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September 05, 2002 at 08:00 PM
NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)–Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage group plans to add another graphic representation of risk to its db RiskOffice software.
Called Risk Maps, the new software capability will provide information on overall portfolio risk exposure on a global basis. A manager will be able to edit the display of the chart to give ranges of exposures to certain regions, sectors, and positions. This is in addition to traffic lights, which show green, red or yellow giving investors an idea of how much exposure is in the portfolio.
The brainchild of Stephen G. Latham, director at Deutsche Bank Securities, global equity prime services, and his team, the new feature will be added to the software package in early 2003. The risk map feature allows for a quick daily snapshot of risk.
Also, as valuation prices continue to be scrutinized by the prime brokerage industry and regulators, Deutsche Bank prime services is looking at ways to continue to enhance the accuracy of the raw data, particularly on the valuation side. Deutsche Bank can flag a security where there is a 3% to 5% difference between an independently calculated price and the price supplied by other prime brokers or the fund’s administrator, said James Rowen, managing director, co-head equity prime services at Deutsche.
