NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon, the
global leader in investment management and investment services,
today announced a series of major upgrades to iFlow(SM), its
web-based application for analyzing global capital flows across
asset classes.
Developed using Adobe Flex technology, the new version of iFlow
provides an extensive array of interactive features that make it
much easier for clients to access, understand and interpret capital
flow movements across equities, fixed income, and foreign exchange
markets worldwide. New and enhanced interactive tools
include:
- Investment Heat Map – uses a world map format to identify
inflows and outflows across country markets for specific asset
classes over user-defined time horizons.
- Cumulative Comparative Flows – shows current vs. prior
time-period capital flow changes by asset class and country
market.
- Today's Flow Movers – shows the magnitude of capital flow
changes for a given time period by asset class and country
market.
- Chart of the Day – a daily chart linked to the Currency
Strategy team's daily iFlow commentary and highlighted by the team
to identify a significant trend or correlation in a key
market.
The enhanced version of iFlow is provided to clients via a
completely revamped Global Markets client portal. This new
portal integrates BNY Mellon's extensive array of written and video
market commentaries with the company's trading capabilities in the
FX, fixed income, and equities markets.
"The new version of iFlow provides a unique series of data
analysis tools that leverage BNY Mellon's standing as the world's
largest custodian of tradable assets," said Simon Derrick, managing director and chief
currency strategist for BNY Mellon Global Markets. "Making our
presentation of iFlow data more interactive, dynamic and easier to
interpret, the new iFlow upgrades reflect our client-focused
approach to market analysis and commentary."
iFlow research is based on an analysis of more than $26 trillion in assets under BNY Mellon's custody
and administration. On average, this represents approximately 25
percent of market cap in most markets where BNY Mellon has
operations or relationships. This information encompasses
daily investor activity across currencies, equities and bonds in
both developed and emerging markets. iFlow enables clients to
identify and analyze market trends using advanced proprietary
quantitative techniques.
BNY Mellon Global Markets includes the Foreign Exchange and
Derivatives businesses of The Bank of New York Mellon together with
the securities business of BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, an SEC
registered broker dealer1. These three businesses
provide products for corporate, institutional and high-net-worth
individuals to access liquidity and execute investment and hedging
requirements as well as manage risk. With foreign exchange sales
and trading desks in New York,
Boston, Pittsburgh, London, Brussels, Hong
Kong, Shanghai,
Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul, BNY Mellon Global Markets has access to
more than 80 currency markets. Their
award-winning2 team of currency strategists offers
topical commentary and daily analysis of economic and market
conditions.
BNY Mellon Global Markets' derivatives business offers hedging
products based in the interest rate, currency and equity markets.
BNY Mellon Capital Markets underwrites and transacts in a broad
range of debt and equity securities. The Bank of New York Mellon,
and its broker dealer affiliates, may have long or short positions
in any currency, derivative or instrument discussed herein. For
more information, visit gm.bankofny.com.
BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on
helping clients manage and service their financial assets,
operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY
Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for
institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, offering
superior investment management and investment services through a
worldwide client-focused team. It has $27.1
trillion in assets under custody and administration and
$1.3 trillion in assets under
management, services $11.5 trillion
in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging
$1.4 trillion per day. BNY Mellon is
the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
(NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on
www.bnymellon.com or follow us on Twitter@BNYMellon.
1 BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC is an
indirect-wholly-owned non bank subsidiary of The Bank of New York
Mellon Corporation and a member of FINRA and SIPC. SIPC protects
customers of its members up to $500,000 in securities (including $250,000 for claims for cash).
2 Source: Global Finance and Global
Investor magazines.
SOURCE BNY Mellon