Making Multi-Prime Work for You [ Source: Advent Software ]
April 2009- Based on conversations with leading hedge funds, prime brokers, and fund administrators, we firmly believe that investor assets and returns can no longer remain vulnerable to the risk of the single-prime model. To effectively manage business and thrive in today�s rapidly evolving market, it is imperative that funds operate within a multiprime model to mitigate potential risk and manage transaction costs effectively. This is the opening installment of a series and shares our findings ...

OTC Derivatives Reform: Linking Market Participants in the Trade Lifecycle [ Source: IPC Systems, Inc ]
July 2012- This whitepaper examines the vital role of derivatives in the capital markets, reviews the regulatory initiatives, and provides insights into the communications and connectivity landscape for the OTC derivative trade lifecycle.

Managing Risk and Exposure in the New Regulatory Environment [ Source: SunGard Financial Systems ]
October 2010- As financial services firms and regulators analyze current approaches to internal and systemic risk management, data management has become an important element. If a firm can’t collect and aggregate key data – down to the transactional level – then the value of any risk management strategy is reduced and reports may not be accurate. Firms need the right models, flexible systems and access to up-to-date data on an ongoing basis. This new white paper from SunGard ...

Toward Best Settlement: Improving Post-Trade Efficiency [ Source: Advent Software ]
December 2009- While much has been made of the fragmentation of liquidity and trade execution venues, little has been said about the fragmentation of the post-trade environment -— a large and overlooked opportunity for efficiency improvement. With trading technology evolving to address execution challenges, it is time to look at the entire trade lifecycle with the goal of increasing efficiency and reducing operational risk in trade settlement. This document discusses the issue, identifies opportunities for improvement and ...

Evaluating Opportunities to Streamline Account Opening [ Source: Arius Software ]
September 2009- The recent recession and market volatility is pressuring financial services firms to improve operating processes and reduce costs. The rapid market surge and potential recovery has served a reminder that operational processes must be scalable and ready to take advantage of every opportunity. Many firms are scrutinizing their account opening process since client on-boarding is expensive, labor intensive, and error prone. As a result, improving account opening has become a high priority project with many ...

Extended Enterprise Data Managment [ Source: SimCorp ]
March 2009- Many buy-side asset management organizations have chosen an operating mode1 based on outsourcing. To support their operating model they often have an enterprise architecture which is based on feeds of core data from one or more third party administrators (TPA’s) to a range of best of breed systems. Recent events in the financial markets have highlighted the weakness with this architecture since it often lacks the ability to deliver enough transparency. Today’s market ...