QORT digest for the first quarter of 2023

19 april 2023

Q1, 2023

Dear users of ARQA Technologies software products, we offer to your attention the digest of the main features introduced in solutions based on the QORT software platform in the first quarter of 2023.

Automated back-office backQORT — Solution for Banks and Investment Companies


Taxes

New Functionality

To define a progressive scale during PIT calculation, the client’s tax base outside backQORT is now taken into account.

Changes were made in Section 1 of the ‘6-PIT’ report in accordance with Order of the Federal Tax Service of Russia No. ЕД-7-11/881 of September 29, 2022.


Commissions

New Functionality

In the ‘Trade of derivatives market’ commission template, the trades can be selected by ‘Trade execution time’ and ‘From…To’ fields.

In the ‘Trade’ commission template, the trades can be selected by the ‘Deliverable account’ field.

There is an option to write off a commission in the currency different from the accrual one.


Integration

New Functionality

It became possible to download cross-rates from the ‘National Bank of Kazakhstan’ (NBK) source.


Assets

New Functionality

The back-office supports a new type of trades to execute perpetual futures contracts.


Reconciliation

New Functionality

backQORT allows reconciliation with the UN Security Council file ‘List of persons involved in terrorism or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in accordance with decisions of the UN Security Council’.


Corrections

New Functionality

When generating a correction to deposit cash to IIA via the terminal, the back-office checks the amount of cash deposited within a year to IIA.


Reports

New Functionality

There is a possibility to generate OKUD 0420415, OKUD 0420416, OKUD 0420417, OKUD 0420418, OKUD 0420458 XBRL reports.

It became possible to generate the OKUD 0420431 report (Sections 1.2, 1.3, 2, 4, 6) in the xbrl taxonomy 5.2.


Security

New Functionality

The back-office makes records of terminal users’ operations with data of the ‘Business partners’ table.


Processing Speed

New Functionality

Horizontal scaling is supported for some QORT server components (in particular, for the component providing generation of most of reports on the server).


System Usability

New Functionality

By clicking on F5, it is possible to recalculate an available balance in the ‘Registry of personal income tax in a year’ table.

An option was added to choose a group of clients when setting a tariff plan.

The subaccount filter allows filtering by several values which can be specified in the ‘Search’ field.

It became possible to regulate portfolio filtering by using several server components.


Other

New Functionality

The ‘Determine cash crediting account by delivery payment account’ feature was added in the ‘Package payment on accounts’ dialogue.

There is a new functionality for group recalculation of ‘Volume’, ‘Volume in price currency’, and ‘Currency’ parameters of the second part of REPO trades and interbank loans with a floating rate.

To meet the requirements of European regulators, procedures of internal regulation of clients acquired:

  • the following fields in the ‘Business partners’ table:

– ‘KYC Regulated’,

– ‘KYC Checked’,

– ‘KYC Expiry Date’,

– ‘MiFID Category’,

– ‘Knowledge and Experience’,

– ‘CRS Status’.

  • the ‘Compliance and risk data’ report in Excel which can be sent to specified e-mails,
  • a functionality to send reminders about forthcoming regular control of clients.

The system checks the business partner’s risk level and their subaccounts as well as displays reports on discrepancies.

The system checks for a maximum number of records displayed when opening the position table and reports on errors if the number exceeds a preset value.


Middle-office capQORT — Solution for Asset Management Companies


Module of integration with RU DATA

New Functionality

The Module allows downloading data on dividends from RuData.

The module imports ‘Collateral type’ and ‘Сollateral value’ asset features from RuData and allows using them as filters in a group of instruments.

During the import of market data from RuData, it is possible to upload the following types of yield:

  • ‘Yield by current trading day’s average weighted price’,
  • ‘Yield to maturity by last trade in the annual interest rate’,
  • ‘Yield to maturity by closing price’.

Integrations

New Functionality

During reconciliation of balances in QORT with positions in QUIK, it is possible to set different calendars for a brokerage firm.

There is a possibility to monitor pool order forwarding time in QUIK.


Assets

New Functionality

It is possible to forward competitive and non-competitive negotiated orders for the PACT auction class.

The middle-office supports a new type of trades to execute perpetual futures contracts.


Reconciliation

New Functionality

The following changes were made in the net asset value (NAV) reconciliation functionality:

  • it is possible to perform NAV reconciliation for all subaccounts/analytic accounts included in the structure of the account specified in the filter,
  • there is a possibility to reconcile data in QORT with the most relevant IDB data by setting the search depth.

The IDB data reconciliation functionality:

  • allows grouping by assets,
  • has columns with the position valuation.

Processing Speed

New Functionality

Horizontal scaling is supported for some QORT server components (in particular, for the component providing generation of most of reports on the server).


System Usability

New Functionality

It is possible to limit user rights to operations with trades for a preset list of subaccounts.

Instructions can be generated by using hot keys via the ‘Real-time market data’ and ‘Depth of market’ tables.

It is possible to edit ‘Reconciliation with Avancore: Unit Investment Funds (export)’ and ‘Limit Check’ dialogues of task activation templates.

The subaccount filter allows filtering by several values which can be specified in the ‘Search’ field.

It became possible to regulate portfolio filtering by using several server components.


Portfolio Organizer

New Functionality

There is an option to set a type of yield to display in the portfolio organizer.


Restrictions

New Functionality

It is possible to create limits of ‘Take Profit’ / ‘Stop Loss’ types.

The limits on counterparties and structure allow taking account of planned issuers’ corporate events (redemption of coupons and face values, dividend payments).

The middle-office makes it possible to view decoded limit of a group of personal accounts.

Limits on orders allow comparing the yield by order price with a risk-free yield which is represented as a yield of OFZ closest in duration.


Instructions

New Functionality

It is possible to forward stop orders of the stop-limit type via the pool order dialogue.


Other

New Functionality

There is a new functionality for group recalculation of ‘Volume’, ‘Volume in price currency’, and ‘Currency’ parameters of the second part of REPO trades and interbank loans with a floating rate.

For elementary subaccounts included in the analytic subaccount, there is an option to take account of assets by different prices.



Contacts

For any questions regarding the products, their terms of use and testing, please contact the Sales and Marketing Department of ARQA Technologies: +7-383-2191619, sales@arqatech.com

For all questions on operation of the QORT software, please contact QORT Technical Support Team: +7-383-2191699, qortsupport@arqatech.com


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