This article was written jointly by Azar Khurshid, Director, Global Market Risk Management at Mizuho, and John Le Hunte, Senior Sales Manager at ActiveViam, based on their experience with the deployment of ActiveViam’s FRTB Accelerator at Mizuho. Read more
Last month the European Central Bank (ECB) outlined plans to implement a liquidity sensitivity analysis on the largest banks it oversees. This is the latest in a series of stress tests aimed at measuring the stability of the financial system while acknowledging the potential for unforeseen liquidity shocks. Read more
How are leading firms tackling FRTB regulatory changes and overcoming challenges to implementation?
The January 2019 Basel Committee on Banking Supervision requirements for the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) have taken more than six years to develop and have included a series of impact studies and consultations. Read more
We just finished migrating the ActiveUI development process to the Cloud.
Our new tools and workflow allow us to focus on improving our product instead of spending time administrating auxiliary software and their associated servers.
More importantly, they help us guarantee the high quality of any addition to the codebase while at the same time making development easier, faster, and more enjoyable. Read more
Découvrons les spécificités de l’Avant-Vente avec Élodie Martin, Ingénieur Business Solutions chez ActiveViam. Read more
Comment proposer le meilleur prix aux clients dans tous les magasins et sur tous les canaux ?
Quel est le prix le plus juste pour les magasins soumis à une forte concurrence sur leur zone de chalandise ? Read more
How do you deliver the right price to each customer in every store and through every channel?
What is the best price for each store facing local competition? Read more
One of the strengths and benefits of ActivePivot over the years has been its ability to load, store, aggregate and perform calculations on vectors of data. The most common example of this on projects is for computing Value at Risk (VaR)-like measures. Typically, ActivePivot would load a P&L vector (e.g. containing 250 doubles for one year of historical returns/simulations), aggregate this to the required level and perform the VaR or other calculations. We have had clients doing this for years, and ActivePivot does it very efficiently and quickly. Read more
Post-processors are the pieces of code that allow customers to insert their own business logic in ActivePivot. As business cases are often complex and nuanced, post-processors are generally fairly complex and lengthy to write. Read more
Découvrons le parcours et le travail d’Alexandre Manai, Développeur R&D chez ActiveViam. Read more
Le projet de Loi Alimentation, actuellement en discussion devant l’Assemblée Nationale, prévoit l’encadrement en volume (25 % maximum) et en valeur (34 % maximum) des promotions sur les produits alimentaires, ainsi que le relèvement du Seuil de Revente à Perte (SRP) de 10 %. La loi pourrait s’appliquer dès le début de l’année prochaine, c’est donc l’heure du branle-bas de combat pour les distributeurs. Les grandes enseignes ont eu plusieurs mois pour s’y préparer, que mettent-elles en œuvre pour y faire face ? Read more
Avec une fréquentation des magasins en baisse constante, les grandes enseignes ne peuvent plus se contenter de faire de l’omnicanal « 1.0 » en proposant exactement les mêmes produits sur leur site web qu’en magasin. L’internet mobile modifie les habitudes de consommation en profondeur et contraint les distributeurs à se renouveler pour séduire et fidéliser les clients. Read more
Après un début d’année particulièrement atone, marqué par une chute de l’indice DPI à 55, le dynamisme des prix est reparti à la hausse au printemps, principalement porté par deux enseignes. Read more
On poursuit notre série d’interviews avec Benjamin Amelot, Ingénieur R&D UI Senior chez ActiveViam. Read more
During a period of transition in Europe and the UK, banks’ overall hiring strategy is under the microscope. Different reports suggest that Brexit means reducing staff numbers in the UK, while others suggest the status quo is to be maintained. Read more
Xavier Bellouard
Xavier Bellouard is Managing Director of ActiveViam and one of its co-founders. Based in London, Xavier manages the UK operations and oversees the commercial efforts of the company across EMEA and Asia/Pacific. Before founding ActiveViam, Xavier was a key contributor to the development of Summit Systems, a software vendor of applications for front-office operations and trading desks.
Xavier is passionate about the contribution that ActiveViam’s technology can make to the bottom-line of companies operating in highly demanding and complex markets. “Our bottom-up, experience-driven approach to innovation is a fundamental component of the company’s DNA. Since ActiveViam was created in 2005, we have valued it as a prerequisite to delivering cutting-edge technology to our clients”.
Antoine Chambille
I am Head of Research and Development at ActiveViam. I joined ActiveViam soon after its creation back in 2005 and have been leading the team in charge of designing, developing and supporting ActiveViam’s in-memory analytics solutions. As one of the first employees, I was heavily involved in the design of ActivePivot, ActiveViam’s in-memory OLAP engine.
Before joining ActiveViam, I worked several years for a consulting firm specialized in the financial sector. From my years in consulting, I developed a strong customer orientation and I am keen on keeping a close eye on customers’ use cases. I graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and Telecom Paris.
Jan-Willem Adrian
Jan-Willem Adrian spent over 17 years in supply chain across several continents, working for companies such as TNT, DHL, Del Monte & Goodpack, covering roles in Supply Chain, Commercial & Strategy and General Management. During his time at EBI Consultancy, he worked with companies such as McDonald’s, British American Tobacco, Johnson & Johnson and DKSH to improve their supply chain operations. Jan-Willem is currently heading the business development for the Supply Chain & Logistics area for ActiveViam, orchestrating the expansion of the company into industries such as retail, FMCG and manufacturing.
Julien Gautier
Julien Gautier has worked for over 6 years as a marketing manager in technology companies, including 5 years at the internet of things pioneer Withings as Product Manager in charge of the company’s public API. In this role, he built the company’s partnership program from the ground up, securing agreements with partners like Apple, Google Nike, Nest and over 150 more. Julien currently heads the marketing department at ActiveViam, raising the public profile of the company, shaping its discourse in all its areas of business and coordinating the development of marketing content and collaterals.
Julien Bec
ActiveUI Product Manager, Julien Bec is leading the New-York Research and Development team of ActiveViam. He joined the team in 2010, following his graduation from French engineering school, ENSTA Paris Tech, and previous experience at Thales. Passionate about Web technologies and user experience, Julien also contributes directly to the development efforts on ActiveUI, ActiveViam’s versatile web-based user interface. More specifically he led a complete rewrite of the application from Java to a full JavaScript technology stack. Since he joined ActiveViam, Julien also worked on customer projects such as CA CIB in France and Nordea in Denmark.
Allen Whipple
Allen Whipple is Managing Director of ActiveViam and one of its founders. Running the OEM business globally, Allen is developing a growing ecosystem of software partners looking for innovative Big Data analytics capabilities. He has 25 years of extensive experience in building and implementing Capital Markets technology. As a co-founder of Summit Systems, Allen developed the initial version of the software, managed the application development, business development and financial engineering teams and then held the position of Managing Director for North America.
Thibault Derousseaux
Thibault Derousseaux is a R&D Software Engineer working on ActiveUI. He joined ActiveViam in 2015 after graduating from ENSTA ParisTech and Ecole Polytechnique. Through his experiences at Berkeley and Thales, he became passionate about software design and development. He enjoys working with the newest technologies such as the latest versions of Javascript, system programming with Rust and functional programming with Clojure.
Cecilia Mobio
Cecilia Mobio is a sales executive. She joined ActiveViam in 2016 after graduating from Kedge Business School. Her role is to help industry leaders undergoing a transformation to overcome their challenges through new approaches based on real time analytics. She is part of the effort to promote the ActiveViam bespoke offer for pricing and supply chain/logistics optimization in Europe and across various industries (manufacturing, retail, transport, FMCG).
Mathieu Michelin
Mathieu Michelin is a content specialist, with 10 years of editorial and marketing experience in B2B and B2C companies, including the photo software and connected cameras manufacturer DxO Labs, the IT consulting firm Sogeti, wine sellers and advertising agencies. He joined ActiveViam in 2018 as Content Manager to help raise the awareness about the company and its solutions for pricing, supply chain and financial services through sales driven and detail focused content. Mathieu is based in Paris.
Sam Brown
Sam Brown is a Senior Consultant who joined ActiveViam in January 2016. He has worked in Professional Services and Business Development teams, covering all aspects of client interaction including consulting, development, support and training. Sam has worked on client projects all over Europe, helping to sell ActivePivot and support existing and new implementations across many areas of finance. He has also spoken at several ActiveViam events such as ActiveViam Connect. Sam is passionate about technology and enjoys playing around with new tools.
Jeanine Prezioso
Jeanine Prezioso is the Content Marketing Manager for Financial Services at ActiveViam based in New York. She brings with her nearly two decades of writing and editing experience as an award-winning financial journalist, editor and researcher. Jeanine has written about global energy trends, monetary policy and the impact of regulatory changes on the swaps and derivatives markets. Jeanine has also planned and managed events, conferences and press briefings and has conceptualized, outlined and tailored content for them. She is fluent in Italian and is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in New York.
