But meanwhile they must also conform to the general increase in regulatory controls, with its accompanying demands for compliance and transparency. The trading environment is in a constant state of flux, with greater volumes and greater demands on systems leading to a marked spiralling up of complexity.

 

The present low penetration of full STP is a reflection of the intricacy involved. Collateral management is undertaken by systems which have to perform a complicated portfolio of tasks to extraordinarily fine tolerances, and yet offer solutions which enable bankers and brokers to centralise and streamline their involvement with minimal manual intervention.

 

Download the White Paper "Beyond The Crunch" (right) to access Rule's Collateral Management Maturity Model, This allows banks to develop an individual heat map, which can be benchmarked against other industry participants, and identify areas of excellence and deficiency, with implications and recommendations for next steps.

 

Rule Financial has also developed Total Tri-Party, a new product that gives collateral managers the complete global picture of their risk exposure through the tri-party agents.

 

To read about Rule Financial's Securities Finance knowledge centre, click here. 

 

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