Bank Integration Model

whitePaper | April 13, 2023

Corporate treasurers are creating state-of-the art Treasury organizations to improve the speed and quality of financial decisions while reducing operational cost through shared services. The key challenge is choosing the best methods to integrate the systems that collectively produce insights treasurers need to meet corporate objectives—Treasury Management Systems, ERP platforms and banking partner systems. Use these four corporate-to-bank integration models to help guide your treasury transformation journey.

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Spotlight

Infinium Capital Management

Infinium Capital Management (“ICM”) was a proprietary trading firm based in Chicago, Illinois. It closed its doors in early 2014. Infinium first started in 2003 by veterans of trading and technology, we have grown from our nine original employees to over 90 team members. Our Firm’s specialists in trading, technology, financial engineering and other key operational support areas, represents one of the most powerful groups of any kind in the industry. “Loving the process” is key. Only fanatics belong here, people who have been energized by the split-second competitiveness of the hunt. Our team consists of smart, ambitious people, who appreciate the opportunity to be involved in something special. In addition to our team oriented approach, we rely on proprietary software and financial models, decades of trading experience, and fundamental analysis to make our decisions.

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