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 ....
International Financial Reporting
[ Source: Advent Software ]
April 2009-
This document is intended to introduce hedge funds and hedge fund service providers to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and to help them understand major differences between them and U.S. GAAP. The information here will also educate them on potential impacts to their organization when adopting the international standard, including considerations for accounting systems. Finally, the document will educate firms about Advent�s portfolio accounting system, Geneva,� and ....
Derivatives Portfolio Reconciliation: Deliver transparency, efficiency, and lower risk with industry standards and MarkLogic Server
[ Source: Mark Logic Corporation ]
January 2008-
This paper describes an approach for the storage, processing, and analysis of derivatives trades. An XML content platform that leverages derivatives trading information encoded in XML format, such as the FpML schema, can benefit investment banks in the following ways:
- Visibility for all positions across all trading systems
- Transparency for counterparties, auditors, and fund administrators
- Reducing the time for trade confirmations and full documentation completion, thus lowering risk ....
The Enterprise Spreadsheet: Pushing Toward Transparency
[ Source: Microsoft ]
February 2009-
In the midst of the current market turmoil, there are initial signs that institutions will need to adapt to the following trends: transparency, risk management and diffusion. Transparency will come in the form of additional reporting requirements. Improvement to risk management will lead to a better understanding of market risk and operational controls; a popular mantra will be updated to read: “Know your client, know your counterparty better.” Despite the wave of consolidation and ....
Orc Futures Spreading Webinar
[ Source: Orc Software ]
February 2009-
Futures spreading requires speed and sophistication. As more and more firms seek to identify and trade on short-lived opportunities, trading firms are looking for technologies that help them gain an edge. Orc Algorithmic Trading is helping these firms to get that edge.
This half-hour web session shows how firms are using Orc's algorithmic trading engine for high frequency, ultra low latency futures spreading.
Structured Products Gain Traction in Eastern Europe
[ Source: Orc Software ]
December 2008-
Eastern European financial markets are increasingly looking beyond equities and other “plain vanilla” investment products. As markets mature, a move to more sophisticated investment products follows naturally. The current economic unrest has accelerated this trend. Trading in warrants, certificates and other structured products is now growing rapidly across Continental and Eastern Europe. From this follows an increasing need for technology to support “financial engineering.”
Structured Products in Wealth Management
[ Source: Tata Consultancy Services ]
October 2008-
This paper stresses the importance of having Structured Products as an asset class in the portfolio, or having it as a standalone product for the clients and the pros and cons of offering a structured product, for an Investment Bank or Asset Management Company. The paper also discusses the key factors that would affect the investment banks, their target customers, challenges investment banks face, their growth opportunities and strategies.Finally, this paper discusses ....