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When a reconciliation platform stops fitting: a diagnostic for SmartStream Corona deployments
Five operational signals that indicate a SmartStream Corona deployment has reached the stay-upgrade-migrate decision point. A ReconIQ diagnostic framework.

Iain Colquhoun
May 144 min read


Demerger and Post-Merger Reconciliation Separation
Data architecture and test discipline for Tier 1 bank separation events. As-Is to To-Be mapping, import format rebuild, SIT and UAT coverage, cutover to go-live.

Iain Colquhoun
Apr 215 min read


Why Most Reconciliation Software Selections Fail Before They Start
Reconciliation software selection doesn't have to take 9 months. ReconIQ's diagnostic-first model delivers a focused, defensible vendor shortlist in weeks — not quarters.

Iain Colquhoun
Apr 62 min read


CASS Reconciliation Failures Don't Start in the Engine
CASS reconciliation failures are almost never caused by the platform. ReconIQ's data architecture framework shows why breaks start upstream — and how the right design eliminates them before they reach the engine.

Iain Colquhoun
Mar 312 min read


The Custodian Reconciliation Problem Nobody Talks About
Custodian reconciliation across 20+ markets isn't a scaling exercise — it's a different problem. ReconIQ automated position matching, CA routing and tax bucket realignment for a Tier 1 institution. Here's how.

Iain Colquhoun
Mar 242 min read


When Bad Data Architecture Becomes a Regulatory Problem
A data quality issue at a global bank escalated into a regulatory programme. ReconIQ rebuilt the nostro reconciliation architecture from scratch — eliminating the exception bucket, restoring data consistency, and handing the institution a governed framework it could own.

Iain Colquhoun
Mar 172 min read


Most Reconciliation Problems Are Data Problems in Disguise
Most reconciliation problems are data problems in disguise. In this insight from ReconIQ Principal Consultant Iain Colquhoun, we examine what a major nostro reconciliation transformation revealed about the hidden data architecture failures driving unmatched items, bloated exception queues, and regulatory scrutiny at a global financial institution — and why the only real fix starts at the data layer.

Iain Colquhoun
Mar 102 min read
SimCorp is Live. Your Reconciliations Should be Too (but aren’t).
SimCorp is Live. Your Reconciliations Should be Too (but aren’t).

ReconIQ
Mar 91 min read


Most asset managers don't know they have a reconciliation problem.
SimCorp users face hidden reconciliation gaps after go-live. ReconIQ identifies the five core challenges and the path to operational control.

ReconIQ
Mar 92 min read


AI is Only as Good as the Data Beneath It
AI is Only as Good as the Data Beneath It

Iain Colquhoun
Feb 181 min read


Centralised Reporting, Exception Management and Control: How Tight Reconciliations Drive Better Decisions
The shift toward centralised reporting, exception management, and control is changing that dynamic. By tightening reconciliation processes, firms are beginning to establish a foundation of validated, reliable data that underpins both financial integrity and strategic decision-making.

Marc McCarthy
Jan 82 min read


Transformation of the Reconciliation Operating Model: From Control Burden to Strategic Enabler
As data complexity grows and regulatory scrutiny intensifies, leading organisations are transforming their reconciliation operating models into strategic enablers of efficiency, transparency, and resilience.

Marc McCarthy
Dec 312 min read
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