A Los Angeles based Hedge Fund manager was manually posting Spot FX transactions into their accounting system for restricted currencies.  Because Spot transactions in restricted countries are executed by the prime brokers, managers are relying on the bank data to update their accounting system.  Our Electra Reconciliation tool was able to fully automate their posting of the Spot Transactions. Based on the import specifications of the client’s accounting system, we built a custom extract. The exported report captured both legs of the Spot transaction and automatically routed them to the accounting system.

(Gabriel Khanan, Director of Consulting Services)

Recently, Electra added a new feature to the data dashboard which adds an auto-refresh to your complete view of file delivery. For Data customers, this dashboard gives you a single place to see the status of all your file deliveries. One very nice feature of Electra Data is that it supports continuous file delivery through the day. Unlike other providers which give you only a single shot at the data at some predetermined instant in the day, Electra supports files coming in at any time and follows up on them for you as part of the service. The dashboard gives you an easy way to see the status of you data all day long.

(Scott Rhodes, Chief Operating Officer)

An Electra Billing client called our support team today, concerned about the effect of the extra day in the 2106 leap year on the proration of fees. We were able to ease their concern by directing them to the Period Proration setting.  Period Proration controls how Electra Billing prorates fees to the correct fee due for the particular billing period.  Our Actual/Actual setting will always use the ‘actual’ number of days in a year thus always accounting for Leap years when they occur.  This selection provides the most accurate fee calculation while at the same time ensuring the dynamic nature of leap years is accounted for.

(Doug Fritz, Product Manager — Electra Billing)

Starting a new year provides a great opportunity for reflection. Here at Electra Information Systems, we are happy to report that 2015 provided a record-breaking year for us, with an increasing number of financial institutions relying on us and our products to make sure that their operations run smoothly.

Since its inception in 1998, Electra has been guided by a single, client-driven principle – efficient processing is critical to success. As the market continued to increase in complexity in 2015, demand for automated post-trade operation and robust data management solutions quickly rose, increasing Electra’s client base by 20%. While all of Electra’s solutions contributed to its growth in 2015, particular strength was evident in Electra’s reconciliation solutions and subscriptions to its extensive data network. The platforms that Electra provides are vital in the financial services industry with investors, fund administrators, custodians, insurance firms and other buy-side clients using these products to their advantage.