Brown Brothers Harriman Extends to Global Audience With Advanced Internet Offerings.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2000 Japanese Translation Option Latest Enhancement of WorldView world·view n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung. 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. (SM) products Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH BBH Brown Brothers Harriman (investment bank) BBH Bartle, Bogle, Hegarty (advertising agency) BBH Bouncing Busy Hour BBH Blueback Herring (FAO fish species code) ), continuing its commitment to advancing services for global custody clients through Internet technology, announced today it has developed a Japanese version of its "BIDS WorldView(SM)" Internet reporting product. Using BIDS WorldView(SM), clients can easily sort, filter, and view comprehensive account information regarding cash and securities movements, including real-time trade status and share availability. BBH's new Japanese version includes all essential functions of the English product, including Japanese menus, help text, and options to customize reporting labels. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Susan Livingston, the partner in charge of BBH's Investor Services activities in the Asia-Pacific region, the Japanese market is one of significant opportunity. "With the growth of our business in the Asia-Pacific region, we wanted to provide our clients with real time tools in their own language," Livingston said. "We will be the first global custodian bailee (custodian) n. a person with whom some article is left, usually pursuant to a contract (called a "contract of bailment"), who is responsible for the safe return of the article to the owner when the contract is fulfilled. to provide a Japanese language Japanese language Language spoken by about 125 million people on the islands of Japan, including the Ryukyus. The only other language of the Japanese archipelago is Ainu (see Ainu), now spoken by only a handful of people on Hokkaido, though once much more widespread. workstation to our clients' desks or laptops." The new feature further enhances BBH's suite of WorldView(SM) products - which includes BIDS WorldView(SM), Risk View, Fund WorldView(SM), and FX WorldView(SM) - and is designed to give BBH clients the highest degree of flexibility and quality in reporting and assessing their accounts. Available over the Internet 24 hours per day at www.bbh.com, WorldView(SM) tools further empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems the global investor with timely, accurate information across all continents and time zones. "The WorldView(SM) products are a natural evolution in services for BBH - we have the opportunity to make business easier for our clients by leveraging this advanced technology," said Livingston. "The suite of products gives clients global accessibility to valued information at any time of day about their own accounts and ever-changing market conditions," she continued. "WorldView(SM) allows our clients to spend more time on core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
WorldView(SM) Products Risk View allows users to measure and quantify Quantify - A performance analysis tool from Pure Software. the relative operational risk of trading, settling, and safekeeping Safekeeping The storage of assets or other items of value in a protected area. Notes: Individuals may use self-directed methods of safekeeping or the services of a bank or brokerage firm. in global markets by assessing portfolio risk with market and security type data. Clients can modify settings to individual portfolios and identify the contribution of each attribute of a market to the total risk of an investment. FX WorldView(SM), launched by BBH Foreign Exchange, is a currency execution system designed to simplify and maximize foreign trading for the Global Investor. By automating a wide range of administrative tasks in the execution process, the product reduces errors and delivers consistent competitive customer pricing that can be based on client-specific models. Clients using FX WorldView(SM) can complete transactions at any time, from any place, faster, more easily, and more accurately. Fund WorldView(SM) brings together fund companies looking to expand their distribution throughout Europe with financial institutions that provide investment in third party funds. By leveraging BBH's extensive network of banking institutions in Europe, fund companies can reach a significant and growing market in a cost effective and timely manner. BIDS WorldView(SM) offers clients access to the most up-to-date information possible on individual accounts, allowing them to create more accurately and easily any reporting they require. The product is an alternative that sharply reduces workstation costs, and enables clients to gather information quickly and effectively. About BBH A global leader with 180 years of experience, Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) helps many of the world's most sophisticated mutual funds, investment managers, banks and insurance companies achieve their international business objectives. BBH provides specialist services and innovative solutions to clients in 93 markets for custody, accounting, administration, securities lending Securities Lending When a brokerage lends securities owned by its clients to short sellers. Notes: This allows brokers to create additional revenue (commissions) on the short sale transaction. , foreign exchange, and brokerage services. Combining entrepreneurial thinking, innovative technology, and unmatched client service, BBH is consistently ranked among the world's top global custodians
The Custodians is terminology in the Bahá'í Faith, which refers to nine Hands of the Cause assigned specifically to work at the Bahá'í World Centre in attendance to the Guardian of the Faith. and maintains a presence in each of the principal financial centers around the globe. For more information on BBH's unique integrated approach, please visit HYPERLINK A predefined linkage between one object and another. See hypertext. hyperlink - anchor http://www.bbh.com www.bbh.com. |
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