Do You Know How to Steer the Value of Your Business?

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Do You Know How to Steer
tHe Value of Your BuSineSS?
Data Modeling
Essential to any financial based decision is the support of efficient and stable
analytical models. The models developed at Uphantis Financial Services are Our excellent
knowledge base and
designed to represent the performance of a business, a project, an asset,
state-of-the-art data
or any form of a financial investment. The methodology employed for each
modeling techniques are
purpose, however, substantially varies. In accounting, modeling is used to
designed to meet your
forecast the evolution of financial statements with focus on cash flow, while organization’s most
in investment management, it is often used to simulate scenarios of financial complex challenges:
events -such as asset price and market movements - but also as an optimi-
zation mechanism for managing and controlling investment risks. • Manage and
monitor risks
• Simulate asset
Uphantis Financial Services is formed of highly skilled professionals, whose
prices, market
knowledge and expertise in financial modeling cover three key areas:
movements and
derivatives pricing
• Finance Reporting and Control • Efficiency
• Risk Management optimization
• Portfolio Management • Controlling
investment risks
Market Groups
Treasury & Finance Solutions
Financial
Corporates Public Sector
Institution
Cash & Treasury Management Services: Competences:
Risk & Performance Management • Advisory Services • Strategy & Organisation
• Interim Services • Processes & Systems
• Consultancy Services • Modeling & Valuation
System & Risk Technology • Strategic Board Information
• Treasury Management
Corporate Finance Management • Fi/Co Registration Systems
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2. Finance, Reporting and Control
Uphantis Financial Services provides a complete quantitative mod-
eling analysis of the organization’s financial performance.
Internally, we use trend analysis to examine the firm’s performance
over time. Externally, we compare the firm’s financial position rela-
tive to the industry using peer group analysis.
Both internal and external analyses involve ratio and common-size
techniques and help to identify the key financial performance driv-
ers of the organization.
This approach sets the cornerstone to performance forecast and
planning, followed by scenario and stress testing. The analysis
is particularly valuable when the need for efficiency optimization
exists, and/or when support to financing decision of new invest-
ments is required. In the latter case a quantification of the financ-
ing implications is made and the expected added value is analyzed.
Risk Management
Risk Management has significantly become the center of at- models to support the hedging against and monitoring of financial
tention for virtually all market participants. May this be due to risks. Our models perform valuations of structurally complex
stricter regulations, survivorship, shareholders concerns or other financial derivatives, of which Swap agreements, plain vanilla and
triggers, there has been growing emphasis on whether and how exotic options, as well as other forms of financial instruments
organizations manage and monitor the many risks they are facing. that require advanced quantitative skills. Having developed models
Uphantis Financial Services has developed in-house quantitative based on Monte Carlo Simulation methods, we have mastered the
process of asset price evolution, a central application in evalua-
tions of path dependent / exotic type options and Value at Risk,
Using Monte Carlo Simulations, in Uphantis Financial Services
we have mastered: both typically characterized by multidimensional risk. Based on
the Black-Scholes-Merton framework, Uphantis Financial Services
• Asset price evolution process, has also created closed-form models for option pricing to be used
• Valuations of path dependent / exotic type options.
when applicable. Our Swap models provide continuous valuation
• Value at Risk (VaR)
of Swap contracts, may these be based on currencies, interest rates
Accomplished results: or different asset types.
• Identifying collateral charges mispricing Our models are well suited to handle both the setup of hedging
• Substantial monetary reimbursements
strategies, as well as continuous valuation of hedging positions.
• Minimize risks for better business continuity
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3. Portfolio Management
Portfolio Management is the art of monitoring and controlling
investments, balancing performance with risk and matching invest-
ment with objectives.
Typically, any portfolio is made of different investment asset class-
es. One common breakdown is as shown in the illustration here
next, however, the relative size of each asset class varies according
to the investor’s risk profile. Within each asset class further break-
downs may be made. For example, one way the equity class can be
subdivided is into small, medium and large market capitalization,
while fixed income securities can be broken down into corporate
bonds and government bonds. Each asset class reflects a different
risk and return characteristics and will perform differently under
different market environments. Put together, however, an invest-
ment portfolio composed of different asset classes provides better
diversification and lower risk than otherwise.
Uphantis Financial Services provides analysis of financial securi-
ties, risk-return analysis and support to asset allocation decisions, Services enjoys the full commitment of our team to providing
all based on the targets and risk tolerance profile of the investor. state-of-the-art solutions supported by advanced quantitative
This applies both to setup of new and the optimization of existing modeling techniques. Our mission is first to build up full under-
investments. standing of your organization’s need(s), drill it down to obtainable
objectives, then develop an appropriate mathematical model that
Taking top-down approach, we perform fundamental analysis and best supports the solution. This framework has been successfully
use simulation models to predict the evolution of securities and implemented in solving complex risk management issues in the
portfolio values. Our expertise is suitable to support both invest- Over-The-Counter derivatives market for some of our clients.
ment entities as well as Corporate Treasurers.
Our developed expertise in path-dependent option valuation has,
What is our added value to your organization? in certain cases, lead to identification of collateral value-mispricing
In Uphantis Financial Services we believe in applying the best and substantial monetary reimbursements. In other cases, such
solutions to the specific needs of each of our clients. Moreover, in new project investments, we have provided our clients with
though many processes are standardized, organizations are often optimization and financing solutions based on a forecast and plan-
faced with changes and dilemmas that require unique vision and ning models. Our instrument- and knowledge-base is significantly
unconventional approach. The customer base of Uphantis Financial flexible to meet the organization’s many challenges!
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4. Connecting our future
Uphantis Financial Services is composed of experienced
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about uphantis
as an iCt service provider,
With its substantial knowledge and instrument base of uphantis is an expert in
the application of advanced
data modeling, Uphantis Financial Services is prepared
technologies and methods for
for the many market challenges of tomorrow. the integration and streamlining
of company processes within
medium and large organisations:
• Management Consultancy
• Service Center
• SaP Services
• financial Services
• network Solutions
• embedded Solutions
• Products
• Document Services