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case study 13.09.2012
Research Analysis Support System for a Leading Russian Bank Summary Develop a comprehensive, intelligent database to support the bank’s research department in market data analysis and the publications workflow.
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Client: One of the top three largest banks in Russia Business Area: Market analytics and research Asset Classes: Equities, Fixed income, Indices Technology Set: .NET 3.5: ASP.NET, WCF WWF, SMTP, AJAX, XSLT/XML, MS SQL Server 2005 Integration: SOAP 1.2, SMTP Pooling, SOA over WCF, Message Queuing User Profile: Research Analysts, Compliance, Editors, Desktop Publisher Geography: Moscow, London Relationships Status: Ongoing, Fixed Price Services Provided: Full cycle: Business analysis, Development, QA/Testing, Maintenance Team Size: 12+ Duration: 2+ years development and ongoing enhancements
Business Challenge In 2008, the bank began an initiative to build an in-house market research and analysis team. To support the new department, a solution was needed for: uu A comprehensive database of equities, bonds, currencies, indices, company financial indicators and more uu Automated import of market data from the MICEX and RTS exchanges and the Bloomberg agency uu Automated distribution of calculated market analysis data and reports to research analysts and other company subscribers via email, as well as online, on-demand reporting
Luxoft Delivered Solution Luxoft delivered the initial system on time and within the budget and new capabilities continue to be added as requested by the bank. Luxoft’s market research database (RDB) was designed and populated with 10 years of historical market data and is automatically updated daily with current market information from financial information providers and stock exchanges. A wide range of standard ratios and parameters (i.e., yields, durations, spreads, yield curves, P/E, ROE, and MCAP) are calculated with configurable models and algorithms. More than 40 types of market data analysis reports are compiled in both Russian and English, with automatic distribution to company subscribers. Key business functions include market data management, data analysis, client or subscriber management, publication workflow governance, distribution management, and importing market data.
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CLIENT MANAGEMENT
Figure 1: Research database functional framework
AUTOMATIC DISTRIBUTION
RDB LOAD BALANCING/ FAILOVER 24X7 AVAILABILITY
CRM INTEGRATION SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT
MARKET DATA MANAGEMENT
NEWS,EVENTS
DATA ANALYSIS
FEEDS
PUBLICATION WORKFLOW
EXCEL-INTEGRATED DATA EXPORT
REUTERS (PROJECTED)
LIGHT-WEIGHT CUSTOM SOLUTION
TARGET PRICES, COMPANY FORECAUST VERSIONS
CUSTOMIZABLE FORMULAS, ALGORITMS AND FORMATING
MICEX
SECURITY AND USER ROLES
COMPANY FINANCIAL INDICATORS
MS OFFICE 2007 INTEGRATED
INDICES, CURRENCY PAIRS
DOCUMENT VERSION CONTROL SUPPORT
EQUITIES, BONDS
FIXED INCOME REPORTS AND BOND CALCULATION
RTS BLOOMBERG
EQUITY AND COMPANY REPORTS
COMPILANCE INTEGRATION
Future functionality will include improvements in publication workflow, document authoring, on-demand publications from ready-to-use calculated data blocks, additional analysis parameters in the Fixed Income analysis block, and development of an Internet Research Portal. Luxoft’s solution uses an n-tiered, layered architecture for maximum stability and flexibility. Functional capabilities are supported by four main components: email distribution, document storing, publication workflow, and market data imports. ANALYST / ADMIN INTERNET EXPLORER
Figure 2: Research database solution architecture
MAIL SERVER
REPORT FILES
WINDOWS 2003 SERVER +IIS + .NET RUNTIME
ASP Web UI
EMAILER
FEEDS
EXCEL EXPORT
FEED FILES DOMAIN MODEL
SERVICES
INTERNET
DOCUMENT STORING COMPONENT (Custom WebDAV PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION FOR STORING REPORT FILES IN DATABASE)
COMPONENT “WORKFLOW” NHibernate DAL
WINDOWS WORKFLOW FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES
ANALYST / ADMIN INTERNET EXPLORER MS SQL SERVER 2005
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Emailer Component This component is dedicated to meeting the email distribution requirements. It is designed to interact with multiple SMTP mail servers for failover purposes and can be dynamically configured. It also includes notifications for system health other types of alerts. Document Storing Component Documents in the system are stored in database. Access to documents provided via custom implementation of WebDAV protocol. Publication Workflow Component The publication workflow component governs the distribution of the research department’s analytical report documents to subscribers. The workflow uses the Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF) technology to schedule and execute publication activities and to manage the external data exchange. Market Data Import Component (Feeds) This component is responsible for parsing, transforming and uploading market data feeds into the database. The data feed import process is optimized with centralized error handling, detailed logging, and load balancing routines.
Benefits With Luxoft’s technical expertise and advanced business domain knowledge, the bank realized the following benefits: uu Improved the quality of the analysis and interpretation of market data, facilitating better strategic and tactical decision-making uu Reduced risks with improved governance of best-practice compliance and improved data quality uu Added benchmark capabilities with 10 years of market history uu Increased productivity with automated distribution services
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About luxoft
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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