Client Focus - Evaluation Services
Mutual Funds and Fund Accounting Firms
Interactive Data’s mutual fund product group focuses on the timely delivery of global pricing information to mutual funds and their service providers. The Company’s data assists them in meeting their daily net asset value (NAV) obligations. Interactive Data continually strives to offer value and insight to these clients, whether it is through informational resources to help clients prepare for accounting rules such as Topic 820 (formerly FAS 157), or by providing new services that address market needs such as the Fair Value Information Service.
Banks
A wide variety of banking organizations, including investment banks, private banks, custody banks, central banks and trust banks use Interactive Data’s evaluations in portfolio accounting and investment processing, statement processing, and as an input in their financial reporting, including to help meet their Topic 820 requirements. Interactive Data’s evaluation services provide these clients with comprehensive coverage on fixed income instruments from around the world, including thinly-traded securities. The Company continues to add evaluation models for hard-to-value instruments, such as Puerto Rico GNMA serial notes, and has expanded into the valuation of alternative instruments, including interest rate swaps.
Redistributors, software and enterprise data management providers
These organizations integrate Interactive Data’s evaluations into a variety of financial applications and vendor packages. Whether offered through white label applications, software accounting platforms, or used to help service bureaus with investment maintenance, Interactive Data's fixed income evaluations have been integrated into many software applications, service providers and media portals.
Client Focus
Interactive Data’s proprietary methodologies produce evaluations that can be considered as part of portfolio valuation processes to meet fair value requirements, address the demands of risk and portfolio management, and comply with regulations and accounting standards.
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