INVESTOR SERVICES Infomediary

CORPORATE ACTIONS CHALLENGES

• Data collection across multiple service providers

• Disparate data and non-standard formats

• Manual and decentralized operational processes

SOLUTION

• Powered by Infomediary’s innovative technology, InfoAction® is designed to simplify the most challenging corporate actions processes. This includes data collection, data storage and communication across multiple service providers, management of disparate data and non-standard formats, as well as responding to a compressed response cycle and navigating critical deadlines for any given event.

VALUE-ADDED FEATURES

• Secure hosted platform supported within BBH’s advanced technical infrastructure

• Industry-leading BBH corporate actions subject matter experts contributed to the product design and can provide ongoing business consultation (SWIFT and market practice support).

• 24/7 active client service and technical support with experienced staff in US, Europe and Asia

• Modular product design offers clients a variety of options to optimize their most critical functional requirements across a range of technology budgets

• Ability to leverage Infomediary’s existing automated connectivity (via SWIFT or other) to more than 3,000 counterparties (as of November 2015)

• Accelerated implementation time frames that allow full data connectivity and customized application configuration within weeks

• Continuously tested active business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery protection

BBH Infomediary®

InfoAction® Multi-provider automation for the entire corporate actions event lifecycle

EVENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS

1. Collect, Normalize & Store Event Data

• Real-time electronic feeds are collected by Infomediary from all of your providers and data vendors

• Logic can be applied to filter, condition, translate and enrich the data before it is loaded into the application

2. Create Event & Link New Notices

• A Working Event view is automatically established for each new event and is assigned a unique “InfoAction ID”

3. Organize & Display Details

• A variety of intuitive user screens highlight key event information and items requiring attention

4. Reconcile & Scrub Notices

• A semi-automated data scrubbing process enables best practices for identifying, monitoring and planning around critical event deadlines

5. Establish & Export Prime Notice

• Assemble a single global view of any event to establish a final Approved Prime notice for communication of the final interpretation and decision points of each event

6. Search/Reporting

• Perform and save detailed searches on events and notices

• Export data in Excel or PDF format for reporting/distribution

• View a comprehensive audit trail for all

user actions

PRIMARY CLIENT BENEFITS

• Reduce risk, increase control

• Prioritize workflow management

• Transparency across the entire event lifecycle

• Improved resource efficiency

• Single online electronic event repository

• STP across all providers

• Insulation from disparate data formats

THE RESPONSE MODULE

Capture Updated Portfolio PositionsThe most updated and reconciled client position information is combined with the Approved Prime notices created in the Event Management Module to generate portfolio-level custodian response messages for each individual custodian.

Response Message DeliveryThe centralized Response Module enables automated, multi-provider communication of event responses and custodian processing confirmations, as well as the ability to add special instructions. Individual provider response messages are created per custodian account and delivered automatically via SWIFT, AutoFax or other proprietary electronic formats.

Event Processing Status ManagementLeverage the available custodian confirmation data feeds in order to reconcile actual custodian instruction status. Real-time updates are displayed on the InfoAction Dashboard to indicate open items. Visual alerts highlight approaching response deadlines and expiration dates.

User ControlsMaker/checker functionality allows for multiple reviews before the Approved Prime notice is distributed or any response message is delivered to providers.

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