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Peter Banham Peter Banham
global head of marketing and strategy
capital markets and investment banking
+44-20-8081-2669
peter.banham@sungard.com

Peter Banham has more than 13 years of experience in capital markets and has held a number of senior positions with major international financial institutions. In his current role as head of marketing and strategy of SunGard’s capital markets and investment banking business, Mr. Banham is responsible for expanding SunGard’s capital markets and investment banking product portfolio as well as communicating strategy to both customers and partners

Context

Peter Banham’s role at SunGard covers four key areas which include, industry intelligence and analysis, product management, marketing communications and business development. He leads M&A activity for SunGard’s capital markets and investment banking business and works with customers to help guide the evolution and enhancement of the capital markets and investment banking solution suite. Mr. Banham is a quoted commentator on a number of topics, including cross-asset trading, OTC derivatives and structured products.

Commentary

The capital markets for equities, debt, foreign exchange and derivatives are the hubs of the trading world. Financial institutions active in these areas need effective and flexible technology solutions to support proprietary and client trading activities. This means adopting technologies that span cross-asset trading, market and credit risk management, securities finance, structured products, prime brokerage, market linkage, repo trading and back-office processing. Financial institutions need to foster strong vendor relationships to help them anticipate future challenges and trends and sustain business growth.