COUNTDOWN TOSECURE FINANCIAL MODELING

From intrusions, data hacking and data manipulation

‘London Whale’ errors from costing you billions of dollars

Uncertainties thatask “which version?”, “what control?”

To scale up to your growth levels. Main- tenance should not be a bottleneck!

5 ‘MUST�HAVES’ FOR YOUR FINANCIAL MODELING

4 REASONS TO UPGRADE YOUR SPREADSHEETS

+ Is it definitively structured? Does it provide real time access to accurate and up-to-date data? Does it provide a happy user experience?

+ Does it have built-in flexibility for scenario and sensitivity analysis? Is it agile for improvements?

- Combines the advantage of a secure automated solution with the best of spreadsheet features and ‘look & feel’.

Tied to data storage - hence provides all audit, work�ow and reporting capabilities

Over 90%

of the spreadsheets

reviewed in various

shown to have significant

and undetected errors

surveyssince 1997

Recent developmentsin regulatory mandates

(e.g. Basel II, Sarbanes- Oxley)

are sure to subject spreadsheets to increasing

scrutiny through formal audit processes

Macros & web services -conversion to event handlers

Support for custom formatsand formulae’s

Excel viewInteractive dashboardsCharts & reportsQuick build of new models

Structured / unstructured database

Robust design for facile search of historical data

Multi-role set up

Secure access management

Model statusMulti-level approval trackingSpeed

Depth, Breadth, Speed

Version historyModel comparisonsUser change tracking

View & approve key detailsAlerts on the go

Predictive modeling

Monitoring & reportingframework

Ease of changing models

Brillio’s SWAp, a web-based framework, is designed to address pressing challenges

faced by financial services firms.

Scalable, extensible and customizable, it is designed to work with the most complex

spreadsheets

Does it address requirements of all critical regulations and reside in a well-controlled environment?

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+ Does it align with the priorities of your CFO, CIO and CRO? Does it facilitate compliance?

4R IDoes it build cost efficiency through real-time user collaboration? Does it eliminate wasteful spreadsheet maintenance?

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3 FACTS ABOUT SPREADSHEETS

1SOLUTION WITH 10 WINNING FEATURES:

brillio’sSWAp

The spreadsheet grid as a user-interface

metaphor is poorly suited for sophisticated modeling required for business decisions and regulatory compliance

The spreadsheet grid as a user-interface

metaphor is poorly suited for sophisticated modeling

required for business decisions and regulatory

compliance

upside:

Adds dimensions and scope for managingexisting spreadsheets. Provides capabilities of performance, discovery, risk assessment, control and reporting

downside:

Impact of change required could prove cumbersome and diminish user experience,control and reporting

APPLICATIONS:

www.brillio.com/ insights

2 OPTIONS FOR BETTER SPREADSHEET CONTROL