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Why FirmView
Overview
firmView offers to the financial services community information processing services in areas outside its clients' core business - initially in the area of controlling, accounting and reporting of soft dollar related information. We offer outsourced solutions for the institutional brokerage business that reduce administrative costs, streamline operations and provide peace of mind for payment of soft dollar commitments.

How firmView Works
As intermediary, firmView provides services for the soft-dollar institutional agency broker/dealer (Broker), the investment manager (Manager) and soft-dollar service provider (Service Provider). The Company seeks to become the principal party to whom these clients will outsource non-core clerical processes, such as the payment of services.

firmView Services
firmView offers a complete, end to end service package including:

  • Set up and recording of brokers' service commitments with service providers and investment managers.
  • Application of a workflow process for all invoices received, per commitment.
  • Invoice data entry, including optical scanning of invoices.
  • Invoice payment from broker's designated banking accounts (as requested).
  • Online reports categorized by the service providers to help create the classification of their services according to suggested SEC guidelines as well as SIC codes (where applicable).
  • Information fed-back to broker's internal systems through XML data exchange, eliminating manual labor.
  • Pre-formatted reports that are consolidated, easy to read/understand, and provide all participants involved in the transaction loop with the same up to the minute information.
  • Cash-flow management services that help schedule future payments by the broker thus providing information to the relevant service provider concerning their future receivables.
With firmView, each participant in the soft-dollar "triangle" is able to work comfortably together, knowing that the payment system is working efficiently without costly administrative intervention. Everyone gets back to the work they should be doing, leaving the soft-dollar servicing details to firmView.