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Brad Impey
- chief technical officer
- capital markets and investment banking
- +44-12-3544-4830
- brad.impey@sungard.com
Brad Impey is chief technical officer of SunGard’s capital markets and investment banking business. He is responsible for product development and product direction. He joined SunGard in 2001 through the acquisition of his company, Alpha-Numeric Developments, which specialized in risk management technology and consulting services.
Context
Brad Impey has more than 20 years of experience with credit risk systems. During his ten years at Alpha-Numeric Developments, he was managing director and chief architect of the credit risk management system that now forms the core component of SunGard’s Adaptiv Credit solution.
Commentary
Changing industry dynamics have led financial institutions to rely heavily on their software systems and technical infrastructures. In order to achieve success in today’s capital markets, financial institutions need systems that are intuitive, labor-saving, scalable and flexible. Without inherent scalability, growing trading volumes can only result in restrictive compromises and expensive workarounds. As capital markets become more complex, software systems must be flexible enough to accommodate greater processing loads or they will greatly impede business agility.