Algo FIRST

Algo FIRST is a database of external risk loss events that enables banks, insurance providers, pension funds, hedge funds and asset managers to proactively manage operational risk. Algorithmics' solution is the industry's only research tool that puts real-life case studies within an operational risk framework, making it ideal as a supplement to internal data for self-assessment and scenario modeling.

Containing over 7,500 events, Algo FIRST addresses exposures related to corporate governance, strategic issues, market practices and business risk. Detailed information on control breakdowns, event triggers and 'lessons learned' provides risk professionals with qualitative analysis unrivaled in its depth of analysis and industry coverage. Algo FIRST is a web-based service available by annual subscription.

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The Replication Game

How ING put together a portfolio replication and economic capital calculation system for its global insurance business within two years.

Life & Pensions, April 2007. *Reproduced with permission

Cive Davidson

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