There are two main options for reporting:
To fulfill their regulatory needs, these institutions ask asset managers for comprehensive reports on their investment portfolios. These reports, called "Institutional Investors Reporting," need to be standardized and delivered promptly.
European financial institutions rely on detailed reporting from asset managers to comply with evolving supervisory laws regarding fund investments. Asset managers are often opting to outsource this task to external providers due to its complexity and to maintain focus on their core business activities.
Regulatory watch:
In-depth knowledge of European and local regulationsto calculate capital requirements considering the full range of risk exposures held by institutions through investments in fund positions. Leverage on our regulatory watch department to benefit from calculation and report always compliant with the latest regulatory evolutions.
Risk Calculation and Report Automation:
Calculation layer with robust and specific calculator engines compliant with the European & local regulations. Fully automated and auditable calculation and reporting process ensuring timely distribution of your regulatory reports in the required layout/formats. The human workforce only focuses on high value-added tasks (methodological updates, validation and controls).
Managed Services:
Finalyse applies the "4-eye" principle. Each automated report is reviewed by a senior team member. This control ensures that the report is consistent, in data sources and methodology. Our support includes answering any specific question from institutional investors regarding their templates, answering questions from auditors or NCAs and first line investigations in case of rejection by supervisor.
A dedicated calculation tool that computes Standardized Approach RWA on an entire portfolio for various configurations (CRR2, D424 (Basel IV), CRR3) with credit-risk mitigant allocation.
For CIUs, the tool calculates risk weighted assets amounts at fund level using either the look- through approach or the mandate-based approach.
In the look through approach:
In the mandate-based approach:
Through his consultancy career, Thomas has developed a sharp expertise in financial products, data quality, processes and (regulatory) reporting. He has gained thorough experience in data modelling techniques and reporting tools when building Data Warehouse / Datamart projects & Reporting Framework for the Market Risk & ALM departments of several banking institutions. He developed a strong experience in BCBS 239 implementation projects, tackling data quality issues and putting in place data governance framework.
Marc-Louis Schmitz, Partner, is in charge of the operations and services development of Finalyse Valuation Services. He guides a team of dedicated experts who aim to master the pricing and valuation best practices as well as the related complex processes and systems.
Marc-Louis has recently steered the extension of our Valuation services to regulatory compliance topics. Before launching the valuation department, he developed in-depth expertise in Valuation and Risk models as a consultant.
Abishek Chopra is a seasoned Risk Management professional with over 12 years of experience in multiple areas of credit risk, especially on CRR and Basel guidelines. He has expertise in addressing complex regulatory topics such as credit risk mitigation for RWA optimization of different asset classes, Basel IV application of Whole Loan/Split Loan approaches for mortgages, SA-CCR and Securitization.
Frans is an actuary and Financial Risk Manager with international experience in the pensions and insurance sectors. He has been specialising in actuarial valuations (AXIS), financial and regulatory reporting (IAS19, US GAAP, IFRS2, IFRS17), regulatory reporting (IORP II, Solvency II, ICS, BMA), market risk management (ALM, SAA), climate change risk management and investment consulting.
Hugo is a Principal Consultant in Finalyse Brussels. He has a wide knowledge and expertise in financial products, valuation algorithms, reporting and regulatory issues. He combines in depth knowledge of banking financial risks and regulations with a wide understanding of the data, IT infrastructure and processes underneath. Hugo has been involved in multiple Risk and Regulatory Reporting implementation projects such as RWA calculation for credit risk, EAD calculation under SACCR, automation of internal reports for ALM and implementation of data governance to comply with BCBS239. Hugo is an experienced Agile project manager who stands-out for his dynamism, adaptability and interpersonal skills.