Collateral Management Target Operating Model

The client had experienced significant expansion in its collateral management operations covering all product lines. This had historically covered primarily OTC derivatives which had now outgrown the existing infrastructure and process environment. Additionally the aim was to expand the margining scope to cover repos and securities financing if needed in future
As such, the client wished to define and implement a strategic business operating model and technical architecture for collateral management across all product lines.

Review the existing organisational set-up and business processes for collateral management covering OTC derivatives
Review the existing technology architecture for collateral management for OTC derivatives and fixed income repo;
Outline the industry best practice requirements for collateral management across OTC derivatives, repos and securities lending;
Recommend a combined business operating model for collateral management across all product classes.

Defined the business and functional requirements for the strategic collateral management environment;
Worked with the client’s internal business and technology staff to architect the strategic technology solution environment;
Managed end to end system selection process through a structured RFP, demos and scoring model
Provided project management and subject matter expertise into the implementation of the strategic technology implementation and business process re-engineering