Technology offered to increase transparency for valuations

Published July 23, 2009 in Hedge Funds Review

Interdealer broker ICAP and Fincad, a global provider of financial analytics, have launched FairValue Insight to address the growing need for increased transparency and independent valuations allowing better liquidity, counterparty and operational risk management.

Fair Value Insight is a secure web-based derivatives valuation solution built on Fincad's industry standard analytics and ICAP's market data. The solution enables corporate treasuries, banks, asset management companies and other financial and non-financial institutions to meet risk management, independent valuation and regulatory compliance needs. It provides valuations for interest rate, foreign exchange, commodities, over the counter (OTC) derivatives and debt securities.

The system, integrated with ICAP market data, provides best practices valuation processes through automated reporting capabilities. This allows users to leverage a consistent valuation process with reports automatically delivered by email as frequently as needed.

Portfolio-level valuations enable users to stay current with positions.