### Our Solutions for Asset Managers

# Enhance fund performance by minimizing drag from margin and collateral costs

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### Unlock the power of margin and collateral analytics to reduce costs at all stages of the trade lifecycle.

#### Clearing Broker Reconciliation
Independently verify broker initial margin (IM) amounts to challenge discrepancies and improve accuracy.

#### Margin Efficiency & Optimization
Reduce margin usage whilst maintaining your fund’s risk profile across positions and strategies.

#### Margin Drivers & Attribution
Pinpoint positions and factors driving daily margin and the reasons for day to day changes.

#### Pre-trade Margin Analysis
Real-time understanding of the margin and cost generated by each new trade before trade execution.

#### Collateral Optimization
Access the cheapest collateral for margin calls using algorithmic optimization to reduce post-trade costs.

#### Stress Testing & Forecasting
Robust stress-testing and forecasting capabilities to understand margin obligations and future liquidity needs.

#### UMR Compliance
Reduce regulatory risk and meet regulatory **initial margin calculation** obligations.

#### Minimize portfolio drag
### Reduce margin costs at all stages of the trade lifecycle.
### Identify optimal trading routes with pre-trade margin analytics and reduce margin with post-trade margin optimization.

#### Maximize returns on assets
### Boost fund returns with algorithmic collateral optimization.
### Identify cost-effective collateral positions while reserving premium assets for generating alpha.

# Avoid the hazards of guessing
#### Get a clear view of how margin and collateral costs impact your fund performance before trade execution.

#### Manage fund liquidity
### Validate current and forecast future margin requirements.
### Stress test collateral assets and derivative positions to model future liquidity.

#### Regulatory compliance
### Reduce regulatory risk and avoid expensive threshold breaches.
### Calculate industry-standard AANA, SIMM, and GRID results for UMR compliance.

## “As we execute our Funding and Collateral vision, we will look to take advantage of Cassini’s front-to-back margin and collateral analytics. From pre-trade to end-of-day modules, margin drivers to collateral optimisation – Cassini’s analytics give our company more oversight of our pre-trade decision making and portfolio management.”

Director for Derivatives,
Head of Collateral
& Funding Strategy
Global Asset Manager

### How asset managers used margin forecasting and stress testing to manage collateral and liquidity risk during the mini-crisis in the UK Bond Markets.

#### Collateral Optimization: Take Control of Your Trading Costs – From Pre-Trade to Post-Trade
Lottie Griffiths

#### Maximizing returns while minimizing risk: the buy side’s path to collateral optimization
Thomas Griffiths

#### Market movements: No margin for error
Thomas Griffiths

#### Collateral Resiliency: 3 Ways Pre-trade Analytics Can Address Risks for the Buy Side
Liam Huxley

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