Appendium® Portfolio is a real-time technology platform providing an unrivalled depth of functionality across all aspects of securities financing and collateral management.
With years of experience both, trading and managing financial transactions and delivering software solutions, Appendium Ltd is a pioneer in the field of securities financing and collateral management technology.
Appendium Portfolio consists of a number of modules to meet specific business needs and has been developed to open standards using scalable enterprise architecture and can be deployed in a variety of operating environments to ensure maximum effectiveness and return on investment. The use of enterprise technology including an enterprise service bus, message-driven interfaces, integrated data mapping and reconciliation means Appendium can be easily integrated and adapted to changing business requirements and operating models.
Inventory Management
Appendium’s extensive interfacing capabilities allow position data to be sourced in real-time from multiple systems spread across multiple legal entities to provide global position keeping and inventory management functionality. Highly flexible queries, real-time dashboards and rule-based financing actions means that inventory can be managed across multiple legal entities, beneficial owners, trading books, strategies and clearing accounts. Our integrated model allows securities financing and collateral allocation activities to be incorporated into the inventory management process to ensure optimal portfolio financing.
Collateral Management
Recent market events, have shown that real-time analysis of credit exposure and maintenance of collateral are key to mitigating credit risk. Appendium’s extensive range of cross-product collateral management functionality facilitates proactive decision making and automated margin call processing. Furthermore, because collateral management is integrated into firm-wide securities financing activities, Appendium ensures optimal collateral allocation and utilization of credit lines across business units. Credit and collateral limits can be defined by legal entity, agreement type, and counterparty; and event based limit monitoring and alert generation provide real-time enforcement and notification.
Securities Financing Transaction Management
Appendium combines a wide range of trading and operational features to deliver a highly automated and sophisticated securities financing solution. All types of securities and cash driven securities borrowing/lending and repo transactions are supported; including cash, noncash, pooled cash collateral, agency and principal, benchmarked rates, open and term maturities, and all-in pricing. Real-time interfaces with settlement systems, along with integrated billings management and automated mark-to-markets and rate resets, provide an unparalleled level of straight-through-processing and scalability. Integrated collateral and recalls management, combined with a unique counterparty default management mechanism, means that exposures can be monitored in real-time and necessary actions taken without delay.
