Securities Operations and Settlement

Comprehensive and efficient post-trade processing

The world of investment is one of rapid change. New instruments, regulations and transparency requirements appear so fast that securities settlement processes are often in danger of being left behind with inefficiency and increased risk when it comes to post-trade processing. To meet this challenge, SimCorp Dimension offers streamlined workflows and automated maintenance for all securities positions, no matter how complex they might be.

With all business functions operating around the same core database, SimCorp Dimension creates the ideal platform for achieving greater efficiency and risk reduction, as well as allowing an inherent front-to-back transaction history for accurate and reliable reporting and transparency.

Automated workflows and optimised operations management

Some of the most significant challenges within the back office involve processing improvements that can reduce costs and manage risk with regard to daily operations, markets and counterparties.

To cater for these needs, SimCorp Dimension offers automated workflows, based on user-defined rules that not only minimise the risk of error but also enable the user to maintain control, and focus on exception handling and core business functions. SimCorp Dimension also reduces the need for complicated interfaces with external systems and spreadsheets for the handling of reconciliations, corporate actions, collateral management and matching, which minimises maintenance costs and operational risk originating from data transfer and manual controls.

Matching functionality provides early confirmations

To ensure that investment strategies are executed based on the correct data, trades with counterparties, reconciliation of holdings, transactions and portfolio calculations must be confirmed with the custodian as quickly as possible. For that purpose, the matching functionality integrated within SimCorp Dimension ensures greater efficiency in daily operations, not only by minimising manual work, but also by significantly reducing market risk thanks to early confirmations. The automation of trade confirmations and the high Straight-Through-Processing rate of instructions to the custodian allow users to be ahead of the game.

SimCorp Dimension therefore provides the professional investment manager with the transparency necessary to avoid missed opportunities and the costs associated therewith, as well as meeting the demand for reduced risk exposure within corporate actions management, collateral management and securities lending.