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Energy and Commodities

Pursuing Advantage in Energy and Commodities Markets:
Integrated data informs better trading decisions

What better data can mean for your organization:

Your role:	Your data management challenge:	How Asset Control can help:
Head of Trading	Rapid access to new data sources Liberation of time to focus on product development Future-proof architecture that adapts to growth Business-friendly data control Valuing complex instruments Fulfill security master data needs	Easy adaptors for all financial data sources Simple, single-screen access to multiple data sources Modular architecture that can scale rapidly Accepts changes without requiring new coding or developer input Sophisticated models for pricing underlying securities Integration of issuers, corporate action, issue and deal data
Chief Technology Officer (AKA, Chief Information Officer)	All-in-one, turnkey approach to managing data Accommodation for custom analytics, front ends Instant updates for data sources Mastery of large - and growing - data volumes Standard tech platforms Reliability, confidence, trust	Complete solution scaled to your needs Open platform available for customization Source updates distributed automatically; services vendor feeds for you Controls data from all asset classes at any volume Fits Unix/Oracle or Microsoft tools From a service-oriented provider with a 95% client retention
Chief Operating Officer	Control operating costs Improve scalability Direct resources toward value-added alpha generation Complete audit and data provenance insight Reduce missetlements	Complete front, middle and back office functions Allows you to add sources, functions as needed Frees IT staff from integration projects so they can focus on applications Superior reporting, tracking and data histories Unambiguous identification of instruments and issuers
Head of Risk/Prices and Curves	Commodities data that can handle different structures and products Pricing of illiquid instruments Obtain leverage over multiple data sources	Flexible data models for creating forward curves and volatility surfaces Complete transparency of sources, analyses Integrates multiple sources to facilitate OTC derivatives pricing, cross-comparisons and detection of price anomalies

Growing commodities activity creates greater need for accurate data

Energy and commodities markets have emerged from the backwaters of investing toward the forefront of global trading activity. today, commodities are accepted as a normal asset class that complements traditional securities and other portfolios. Trading volumes have soared and privatization has opened previously inaccessible energy markets.

While all participants require accurate, actionable data, each plays a different role with specific data requirements:

Energy producers and suppliers
Oil, gas and power companies need accurate pricing data for accurate portfolio valuation, risk management and to make more informed decisions when it comes to hedging against price fluctuations and to project capital investment needs in line with market demands. Producers, in particular, rely on quality internal source data to create in-depth price curves based on historical data. Energy users, such as utilities, need clean data to anticipate power demands across service regions and peak hours.

Mainstream investors
Banks and investment funds continue to integrate energy and their commodities into their portfolios. They need to integrate trading data from multiple sources such as futures exchanges and brokers into a precise and timely picture of asset valuation.

Commodities investors
As commodities come under regulation in line with securities markets, traders need data transparency to underpin valuations and demonstrate compliance. Further, traders need sophisticated tools for making proxy calculations for illiquid instruments, based on comparable deals, benchmark commodities and indices or timlines.

Asset Control: An authentic financial services approach to data

Asset Control is data management with a difference: since our founding in 1991, we have focused exclusively on the data needs of financial institutions. Today, Asset Control has the privilege of serving the largest installed base of data solutions among financial institutions worldwide.

Our deep international experience and expertise allows us to create solutions that meet the challenges of the most data-intensive traders. Our products allow you to:

Think big by thinking small: Many solutions providers demand a labor and resource intensive investment up front. Asset Control tools are deliberately modular – you can begin by tackling the data piece most important to you. As your portfolios and data needs grow, your data structure can grow with it.

Add new sources on the fly: Asset Control integrates all data streams into one consistent format under your command. Need a new source? No problem. Our adaptors will have you up and running immediately.

Make changes without pain: As you set up new instruments or structures, you may need new data fields and identifiers. Asset Control allows your business analysts to make the adjustments you need without new coding or the services of a database developer.

Get updates fast: Asset Control continually monitors source changes and delivers updates to your team automatically – no disruptions, no hassles.

Ensure transparency: It’s not just the regulators – your savvy investors insist on clarity. Asset Control solutions maintain an audit trail that exposes all trade and transaction data and link all derived information back to the ultimate sources.

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Energy and Commodities

Pursuing Advantage in Energy and Commodities Markets: Integrated data informs better trading decisions

What better data can mean for your organization:

Growing commodities activity creates greater need for accurate data

Energy producers and suppliers

Mainstream investors

Commodities investors

Asset Control: An authentic financial services approach to data

Client
Case Studies

Pursuing Advantage in Energy and Commodities Markets:
Integrated data informs better trading decisions