World governments are under increasing pressure to maintain economic stability. Controls and risk management are paramount, especially during times of shifting macroeconomic factors and economic changes.
Global financial institutions must have the ability to quickly and efficiently oversee counterparties and react to changing market conditions.
ION’s Openlink solution is for the most complex central banks needing an integrated database and risk management system, providing a single source of truth across the enterprise. It helps government financial institutions better manage and control their data, collateral, balance sheets, and counterparty exposure. A comprehensive set of tools, analytics, and benchmarks, backed by a robust infrastructure ensures risk is managed more effectively, provides protection against cyber risks, ensures compliance with regulation, and minimizes systemic risk at the highest levels.
Maximize security and minimize risk with complete control
The platform features segregation of duties for managing and monitoring security access levels.
Comprehensive collateral and cash management tools
A full collateral management solution lets users manage hedge accounting, asset allocations and track multiple portfolios. An integrated accounting solution delivers extensive oversight and control across funding, repos, and treasury operations. Streamline the trade lifecycle process with embedded SWIFT payments and messaging.
Monitor and benchmark portfolios
Extensive portfolio monitoring tools let users manage and measure credit limits as well as counterparty risk and margin requirements.
Extensive risk oversight and controls
Openlink provides a single source for complete risk management, all within one system. Bespoke risk metrics and analytics measure and monitor mission-critical business activities.
Reserve management
Monitor risk and performance across a broad range of asset classes.
Accounting
Manage GAAPs, international, and ECB accounting standards; manage multiple accounting treatments for one single position.
Compliance/limit monitoring
Comply with regulation from ESCB, BIS, and World Bank; provides compliance without compromising efficiency.
Portfolio/investment management
View holistically investment operations activity, positions, and risk.
Risk management
Measure and monitor risk and performance, GIPS compliance; includes fixed income performance attribution.
Pricing/valuation modeling
Leverage advanced analytics tools for scenario testing and decision-making.