"This is a breakthrough solution that gives investment managers a secure, automated portal from which they can directly access MAS to exchange account information with their sponsor partners and begin to benefit from the efficiencies inherent in the service," Ann Bergin, DTCC Wealth Management Services managing director and general manager, said in a release.
Supported by DTCC's global infrastructure, the MAS platform streamlines communications throughout the lifecycle of a managed account and links, through its one-to-many architecture -- an unlimited number of business partners on either side of a transaction.
It allows users to handle higher account volumes at lower cost; invest customers' funds quickly; decrease manual processing; and lower operational risk, DTCC added.
DTCC plans to launch MAS Portal in the third quarter of 2009 and has selected Peridrome Corporation's DashWM solution suite to power the new service.
Stuart Feld, managing director, UBS Wealth Management, added: "DTCC's goal all along has been to make the Managed Accounts Service all inclusive. Their user interface is the last piece of the puzzle, as it will benefit investment managers who don't have large IT resources to build a direct link and eliminate reliance on myriad sponsor-centric proprietary applications to process the operational portion of their business."
Using a digital certificate, investment managers will connect to MAS Portal through DTCC WebDirect, an interface that gives participants secure, direct access over the Internet to services provided by DTCC's subsidiaries.
Through MAS Portal, users will have immediate access to an open, industry-wide communications infrastructure that will not only support sponsors and managers, but service providers to the industry, as well. In addition to sending, receiving and managing messages, users will be able to download reports and data extracts through the portal.
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