Matt Sauer

Research Manager, Global Securities and Investment Strategies

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Matt Sauer is a global research manager with IDC Financial Insights. Based in London, Sauer leads the Securities and Investments Strategies practice and is responsible for consulting, research, and thought-leadership projects. He specialises in core technology, such as mobile technology, cloud computing and social media, and their adoption and implementation across the technology infrastructures and business models of capital market firms.

Sauer has over five years' experience working in capital markets, with three years' experience providing research and benchmarking services to global investment banks. In his previous role as a senior research consultant at a boutique research house and management consultancy, Matt worked closely with C-suite decision makers informing them on industrywide best practices in IT infrastructure, risk technology, and regulatory compliance.

In addition to an honors degree from the University of Liverpool, Sauer also holds an aPRM qualification in risk management.

Research Authored by Matt Sauer

EMEA Banking 2013 Top 10 Predictions: Laying the Foundations for a Next-Generation Banking Platform in the New Macroprudential Era Rachel Hunt,  Alex Kwiatkowski,  Matt Sauer,  Bijen Ramdas Jan 2013 - Doc # FIBA01V    Top 10 Predictions This IDC Financial Insights report presents our predictions for the EMEA banking sector in 2013. With continuing macroeconomic weakness as the backdrop in Europe, the longed-for recovery of the industry to a position of full health looks un... purchase document

December 2012 – The End of the G20 Calendar for OTC Derivatives Market Reform? Matt Sauer Dec 2012 - Doc # lcUK23892212    IDC Link Just over twelve months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers which triggered a series of events which ultimately culminated in a global economic recession, the leaders of G20 nations met in Pittsburgh in September 2009. On its conclusion i...

Pivot Table: Worldwide IT Spending 2011–2016 — Capital Markets Spending Guide Jeanne Capachin,  Michael Versace,  Matt Sauer,  Chin-Boon Lim Dec 2012 - Doc # FIN238634    Pivot Table This IDC Financial Insights Pivot Table provides an updated forecast for the worldwide securities and investment management industry. This is one of three forecasts that make up the complete financial services industry IT spending forecast ... purchase document

Methods and Practices: IDC Financial Insights' Capital Markets Taxonomy, 2012 Jeanne Capachin,  Matt Sauer Dec 2012 - Doc # FIN238365    Methods and Practices This IDC Financial Insights report provides a functional structure of the global capital markets. It focuses on the functions within the capital markets industry that drive technology spending. It provides the fundamental organization behin... purchase document

Worldwide Financial Services 2013 Top 10 Predictions: Leveraging Technology Disruptors Is Path for Success David Potterton,  Marc DeCastro,  Michael Araneta,  Jeanne Capachin,  Li-May Chew,  Roberto Gutierrez,  Rachel Hunt,  Alex Kwiatkowski,  Karen Massey,  Aaron McPherson,  Bijen Ramdas,  Matt Sauer,  Ho Sui-Jon,  Michael Versace,  Michael Yeo Dec 2012 - Doc # FIN237980    Top 10 Predictions This IDC Financial Insights report presents our top 10 predictions for global financial services. As we entered 2012, the theme seemed to be focused on surviving rather than thriving. Despite the recovery made through most of the year, poli... purchase document

Sandy Surfaces the Importance of the "Human Machine" on Wall Street Michael Versace,  Matt Sauer Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUS23763812    IDC Link The closure of markets in the United States on Monday due to Hurricane Sandy was the first unplanned closure in over a decade. The decisions to close the financial markets and to maintain the shutdown on Tuesday were judgments that centered...