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var fsExpertCover = '<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td width="50%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">SECTOR COVERAGE</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Asset managers</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Private client/private banking</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Broker-dealers</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Prime brokers</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Custodians</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Depositories</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Universal banks</li></ul></td><td width="50%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">PRODUCT COVERAGE</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Equities</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Equity derivatives</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Fixed income</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Fixed income derivatives</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Foreign exchange</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Annuities</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Exchange-traded funds</li></ul></td></tr></table>';

var fsExpertOps='<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">FRONT OFFICE</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Sales &amp; distribution (CRM)</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Trade order management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Trade execution management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Derivatives management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Asset aggregation</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Portfolio management systems</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">New product introduction</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Account setup</li></ul></td><td width="50%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">MIDDLE OFFICE</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Front office P&amp;L</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Transaction management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Reference/Market data</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Fixed income derivatives</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Portfolio management &amp; modelling</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Order management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Trade fulfilment/enrichment</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Performance measurement &amp; attribution</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Exception processing (STP)</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Account maintenance</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td width="40%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">BACK OFFICE &amp; OPERATIONS</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Mutual fund processing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Reconciliation</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Clearance &amp; settlement</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Securities lending</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Collateral management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Cash management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Client reporting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Fees &amp; billing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Reference data</li></ul></td><td width="60%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">&nbsp;</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Trust accounting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Portfolio accounting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Tax reporting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Corporate actions</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Account management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Asset &amp; account migration</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Stock record</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Pricing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Transfer agency</li></ul></td></tr></table>';

var fsExpertComp='<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td><td width="60%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">COMPLIANCE &amp; REGULAROTY REPORTING</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Anti money laundering</li>	<li class="ConsultingStrategy">Sarbanes-Oxley</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Basel II</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Pre-trade compliance</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">&lsquo;Know your customer&rsquo;</li></ul></td><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td></tr></table>';

var fsExpertRisk='<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">FINANCE</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">General ledger</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Management reporting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Financial analytics &amp; Modelling</li></ul></td><td width="50%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">RISK MANAGEMENT</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Credit risk</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Operational risk</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Business continuity risk</li></ul></td></tr></table>';

var insExpertCover = '<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">LIFE &amp; ANNUITY</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Deferred and Payout annuities</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">MVA annuities</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">EI annuities</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Split annuities</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Term life</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Whole life</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Universal life</li></ul></td><td width="50%" valign="top"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">PROPERTY &amp; CASUALTY</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Home</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Auto</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Liability</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Workers Compensation</li></ul></td></tr></table>';

var  insExpertOps='<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">  <h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">TYPICAL AREAS OF OPERATION</h1>  <ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Sales &amp; Agent manaagement (CRM)</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Quotes</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Policy Administration</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Proposals</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Illustrations</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Direct marketing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Finance &amp; Accounting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Account maintenance</li></ul></td><td width="60%">  <h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">&nbsp;</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Claims management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Transaction management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Suitability</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Underwriting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Policy Issuance</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Treasury Operations</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Retirement &amp; Financial planning</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Actuarial Services</li></ul></td></tr></table>';

var insExpertComp='<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td><td width="60%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">COMPLIANCE &amp; REGULAROTY REPORTING</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">&ldquo;Know your client&rdquo;</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Sarbanes-Oxley</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Patriot Act</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">State Insurance Regulations</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Appointments &amp; Licensing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Anti-Money Laundering</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Securities Exchange Commission</li></ul></td><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td></tr></table>';

var insExpertRisk='<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">FINANCE</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">GAAP &amp; Statutory accounting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Management reporting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Treasury operations</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Cash/GL reeporting </li></ul></td><td width="50%" valign="top"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">RISK MANAGEMENT</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Selection risk/Underwriting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Operational risk</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Investment risk</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Business continuity risk</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Actuarial pricing</li></ul></td></tr></table>';
var amlc = '<h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Anti-money Laundering Compliance</h1><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Given the complexity of the systems infrastructure in financial services firms today, it is increasingly difficult to track potential money laundering activities.  A financial services firm found to have been a source of terrorist financing risks not only financial loss but loss of reputation as well, which is perhaps more detrimental.  To help prevent losses for our clients, Ascend’s AML offering provides solution support required for compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, specifically, the USA Patriot Act. This includes the data mining and analysis of multiple source “systems of record” to support:</p><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">The detection of suspicious activity that might indicate money laundering or terrorist financing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">The investigation and management of potentially suspicious activities</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">The reporting of compliance activities and audit to meet with regulatory requirements</li></ul><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">With the average years of financial services experience for Ascend consultants being 15 years, Ascend consultants understand the industry and leverage this experience along with our expertise in program/project management and requirements gathering in creating an IT solution that exceeds our clients’ needs and expectations.</p>';

var fsbi = '<h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Business Intelligence</h1><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">The business challenge has shifted from gathering data to managing data as the volumes have increased exponentially over recent years. Transforming data into information and getting it to the right people at the right time is essential for businesses to sustain a competitive advantage.</p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Businesses that have created efficient processes for collecting, analyzing and applying information tend to become and retain industry leadership. The benefits of effective Business Intelligence processes include faster decision making, greater operational efficiency, and regulatory and audit facilitation.</p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Ascend’s data and information experts will evaluate your current data management processes in the context of business drivers and strategy. We will design and implement the most efficient BI solution to fit your needs, ensuring the solution will meet today’s needs and will be flexible and scalable enough to be effective for years to come.</p>';
var fsrec = '<h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Financial Service Reconciliation</h1><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">The Financial Services industry experiences reconciliation needs in almost every aspect of its operations; from Trade Execution to Settlement, including areas in Order Management, Trade Adjustments, Trade Allocations, Intra-company Reconciliations and operational break resolutions. Companies today face daily business challenges of controlling cost, increasing productivity and reducing of risk. Reconciliation Services can support these three objectives by reducing errors, automating manual processes, and eliminating redundant processes.</p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Our approach to Financial Services reconciliation projects centers on leveraging Ascend’s deep financial services reconciliation knowledge and Catapult methodology, and creating a solution to current business challenges. This includes integrating business process, technology and corporate compliance to provide the best solution for our client’s individual reconciliation needs.  This approach allows Ascend to incorporate multiple process components, and provide a customized reconciliation solution:</p><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Business Process Review and Analysis</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Reconciliation Process Redesign and Gap Analysis</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Technology Design and Vendor Analysis</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Process and Technology Development and Implementation</li></ul>';
var fspa = '<h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Performance Attribution</h1><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Through broad knowledge of Asset Management, Ascend has built the expertise to offer a unique approach to solving a client’s performance attribution needs. Attribution methodologies and requirements vary greatly depending on a firm’s investment strategies and instruments employed. Therefore, firms need to understand the features and limitations of vendor software products and need to weigh the factors involved in developing a proprietary system.</p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Our consultants provide guidance and direction, helping clients understand the benefits, challenges, and trade-offs associated with the various performance attribution systems. They drive the process of evaluating a build vs. buy decision of a performance attribution system and deliver a fully implemented solution appropriate for the client’s needs.</p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Ascend leverages our expertise in performance attribution, combines that expertise with our program/project management skills in the areas of requirements gathering, vendor evaluation, data management and operational process modeling and delivers best in class performance attribution solutions.</p>';
var fsrd = '<h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Reference Data</h1><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Data management challenges are on the rise due to the shifting landscape within financial services industry. There are a confluence of factors such as tightening regulatory controls, increasing speed of market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and expanding instrument types – all of which are placing greater demands on operations and IT functions to automate workflows and improve data quality and availability</p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Managing this mission-critical function requires business and IT cooperation and leadership in a targeted effort to achieve maximum operational efficiency.  Ascend applies its breath of experience within Financial Services to help clients avoid the pitfalls associated with reference data operations, and ensure organizational alignment around the ultimate strategy, plan and incremental successes.</p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Available software and workflow solution providers often achieve specific goals with regard to reference data but their value propositions vary greatly, and they are seldom a 100% match to your firms unique needs.</p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">We apply our Catapult<sup>TM</sup> methodology incorporating your specific business objectives, operational workflow model, and corporate footprint to design the best approach.  We turn that approach into reality by transitioning into program oversight and execution, leveraging our consultants’ expertise, for the entire development life cycle.</p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">There is no single solution that can be applied across firms with regard to reference data management and we embrace that notion striking the right balance between standardization and customization to help or clients forge ahead.</p>';
var fsscc = '<h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">System Consolidation / Conversion</h1><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">With the ever increasing mergers and acquisitions taking place in the financial services industry it is becoming more difficult and more important for organizations to consolidate their systems to comply with regulatory requirements and provide operating and processing efficiencies.  System consolidations and conversions involve providing both process and technical solutions to combine multiple disparate source systems to a single consolidated target solution. System consolidations / conversions are both process and system oriented. From a business process perspective it is crucial to have requirements sessions to identify the best of breed processes and practices and document future requirements.<br><br><b>Business process tasks may include:</b></p><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Determining best practices &amp; processes to eliminate redundant, inefficient processes</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Documenting future state vision, business objectives</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Performing a gap analysis (business vision vs current functionality)</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Creating a project roadmap</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Business prioritization of projects</li></ul><p class="ConsultingStrategy"><b>Technical tasks may include:</b><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Architecture review and recommendations</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Defining a methodology &amp; approach for data cleansing, data conversion and consolidation</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Hardware platform consolidation planning</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">System cutover planning</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Source system sunset planning</li></ul></p><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">At Ascend our consultants are well equipped to handle the implementation of both the business process and system solutions. With an average of 15 years of financial services experience, Ascend consultants understand the industry and leverage this experience along with our expertise in program/project management and requirements gathering in creating an IT solution that exceeds our clients’ needs.</p>';

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var  tboExpertOps='<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">FRONT OFFICE</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Participant web portal</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Account administration</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Life event initiation</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Enrollment information</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Plan eligibility &amp; detail</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Content management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">ACH Payments</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Product development</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Website usability</li></ul></td><td width="50%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">MIDDLE OFFICE</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Reference data</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Customer service interface</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Reference/Market data</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Customer relationship management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Business intelligence</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Order management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Content management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Client servicing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Exception processing</li></ul></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td><td width="60%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">BACK OFFICE &amp; OPERATIONS</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">QA testing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Reconciliation</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Data management</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Accounting &amp; billing reporting</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Performance measurement</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Web services</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">System design &amp; architecture</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Core systems rocessing</li></ul></td><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td></tr></table>';

var tboExpertComp='<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td><td width="60%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">COMPLIANCE &amp; REGULAROTY REPORTING</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">&ldquo;Know your client&rdquo;</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Sarbanes-Oxley</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Patriot Act</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">State Insurance Regulations</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Appointments &amp; Licensing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Anti-Money Laundering</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Securities Exchange Commission</li></ul></td><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td></tr></table>';

var tboExpertData='<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td><td width="60%"><h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">DATA PROCESSING</h1><ul class="ConsultingStrategy"><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Accounts Payable</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">General Ledger</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Payroll Deductions</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Premium Contributions</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Life Event Processing</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Annual Enrolment</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Arrears Calculations</li><li class="ConsultingStrategy">Deduction Match Calculation</li></ul></td><td width="20%">&nbsp;</td></tr></table>';

var osi='<h1 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Option Symbology Initiative Background</h1><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) has introduced an initiative to restructure processing of exchange traded options; an initiative known as the Options Symbology Initiative (OSI).  The OSI is a plan to overhaul the existing method of identifying exchange-listed option contracts to decrease limitations in today&rsquo;s marketplace. This will be accomplished with the elimination of OPRA codes and fractional strike price values. The new <i>Symbology Key </i>will contain explicit expiration dates and decimal strike price values. The plan also provides for the conversion of option symbols into the base underlying symbol in order to create consistency.  The OCC has mandated a deadline of February 10, 2010</p><h2 class="PT8_ARIAL_REG"> Ascend&rsquo;s OSI Expertise</h2><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Ascend&rsquo;s focused expertise and involvement with OSI are critical to remediation required by the OCC.As an active participant on the OSI testing subcommittee, our dedicated OSI practice provides leadership and valuable input to the OCC by sharing industry best practices and lessons learned to benefit our clients and the industry. Ascend&rsquo;s OSI Practice has identified the three critical remediation areas, including;</p><ul class="PT8_ARIAL_REG"><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">the addition of required OCC option expiration day field,</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG"> expansion of existing option related field sizes, and</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">the modification of strike price field to accept decimal format.</li></ul><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">Our position in the market provides us with unique advantage as we provide a comprehensive understanding the direction of the OCC, the OSI impact to our clients, and the remediation needed for;</p><ul class="PT8_ARIAL_REG"><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">front-office option-related order management systems and option-related assignment and exercise systems,</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">reporting and statement creation, including regulatory reporting,</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">in-house data stores containing option related master data, including but not limited to SMF data, and ETL repositories,</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">middle and back office trade, settlement &amp; clearing, and matching operations,</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">external partner feeds, both inbound and outbound including exchanges, market data feeds, and clearing houses, and</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">in-house SOA services layers containing shared rules.</li></ul><p class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">We are currently engaged with multiple OSI PMO and change initiatives for global financial services firms.  Some of our engagement responsibilities include;</p><ul class="PT8_ARIAL_REG"><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">building and executing enterprise OSI questionnaire for PMO planning, awareness/education level assessment, system/interface inventory, and resource planning,</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">development and rollout of OSI program and project management office,</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">standardization of system and interface inventories, and capture of cross system and feed dependencies,</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">creation and execution of comprehensive system, integration and UAT test plans, and</li><li class="PT8_ARIAL_REG">communication with OCC exchanges and data providers, to ensure compliance and certification.</li>				  </ul>'