QORT digest for the fourth quarter of 2021

11 january 2022

Q4, 2021

Dear users of ARQA Technologies software products, we offer to your attention the digest of the main features introduced in solutions based on the QORT software platform in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Improvements in QORT platform


Module of OTC trade reporting

  • An option was added to automatically send reports on OTC trades executed on non-working days.

Reporting to NSD Repository

  • Now the amount of assets can be specified in fractional numbers in REPO trades forwarded in standard and bulk reports.

Spot Market Risk Management

  • In the calculator of margin indicators, it is possible to exclude some subaccounts from the analytical account, which allows more flexible calculation of indicators.
  • The module provides an additional funds adequacy check for calculations for trades. When the check is activated for chosen subaccounts in the terminal menu or by schedule, the total amount of cash balances on physical accounts is reconciled with the amount of liabilities which are to be calculated on the current date. If the available cash balance in any of the currencies is not enough to calculate current liabilities in this currency, a margin call is generated and the information on this event is sent to a risk manager by email.

Module of integration with Cbonds Database

  • To optimize data upload, it is possible to deactivate import of data from Cbonds for redeemed assets.

Reconciliation

  • In case of unified cash position keeping for spot and derivatives markets during reconciliation with the ‘Trades report’ on the Moscow Exchange FX Market (CUX23) and ‘Clearing report’ (CCX03) of the Moscow Exchange, the system automatically determines the right subaccount to reconcile by the asset kind.
  • Due to changes (dated 25 October 2021) in the format of the SEM03 exchange report, the reconciliation with this report excludes reporting records for terminated REPO trades.


Automated back-office backQORT — Solution for Banks and Investment Companies


Reporting to NSD Repository

New Functionality

A new report of the СМ 093 form was added for NSD Repository which registers violations of settlement dates in a trade.

Сlient-client trades with both parties operating under an agency agreement are no longer displayed in the Summary report and report files are not generated for such trades in NSD. Previously, such trades were included in the report if they were executed on the basis of the General agreement.

Assets

New Functionality

There is support for a new type of unit investment funds – ‘ETF shares’ (available for ‘Shares’ and ‘Instruments of foreign mutual funds’ assets).

Instructions

New Functionality

Based on preset rules, it has become possible to set instruction parameters not for a day, as it used to be, but for a period of time.

There is a new ‘Deposit to or refund from property pool’ instruction subsort in non-trade instructions to transfer cash and securities.

PIT

New Functionality

If the available cash balance is not enough to write off the full sum of the calculated tax during calculation of PIT for a year, a correction can be generated without the execution date for a size of the tax part which could not be written off. On receipt of cash, it can be executed automatically. Such corrections are not used in PIT calculation until their execution.

SWIFT Messages

New Functionality

If there are tolerances when processing incoming SWIFT messages for a trade (MT 518, 544, 545, 546, 547, 599), they can be recalculated in the settlement currency by using euro cross-rates from the ECB. Previously, such tolerances were recalculated by cross-rates from the Bank of Russia.

When processing SWIFT messages (MT 544-547) for spot aggregates, if the volume in a message is less than the volume of the aggregate by Tolerance from the setting as a maximum, the aggregate trades will be executed in full. The missing difference will be taken into account during a special stage type (‘Payment’) in the trade of the greatest volume.

Commissions

New Functionality

The system can calculate not only commissions but also bonuses. In this case, a writing off operation is generated instead of the accrual operation.

The commission for REPO trades can be calculated on the date of actual settlements for the second part of the trade.

Reports

New Functionality

OKUD 0420416, 0420417, and 0420458 report forms in XBRL became available for the taxonomy 4.2.

When activating ‘MIFIR Transaction Reporting’ in the Trades table, it is possible to manually set a type of report for the trade (‘New’, ‘Change’, ‘Cancellation’). In this case, it is generated without any additional checks in the system.

New reports can be generated: ‘Information on income, expenses and property’ in accordance with the CB Ordinance No. 5798-U and ‘Professional participant performance indicators’ in accordance with the Bank of Russia Regulation No. 481-P.

Monitoring

New Functionality

An option was added to perform a control check of business partners and related persons by requirements of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service over a period. This allows comparing lists to check by requirements of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service dated on different dates of the specified period with changes in details of business partners in the system over this period independently of the chronology of these changes. After the check, a report is generated.

Integration with QUIK

New Functionality

A position file for QUIK can be transferred to the QUIK server automatically.

When uploading the position file to QUIK, the position in securities can be uploaded with a preset number of decimal figures.

There is no need to fill in and update some parameters of the Securities market assets received from QUIK (CFI, unredeemed par value, CB marking, ISIN, state registration code, size of the issue in circulation, redemption date). This, for example, allows avoiding automatic recording of known incorrect information on assets from certain sections.

To upload positions to QUIK, different priorities can be set when searching instruments for different trading venues.

System Usability

New Functionality

The standard asset filter allows filtering by a list of asset codes.

When generating and editing client documents, it is possible to specify the document currency (‘Specify document currency’ checkbox). When the checkbox is activated, the ‘Document currency’ field becomes editable in ‘Edit document’ and ‘Client documents generation’ dialogues.

When generating broker reports for clients and calculating commissions, it has become possible to upload the list of clients from an external file. Previously, it was possible only to choose clients by using filters.

An option was added to set a logging level for the user terminal in the terminal setting menu. The logging level changes without the terminal’s restart.


Middle-office capQORT — Solution for Asset Management Companies


Assets

New Functionality

It has become possible to automatically select deposits and bonds with inbuilt option which are acceptable for early termination/redemption.

On the ‘Classifiers’ tab of the asset dialogue, values of the current asset in different classifiers are now displayed and available for editing. This, for example, allows storing the asset ID from different external systems in the main QORT database.

Pool Orders

New Functionality

There is a possibility of a forced request for pool orders external confirmation for subaccounts included in the analytical account. To do this, a corresponding feature needs to be specified in the analytical account.

In case of cancellation of an algo order in QUIK which was forwarded on the basis of the instruction from capQORT, the information on the reason of its cancellation is now displayed in the pool order parameters.

During generation of an OTC pool FX order via the system terminal or IDB, it is possible to specify currencies in fractional numbers.

The ‘Replace’ item of the context menu in the ‘Order pools’ table is now available including for pool orders created on the basis of instructions from the Portfolio organizer. When choosing the item and specifying the price, all active orders are cancelled (i.e. cancellation of OTC trades) and re-forwarded with a new price.

During pre-trade control, it has become possible to view, adjust, and resend for execution cancelled elementary orders of a pool.

REPO

New Functionality

When REPO terms change, parameters of the trade’s second part can be obtained by requesting the corresponding information from the IDB (for example, for early closure of the trade).

Coupon payments received between settlement dates of the first and second parts of the REPO trade can be excluded from the calculation of ACI of the REPO pool order’s second part.

Portfolio Organizer

New Functionality

The ‘Fund parameters’ window of the portfolio organizer acquired an option to display additional information: subaccount for calculation of net asset values, model portfolio linked to the net asset values subaccount, volume in a model portfolio, and a number of other parameters.

Ratings

New Functionality

Support is provided for a new type of assets classification – ‘Consolidated rating’. The ‘Consolidated asset ratings’ table was added which displays the asset, ISIN, and its consolidated rating. The consolidated rating is also displayed in the ‘Fund parameters’ window of the Portfolio organizer and is taken into account during the limit control.

Limits

New Functionality

Now it is possible to specify several periods in which a certain limit will be active for a certain portfolio.

System users with certain rights are allowed to edit limit parameters even though these limits are active, i.e. linked to the portfolios. The records of all changes in limits are saved.

Violations

New Functionality

One of intermediate violation statuses (‘Precorrected’) can be excluded from the workflow (banned) for easier work with violations.

The ‘Violation table’ displays elements of violation which are sourced from limits on work with assets and counterparties.

Integration with QUIK

New Functionality

There is no need to fill in and update some parameters of the Securities market assets received from QUIK (CFI, unredeemed par value, CB marking, ISIN, state registration code, size of the issue in circulation, redemption date). This, for example, allows avoiding automatic recording of known incorrect information on assets from certain sections.

System Usability

New Functionality

The standard asset filter allows filtering by a list of asset codes.



Contacts

For any questions regarding the products, their terms of use and testing, please contact the Sales and Marketing Department of ARQA Technologies: +7-383-2191619, sales@arqatech.com

For all questions on operation of the QORT software, please contact QORT Technical Support Team: +7-383-2191699, qortsupport@arqatech.com


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