| Askari, a
business unit of State Street Corporation, is a recognized innovator in
financial risk management. Askari provides a full range of risk management
solutions, including consulting services, enterprise risk management software
products and risk management service bureau solutions. Askari views risk
management as an extension of general financial management, and aims to
provide accessible and meaningful business solutions to decision-makers
everywhere. Askari’s flagship risk management system, RiskBook X™, is used
by banks, sovereign agencies and corporations to integrate and value diverse
holdings, and to perform quantitative risk measurement for market, credit,
and asset and liability risks. This core technology is also used for Askari’s
new risk management service initiative, GlobalView - a web-based risk management
service designed in partnership with leading investment managers and institutional
investors for their specific needs. |