Technology

Banking Technology uses a combination of commercial packages and internally developed products to support our Investment Banking and Merchant Banking divisions.

Its responsibilities include:

• Overseeing relationship management, project management, business analysis, application development, framework development, future application strategy and overall application architecture
• Liaising with clients and vendors
• Designing and implementing front-to-back applications

Microsoft's .Net platform focusing on ASP.Net, C#, and SQL-Server are all technologies used within Banking Technology. Our project lifecycle is driven by an agile iterative development methodology working with end-users throughout.  Object oriented techniques for design and programming are stressed throughout the application lifecycle and reuse and enhancement of existing components is encouraged.

Banking Technology is comprised of the following 4 groups:

Banking Desktop provides bankers with solutions to manage client relationships, deal workflow, document management and financial analysis.  The team works directly with the main Investment Banking population and develops applications to enhance their productivity.

Financial Applications provides a comprehensive suite of solutions and tools used for managing the Investment Banking and Merchant Banking divisions' operating performance.  The team works with leadership, senior bankers and divisional CFO's to ensure that information is available for strategic decisions and that organizational processes are efficient and meet the needs of the division.

Core Services is responsible for common services used by all applications developed for Investment Banking and Merchant Banking divisions. These services include application frameworks and components, enterprise market data, application infrastructure, enterprise search and development tools.

Merchant Bank provides solutions to assist the private equity investor and investment management workflows. These include investor prospecting and administration and investment portfolio administration.