In this report we discuss the growing importance and prevalence of an integrated approach to ALM, as well as the diversity that exists within ALM requirements. Our focus will be the often sophisticated analytics that ALM processes entail; we also consider how regulatory forces converge with one another and interlock with shifting industry standards. While we concentrate on the banking sector, we also contextualize our analysis within wider insurance and capital-market trends.
We also consider how the established ALM market is populated by numerous vendors – although major dynamic shifts are happening in the market as vendors vie to compete in the context of new industry standards. Many firms have expanded to enable them to specialize in core areas and invest in their analytics capabilities. In short, this is a market in the throes of evolution, and as such is one that merits much closer study.