Arpson expands its offer with the automation of collateral management

Paris, October 4, 2011 – Arpson, financial software solution publisher, announces the availability of a collateral management module in its offer Arpson N2 – N3.

Known for the quality of its functional cover, Arpson N2 – N3 is a software solution offering to banks, asset managers and treasurers one of the most powerful systems in its sector for the management of market, cash and asset deals. With this new module, Arpson allows contractors to set up collateral agreements and improve their operational efficiency by optimizing the collateral management, from identification to recognition within the system.

The contractor can define the collateral agreement in the system by identifying the agreement (CSA), the third part and assigning automatically the conventions to market deals, according to the rules defined. he can also set the conditions for remuneration of the guarantee indicating the level of original deposit, the interest scales, the frequency of calculation and type of rate used.

Following the same logic, the contractor shall define the conditions of margin calls in the system, identifies:

  • Valuation adopted (calculated valuation, adopted, counterpart, medium)
  • Acceptable variatons, specific margins
  • Conditional thresholds to start
  • Franchise
  • Frequency calculations, automatically or on demand

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Discover the Front-to-Back solution Arpson N3 new version

Paris, October 3, 2011 - For autumn, teams Arpson are pleased to present the new version of its integrated Front-to-back solution dedicated to the market, cash and asset deals management: Arpson N3

More than a conventional versioning, the solution integrates the latest technology, ergonomic and business improvements, while remaining within the continuity of more than 15 years of product evolution.

Functional improvements and novelties

N3 version manages a broader instruments scope and business functions extended. Find, among others:

  • A full validation workflow for referential datas: creating an input according to profile, validation before provision, principle of “four eyes” for validation, etc.
  • Commodities extended management (oil, gas, aluminum, etc.), From their recording to their accountancy, in the module “Commodities”,
  • The new module “Budgets” (Forcasted, Revised, Realised) to manage the relationship between the budget forecasts and their hedging,
  • Developments for module “Collateral Management”: agreement, deposit pay conditions, margin calls calculation and multi-currency management,
  • Etc.

Click here to consult all the instruments, Front-Office, Middle-Office, Back-Office, Cash Management and Technical modules available for Arpson N3 application.
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Generate an ancillary accounting able to supply all general accounting’s tools

Paris, Mars 2011 – Designed for banks, asset managers and treasurers, the Arpson’s Front-to-Back platform covers the main areas of management: Front-Office, Risk, Cash, Regulations, Back-Office and accounting.

On this last point, the system offers, for years, a wide range of possibilities since it has an integrated accounting entries generator to translate all the events linked to the deal – confirmation’s flow, maturities, accruals, re-valuation, clearing – in debit / credit movements maintained in an ancillary accounting database.

In addition to producing all the necessary calculations, the system relies on its core strengths:

  • Customizing the input and reference datas for storing the elements controlling accounting, such as general ledger accounts, management intentions, etc.
  • Setting of multiple criteria rules based on standard and / or customized elements,
  • Installation of generator (s) to adapt the accounting rules as necessary,
  • Customizing the workflow allowing to adapt to the current procedures.

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Breakfast proceedings “Data flows and OLE DB-XML connectors” at Arpson 07/12/2011

Theme:
Overview of management functionalities and data flow connectors OLE DB-XML.

Presenters:
On the occasion of a customer breakfast held Tuesday, July 12, two Arpson project managers shared their “business” expertise on the use and implementation of these modules.

Breakfast proceedings:
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Migration to production on the N3 platform of a leading private equity actor

Paris, February 22, 2011 – Arpson is pleased to announce the entrance into production on the N3 platform of a major actor in private equity. The client was looking for a tool to valuate its foreign exchange and benchmark their valuers. After consultation with the main publishers, they chose the solution Arpson N3. Started in November 2010, the project took place in the best conditions. After three months of implementation, the client validates the migration to production of the platform and decided to use the valuations calculated by Arpson for its accounting. Following this service, the customer is considering extending the use of Arpson system.

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Sofiprotéol chooses Arpson solution for managing its market trades and controlling its risks

Paris, January 31th, 2011 –   Arpson, main French actor of the integrated financial solutions market, is pleased to count Sofiprotéol, major national agri-food group, as a user of its solution to manage its financial activity and to control its risks on the forex and the rate trades.

Sofiprotéol wanted a tool able to centralize all information related to market trades. This solution would also perform the Marked to Market and Value at Risk calculations, the reliability and automation of the bookkeeping entries production and finally allow the easy production of standard and specific reporting.

After meeting the main key market players, Sofiprotéol chooses Arpson system, considering it is best suited to reach the project goals.
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Arpson wishes you a Happy New Year 2011

Happy New Year 2011