White Paper Index

Global Investing: Considerations for Building an End-to-End Solution

Posted: February 1, 2012

As the capital markets continue to expand beyond the U.S., brokerage firms and their clients are seeking greater global access and the ability to trade international instruments directly. However, developing a global investing solution calls for an investment of capital, talent and time. Even large, successful organizations often lack the expertise, local market knowledge, tools and people they need to go to market. Learn how firms can enable global investing for their clients.

Evaluating Broker Effectiveness for Performance: “Vote Early and Often”

Posted: January 27, 2012

Today’s traditional asset managers and hedge funds find themselves increasingly beset by demands to monitor and measure their activity, to which they must respond. MIK’s commission and broker suite of applications works a firm’s data not only to meet regulatory requirements but to help managers in the entire range of relationships with brokers as a whole and with each individual broker they select. It makes the relationship between firms and their brokers equal and provides a means to engage brokers based on analysis.

Accelerate core system and application transformation

Posted: October 21, 2011

In the rapidly evolving market for financial services and products, addressing key business, regulatory and technological challenges requires a robust IT infrastructure and an effective transformation of your core systems and applications. This White Paper provides a solution to accelerate your transformation effort through four entry points within your core systems, which can help reduce risks and accelerate time to market.

New IRS Cost Basis Reporting Proposed Regulations: Analysis of the Details & the Impact on Brokers and Transfer Agents

Posted: March 3, 2010

Analyzing the IRS cost basis reporting regulations Critical updates for brokers & custodians on the new proposed regulations, an insightful must-read whitepaper authored by cost basis reporting law subject matter expert, Stevie D. Conlon, Tax Director & Counsel, Securities Tax Solutions – including GainsKeeper, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. Learn more about the cost basis reporting law at www.costbasisreporting.com.

The Complexity of Cost Basis Reporting

Posted: February 4, 2010

New legislations can be complex and therefore confusing. This white paper highlights how the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act has impacted the way we have to look at cost basis reporting. We’ll take a look at BETA Systems, a back office brokerage processing system, is preparing for the issues that arise with the passing of such acts. Taking the appropriate business and technology steps now can help you greatly in the future.