Buyer’s Guide: Sellside Risk Management Solutions 2026

Exploring the Key Purchasing Criteria of Evolving Investment Bank Vendor Selection Criteria

This report analyses and assesses the key attributes – from a business user perspective – of five Sellside Risk Management Solution vendors in 2026.

Published on: 23 Feb, 2026somdn_product_page

Description

GreySpark Partners believes that competitive differentiation between risk management vendor solutions for sellside institutional users is defined in 2026 by seven Key Purchasing Criteria (KPCs):

  1. Market Risk – Function that measures potential financial losses due to market price movements, using various calculations methods and models.
  2. Credit / Counterparty Risk – Function that measures the potential loss a lender faces if a borrower fails to meet debt obligations.
  3. Technology – Scalability, resilience, maintainability and architecture.
  4. Flexibility – Customisation, system integration, development APIs and integration with market infrastructure / utilities.
  5. Service & Support – Customer service, support and maintenance.
    Pricing / TCO – Capex, Opex, maintenance and professional services.
  6. Credibility – Awareness and reputation of the solution within the sellside.

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Table of Contents

  • 1.0 The Sellside Risk Management Solutions’ Business & Functionality Landscape
    • 1.1 Market Trends: The Business Landscape
    • 1.2 Market Trends: The Technology Landscape
  • 2.0 Assessing Sellside Risk Management Solutions
    • 2.1 Assessment Methodology: Key Purchasing Criteria
    • 2.2 Analysis of the Solutions Against KPCs
  • 3.0 Vendor Sheets: Surveyed Sellside Risk Management Solutions
    • 3.1 Bloomberg
    • 3.2 FIS
    • 3.3 Nasdaq Calypso
    • 3.4 Numerix
    • 3.5 Teciem
  • 4.0 Appendices
    • 4.1 Table of Figures

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