Payments & Confirmations


Payment module (main features)

Automatic creation of payment messages (including EBA, ARTIS / TARGET)
Flexible selection for inquiry and / or transfer to Swift:
   Deal number
   From - to value dates
   Message type
   Currency, Correspondent bank, by counterparty
   Message status
Mandatory printing of "trial" report and on-line authorization before transfer
Comprehensive set of reports


Confirmations

SWIFT message format:
   MT300 Foreign exchange
   MT320 Deposit
   MT330 Call
   MT335 Call interest advice
   MT340 Future rate agreement
   MT341 Settlement of future rate agreement
Paper Format

Settlement


The system allows to settle in two processing modes:

Settlement by default, in which the deals are considered as settled by default at settlement date. If a counterpart fails to settle, the settlement reversal function is used.
Selective settlement, in which the deals are settled using an on-line function that allows the user to select individual deals or group of deals to be settled.


Securities settlement

The two levels of securities deals release approach enables the generation of settlement instructions to be retained until a later date. It is possible to specify an earliest settlement date, before this date, release for settlement is not possible. It is also possible to retain a deal manually to prevent one or both levels of release from occurring.

The system allows for up to ten partial settlements, each of which may involve securities, cash or both. The facility could be used to represent payment in three equal installments followed by delivery of securities. This example would be stored as four partial settlements.


Settlement main features

Allow for partial settlement (up to 99)
On-line recording and tracking of settlement events
Generation of settlement instructions in formats compatible with various data transmission services (SWIFT, paper, etc.)
Generation of confirmations
Automatic adjustment postings for discrepancies
Integration of the securities settlement into the payment module

Deals are automatically marked as completed if the amount settled equals the value of the deal to within a pre-set tolerance. This allows for rounding by the counterpart or other changes to the exact sum involved in a deal.


Securities free receipt & delivery related functions

These functions handle the input and the processing of:

Free receipt and delivery to / from a portfolio
Change of depository
Change of client allocation within a depository
Book value adjustment (in case of corporate actions)
Miscellaneous transactions

The corresponding positions and transactions update is executed according to the defined deal input mode.


Settlement reports

Daily transactions report
Daily posting journal
General Ledger summary
Currency summary
Stamp duty journal and summary
Deal confirmation (paper, telex)
Client advice's
"Simulated" counterpart confirmation for manual matching
Extensive set of settlement reports
Turnover and commission report per portfolio manager, client as well as per broker