WSD: Technology and Capabilities

Technology and Capabilities

WSD at a glance

Key

Company Highlights

Tier 1 market leader, serving ~70% of global tier 1 issuers

We sit at the heart of the structured products value chain and are a mission critical component of our clients’ infrastructure

We differentiate ourselves through unrivalled domain knowledge and technical capabilities

Established global operation with offices/service centres across UK, US, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Bangladesh and Indonesia

WSD Segments

70m+ documents produced

~227 employees and contractors

Documents

Automated production of issuance documentation

Data

Data to inform trading strategy and lifecycle management

Digital Data transmission to regulators and trading venues

Portals

Websites and white-labeled client-facing portals

40+ Issuers/fund managers

~70%

Tier 1 banks served

250m+

risk calculations performed

150+ distributor data dissemination

~35% market share

12m+

MiFID II data records

Marketing document generation

Legal and trade documentation automation

Document-related approval workflows

Template creation and maintenance

We

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Metadata extraction, mapping and storage

Global database of structured products reference data

Online Financial Communication

unique domain knowledge

Personalized videos

Document and metadata distribution

Lifecycle management

Data reconciliation

Client-facing websites and portals

KIDs on cryptocurrencies

Market intelligence

We have strong client relationships with the world’s leading banks

Our locations

London, U.K.

New York, U.S.A.

Bolgna, Italy

Frankfurt, Germany

Göttingen, Germany

Hong Kong

Bandung, Indonesia

Foz do Iguacu, Brazil

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Structured product lifecycle & services

Onboarding setup

Advisory services for ISDA/base prospectus creation; related document automation and templating; due diligence onboarding and management of distributor questionnaires

Execution

RFQ integration with several issuers; state-ofthe-art document automation and template setup and maintenance services; industry-standard KID templates

Publication

Web portals with live price feeds; integration with data vendors and exchanges; comprehensive U.S. and European structured products reference database

Lifecycle management

Calculation of coupons, barriers, autocalls; reconciliation across different sources; performance reports and lifecycle notices; integration with exchanges; storage

Pre-trade

Tailored educational content, including tutorials, videos and quizzes; workflow automation for streamlining the approval process; suitability and target market; efficient product selection

Settlement Secondary market

Reconciliation of trade data across different sources; EDGAR/SEDAR filings, document storage

Continuously updated PRIIP KID SRI and performance scenarios; documentation; data feeds into all downstream systems

WSD’s role

Documents

We help issuers with the automated creation, approval and archiving of complex, high-volume legal, regulatory, sales and marketing documents

Mission-critical to revenue generation

Lower unit economic costs

Improved accuracy and regulatory compliance

Straight-through process automation

Connectivity

We help issuers disseminate documents and data to the buy side, exchange, regulators and data vendors

Critical linkage to regulators and exchanges

MiFID II compliant product distribution

SEC compliant product issuance

Speed to market through automatic exchange listing

Data & Platforms

We help issuers manage a product’s entire lifecycle. Access to aggregated market level data sourced from a mix of proprietary and external data feeds

Unifying pre- and post-issuance workflow

Entire lifecycle visibility to clients

Automatic product feeds from WSD’s SPI database

Seamless integration with existing settlement systems and other back office administration tools

Creation Issuance

Distribution

Lifecycle

PRIIP Cloud

Our industry-leading platform for the creation of Key Information Documents

Key benefits

Developed with the backing of the PRIIP Cloud consortium of Tier 1 manufacturers

European and UK KID market-standard templates in 26 languages

Support for thousands of payoff variations across structured products and OTC derivatives, showing key features, risks, rewards and costs

Automatic data feeds for distribution of documents and metadata to distributors and data vendors

Templates are updated in accordance with latest regulatory requirements

Ongoing maintenance and risk indicator calculations for secondary market KIDs (500,000+ ISINs a day)

DocAuto V2

Automate your legal termsheets and pricing supplements

Key benefits

Our market-leading document automation platform is designed to cut legal costs, deliver time savings and reduce drafting errors

Develop fully automated templates for fact sheets, term sheets, pricing supplements and other documents for structured products and OTC derivatives

We offer both self-service and fully outsourced template management creation services

Platform controls and permission structures enable code reviews and approvals at each milestone

Users can work on templates, features and bug fixes simultaneously, without interfering with each other

Workflow

Create customized workfows for governance and control of structured product issuance and lifecycle events.

Key benefits

Reduce Operational risk using our key event and document routing and approval solution

Management intelligence dashboard provides a detailed overview including key performance indicators

Customizable steps for unique issuance and lifecycle workflows based on regional and issuance programme requirements

Automate the routing of documents to internal and external stakeholders for review, negotiation and approval

Automatic reminders and escalations at pre-defined intervals to ensure timely sign-offs, including a multi-layered user permission model to restrict access and editing rights on a per-user or per-team basis

DataHub

Manage all your reference data in one single place

Key benefits

Built around a distributed database for structured products to store, retrieve and consolidate reference data

Data can be imported from a variety of sources by interfaces such as API, or manually captured in the Product Platform. We support the implementation of custom interfaces for client specific requirements

Imported data is mapped, consolidated, and unified

Data can be exported to exchanges and market participants in various formats (e.g. IBT/IBE form for SIX Connexor)

Data can be used for document generation or displayed on websites

10 year audit log with replay capability

QuoteHub

Distribute and archive market data for structured products

Key benefits

Ensure easy distribution of market data across all relevant industry partners, QuoteHub manages and updates dozens of interfaces

Market data distribution to providers such as Bloomberg, Refinitiv, FactSet, SIX, VWD, BorseGo, Finanzen.Net

Ultra-low latency and high throughput of more than 200,000 ticks/second as well as cost-effective bundling and shared connectivity

Consume market data directly from the issuer

Rule-based price distribution to other market participants

Tick archive to provide long-term storage

Websites

Design and build your next website using our portal solutions

Key benefits

We create bespoke state-of-the-art websites, with a strong emphasis on coordinated formatting structure in charts and texts

Our development team manufactures quality sites befitting global banking and financial institutions efficiently with agile development and project management oversight

We align solutions with our in-house design capabilities to optimize a platform with a fully integrated UI and UX experience

We ensure an uninterrupted operational status with an eye for details, continuous improvement and daily monitoring of all feeds

Our Smart Search tool (ivestor) can query millions of products in less than a second and can be easily integrated as a customisable add-on tool on websites

SPi

The largest database of structured products reference data and market intelligence

Key benefits

Provides access to customer reports delivering an in-depth understanding of the market, including volumes, trends, league tables and data-driven research

Market intelligence on market size, market opportunities, and trends for structured product manufacturers

index providers can understand their market shares, track index performance and find new opportunities

Access to reference data and lifecycle management information such as redemption and coupon values

We cover all data points from distribution to dates, and from volumes to life-cycle management, including coupons

Melody

Our structured products chatbot

Key benefits

Proprietary AI model running on our own NVIDIA infrastructure

Integration with a wide array of WSD APIs and services

Assistance with creating XMLs for new products and features

Ability go generate KIDs in different languages and explain the performance scenarios and summary risk indicator

Advice in relation to the coding of system integration/APIs

System monitoring to confirm what the root cause is during application outages

WSD EDGAR

Our automated EDGAR filing service for US SEC shelf programmes

Key benefits

Proprietary AI model running on our own NVIDIA infrastructure

any Tier 1 structured product issuers have relied on WSD EDGAR to automatically file pricing supplements and free writing prospectus with the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

WSD EDGAR seamlessly integrates with WSD's suite of document and workflow automation solutions and thus forms a critical element of WSD’s vision of enabling issuers to achieve straight-through processing for structured products in the important U.S. market.

Events

We host a series of events throughout the year focused on providing value to the industry.

SPi Europe

After two highly successful years of hosting SPi events in Canada and the US, WSD is thrilled to announce the expansion of the SPi Conference and Awards to Europe. At this inaugural event, set against the stunning backdrop of Estufa Fria in Lisbon, we are dedicated to providing a dynamic platform for Investment Banks and distributors from across Europe to connect and share best practices.

SPi Canada

Whether retirement is over a decade away or just around the corner, investors face significant challenges that will affect their lifestyle Managing savings and investments is one of the biggest challenges those financial advisors face with clients.

The SPi Canada Conference brings to discussion the latest solutions in Canada and how providers can help managing investors' expectations With the leading Canadian banks, this conference is the right place to learn more about these solutions, about their advantages and risks.

SPi USA

The SPi Conference brings together the structured products industry for a day of debate, insight and collaboration. Financial professionals joining SPi USA have already proven to be successful users of structured investments or wish to learn everything about these products. Our conference provides practical tools and guidance to take their achievements to the next level

Each SPi event closes with a networking reception and industry awards.

AI Showcase

Dedicated to delivering cutting-edge AI technology to the forefront of the industry, this extraordinary event assembles forward-thinking CTOs and industry leaders on a global scale, offering delegates an unparalleled opportunity to immerse themselves in the very pulse of the latest AI advancements.

AI Showcases are held across Europe in Frankfurt, Zurich and London.

Get in touch

Frances Weston Chief Commercial Officer

+44 (0) 203 865 1787

frances weston@wsd com

Level 3, 40 Bank Street, London, E14 5NR, United Kingdom

Tiago Fernandes

Head of Data and Platform

+44 (0) 203 865 1787

tiago fernandes@wsd com

Level 3, 40 Bank Street, London, E14 5NR,United Kingdom

Joseph Burris Head of Americas

+1 203-816-7425

joe.burris@wsd.com

245 Park Ave. 39th Fl. New York, NY. 10167, USA

Stephen Britton

Key Account Director

+44 795 1 277 428

stephen.britton@wsd.com

Level 3, 40 Bank Street, London, E14 5NR, United Kingdom

Christian Wegener

Key Account Director Investment Banking

+49 (69) 945 188 – 218

christian.wegener@wsd.com

Tuchmacherweg 8, 37079 Göttingen

Julian Lee

Senior Key Account Manager

+49 (69) 945 188 – 523

julian.lee@wsd.com

Speicherstraße 55, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Tel +44 (0) 203 865 1787

Email info@wsd.com

Web wsd.com