Our subject matter experts understand your reporting challenges. Whether the focus is on a current regulatory change or a current process that can be simplified, Confluence whitepapers are written with the intent to provide information that fund administrators can use to do their jobs.
In the wake of uncertainty and evolving market dynamics resulting from the credit crisis, this paper takes a look at the multiple reasons why data consolidation and automation continue to top the list of initiatives for strategic risk control, cost reduction and scalability in the back office.
Because selecting a technology partner is a major strategic economic buying decision, this paper offers practical advice to fund administrators as they conduct their search for a financial reporting solution. Choosing the right partner will position your organization for long-term opportunity and growth – but the wrong decision can have the opposite impact, jeopardizing your business, client relationships and employee morale. This paper outlines eight key points to consider when making a decision to license software.
A growing body of regulations governing investment portfolio management has expanded both the scope and frequency of portfolio compliance testing. This paper is intended to provide fund administrators with guidelines for implementing an effective post-trade compliance program that will meet the increased demand for more frequent testing, scalability and control.
Reporting Fair Market Value provides managed investment administrators with an overview of the Financial Accounting Standard Statement 157 (FAS 157), its impact across their organization, and the specific implications to them.
Specifically, the whitepaper focuses on the following.
For more than a decade, new technologies have been introduced into the securities industry allowing fund managers to improve their mission-critical operations as well as their routine housekeeping functions. But the practice of managing a fund’s internal operating expenses remains rooted in last-century methodologies. As investors clamor for more efficiently-run funds, automation and process control become increasingly vital to fund administrators. By automating the expense management process, fund companies can reap the benefits of cost savings, controlled expenses and accurate data, virtually eliminating the risks associated with a fund’s failure to effectively manage these essential activities.
The purpose of this whitepaper is twofold: to help mutual fund professionals understand the significance of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s XBRL filing initiatives, and to present the various filing options available in voluntary XBRL programs. It provides a non-technical explanation of XBRL, explores the evolving impact of XBRL on the mutual fund community, and evaluates the merits of four approaches to XBRL filing—from manual to fully automated.