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case study 13.09.2012
Foreign Exchange Clearing System Summary Create an automated process to monitor and report on the the collateral and margin risks in the prime services portfolio for a global investment bank.
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Client: A top ten global investment bank Business Area: Investment banking – prime services Asset Classes: FX, FX derivatives Technology Set: J2EE on DAP servers, Oracle database, .Net service, .Net UI, Flex Web GUI Integration: Internal trade data and collateral management systems User Profile: 20+ users Geography: Asia, UK, US Relationships Status: Ongoing ODC, T&M Services Provided: Business analysis, Development, QA/Testing, Production support Team Size: 7 team members Duration: 1+ year
Business Challenge As part of a strategic initiative to increase prime services revenue, the bank outlined the high-level business objectives for a clearing system to be used by the Prime Brokerage division and their clients. Each of the following objectives must meet both business and technology requirements for the management of the portfolio: uu Reduce risk and improve client offerings through a central clearing process that uses cross-product technologies uu Take advantage of cross-product margining methodologies to reduce costs and maximize margins uu Build on the central clearing operational model to monetize revenue generating opportunities and to improve client satisfaction with the alignment of business processes and technology
Luxoft Delivered Solution Luxoft developed and implemented a foreign exchange clearing system that met and exceeded the bank’s strategic objectives with the following high-level capabilities: uu Initial margin calculations uu Monitors the executing broker’s net open position (NOP) limits on cash positions uu Monitors the executing broker’s gross exposure and NOP limits on overthe-counter (OTC) and futures positions per currency or currency pair uu Generates breach alerts for margin calls uu Pre-defined reporting functionality that enables users to view, download and schedule risk, margin, profit and lost (P&L) and open position reports uu Custom reporting functionality that includes graphical data uu On-demand margin data functionality for pre-deal assessment
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uu A single portal for the bank’s clients to manage their portfolio: view open foreign exchange (FX) cash positions; perform allocations for FX cash, OTC, and listed currency derivatives uu A portal for the bank’s Prime Brokerage staff to maintain client data; monitor risk and margin per client, book, or business; view client margin and risk data for cash, OTC, and listed currency derivatives across accounts and currencies regardless of margin method used; view overall credit exposure to each counterparty bank; and manage collateral balances uu Integrates client data with the bank’s internal trade data and collateral management systems
Benefits Luxoft’s solution provided the bank’s prime brokerage services business with the following benefits: uu Reduce risk with consolidated exposure information and immediate access to client positions, margin and risk status uu Increase revenue with cross-product offerings that appeal to fullyinvested clients with limited capital resources uu Reduce operational costs and increase efficiency by consolidating client data management across a number of applications within the bank’s FX business uu Support the bank’s central clearing strategy by consolidating client offerings into a single portfolio management portal uu Increase performance and productivity by removing dependencies on other systems for margining and risk management in prime brokerage services
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Luxoft, a principal subsidiary of IBS Group, is a provider of advanced application and software engineering outsourcing services for global and regional enterprises. Luxoft builds partnerships with its clients, such as Boeing, IBM, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Harman, Avaya, Alstom, and Sabre, based on the culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and deep domain expertise. Luxoft offers international delivery capability through its network of state-of-the-art delivery centers in North America, Eastern Europe, and Asia. Luxoft`s customers benefit from the right mix of technology skills, industry knowledge, proprietary processes and methodologies, and a choice of engagement models. For more information about Luxoft, visit www.luxoft.com www.luxoft.com/financial-services/
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