Capital Markets Advisors

Transformation from a Front to Back In-House Equity Brokerage Processing Platform to an Integrated Solution with Market Standard and Vendor Components for a Top Tier Global Brokerage Services Firm Client Profile: Global Brokerage Service Firm Global multi-asset brokerage services firm. Approximate daily trading volume of 300k to 400k trades. Situation and Objectives: Newly merged entity wanted to achieve a significant growth in their equity and prime brokerage businesses, add new… Read More »

Client Profile: Global Full-Service Bank. Undergone a significant merger activity in previous 24 months. Multiple business lines utilizing outsourced solutions for brokerage and settlement and clearing services. Manages more than $250 billion in client assets within Private Bank unit. Approximately 1.4m accounts with daily trading volume of 20k – 30k trades. A client base with primarily managed accounts and limited self-directed management. Situation and Objectives: Merger integration had left the… Read More »

Client Situation: Global Investment Bank was interested in migrating the handling of its cash securities products from a legacy risk management system to a new broader cash securities data store. CMA resources were hired as the overall PMO for the development of the data store, as well as specifically to perform a current state analysis for the legacy system, managed by the derivatives IT team. Approach: Worked with client to… Read More »

Client Situation: Global Investment Bank was experiencing deficiencies in its cash securities processing environment, including business growth not being supported by sufficient process reengineering or systems investment, complex processes resulting from regional silos and inadequate controls (more reconciliations and more breaks) due to volumes and product complexities. The objective of CSDS is to create a golden source of trades and position data for cash securities products used across front to… Read More »

Client Situation: Global Investment Bank was focused on building out a comprehensive wealth management platform to target their growing client base with the goal of: Enabling self-clearing and custody capabilities to address rapid growth, need for greater flexibility and more efficient processing to deliver superior client services. Aligning potential self-clearing operating model with overall strategic initiatives. Approach: CMA resources documented and evaluated potential approaches to grow the Private Bank’s operating… Read More »

CMA’s practice in Prime Brokerage leverages our experienced resources to deliver the best solutions for Broker-Dealers, Prime Brokers, Global Banks, Global Custodians, Asset Fund Managers, Hedge Funds and Pension Funds. The pressure on Prime Brokerage has intensified over the years and shows no signs of diminishing. Strategic decisions together with business and technology solutions cannot be made without considering Securities Finance, Risk Management and Compliance. There are many issues to… Read More »

CMA resources understand the factors that can contribute to success and you can benefit from our expertise and experience. Our resource teams use proven methods and tools, which will define a new target-operating model (TOM). The CMA approach starts with an understanding of the key business objectives, desired goals and the TOM at the appropriate level of detail. This ensures that technology initiatives are aligned to the business goals. Using… Read More »

CMA’s Enterprise Data Services Practice centers mainly on our expertise in managing reference data (client & product), corporate actions data, market data, and research data. With poor quality data potentially costing firms up to 20% of their revenues, focusing on enterprise data management can dramatically improve the success of those firms. In the current climate, the need for measuring the risk of bad data has become ever more pressing. A… Read More »

CMA resources have years of direct, front-line experience as well as a deep knowledge of the financial industry. This enables us to provide a global approach to client solutions with quick turn around. From strategy to operations, we are committed to helping our clients build their functional skills and boost performance for the long term. CMA Can Provide Our Clients With: Resources with extensive experience in Prime Brokerage Resources with… Read More »

The Wealth Management and Private Banking have been severely affected by the current turmoil in financial markets. Margins are under pressure due to depressed asset prices that reflect poorly on portfolio performance measurement. Clients are shifting money to safer but lower profit products like fixed income. Bankruptcies and liquidation of assets to cover other positions have reduced assets under management (AUM). Client attrition rates are high and the clients that… Read More »