Securities Finance Professionals

Today’s hedge funds, broker-dealers, prime brokers, custodian banks and agent lenders need to trade, process, manage and settle high volumes of borrows, loans and repos in a global environment while achieving cost savings through automation and straight-through processing.

SunGard provides trusted and scalable solutions to the global securities finance industry.  Our software and services help provide complete lifecycle support of securities borrowing, lending and repo in both domestic and international markets.

Our solutions provide front-office trading, position and order management, accounting, processing and settlement with clearing houses and depositories.  Our multi-currency processing for international securities borrowing and lending supports all aspects of securities finance for both brokerages and lenders.  Our extensive and networked user community enables our customers to enjoy straight-through processing benefits of contract comparison, collateral maintenance (mark-to-market), reconciliation, and regulatory compliance.

SunGard also provides an Agency Lending Disclosure of Principal communications hub and management service, designed to meet and exceed industry guidelines for enabling borrowers to approve the principal lenders used through agency lenders.

Featured Solutions

Global One – real-time multi-currency system for international securities lending

Loanet – centralized, real-time application for automated borrowing and lending of securities

Martini – global trading platform enabling banks and hedge funds to manage trading in repo and equity finance

Astec Analytics - securities finance information and analysis

SunGard's Leadership Position In This Area

  • 70 financial institutions and more than 2,900 users use SunGard's Global One securities financing solution
  • More than 125 financial institutions with more than 2,400 users use SunGard's Loanet securities financing solution
  • $9 trillion in securities financing is managed on SunGard's Loanet, Global One and Martini securities financing solutions
  • THe top 10 prime brokers by total client assets as ranked by Lipper HedgeWorld use SunGard's securities financing solutions
  • All of the global prime brokers designated as Best in Class in the Global Custodian 2007 Prime Brokerage Survey use SunGard's securities financing solutions