Save time and streamline processes with Halo’s technology.
Many advisors cringe when the words “structured notes” are uttered. For good reason. It used to be that researching, transacting, and even simply owning such investments was time-consuming and laden with fees. With hours of due diligence needed, a cumbersome buy-and-sell process (with little confidence that you were getting a competitive quote), and exceptionally high fees compared with traditional investments, notes were often cast aside as only useful for the ultra-high-net-worth crowd.
Halo has changed the market. How so? Here are just a few of the tools and features Halo has advanced and fine-tuned, all honed to help advisors save time and streamline their activities.
1. Halo’s Blind Auction Process
Halo’s platform is unbiased and issuer agnostic. Our blind auction process gathers bids and quotes from different issuers all in one place, while the competition among them arrives at a single best price. That simplicity ensures the lowest-cost pricing possible without you having to select a single issuer. Our auction window is typically open for two hours, so there is no scurrying to get a deal complete. Another key part of risk management and recordkeeping is that Halo provides documentation of pricing that can be used should your firm be audited. As a fiduciary, Halo ensures that advisors have the ability to perform extensive due diligence for their clients.
What’s more, Halo does not partner with just a few big banks. Rather, our quotes are typically gathered from several firms in the blind auction process in which the bids and offers are independent — the banks must give their best quote since they do not know how other market participants are pricing the same structured note. It’s all about ensuring you get the best prices from our auction process in real time while harnessing the fastest industry technology. We make it possible for you to analyze, customize, and execute structured note trades and other protective investment solutions for clients in minutes, not days.
2. Risk Analysis Tools
Halo’s innovative platform not only helps advisors save time by forgoing the old way of transacting notes, but it also focuses on risk management capabilities. Designed for fiduciaries, our marketplace is built on servicing the needs and requirements of today’s advisors using unbiased note pricing with a focus on compliance and suitability concerns. Lastly, our account managers integrate education, investment rationale, and trade ideas into your workflow, so you can focus on what matters most — building relationships with your prospects and clients.
3. Compliance and Due Diligence
Halo covers the entire note-buying process from end to end. You can meet with our global product team and other subject-matter experts to get a transparent and inside look at how we handle trades and recordkeeping. Our staff provides pre-trade and post-trade documentation along with performance reporting throughout the life of a note. All of these services are meant to make researching notes and recordkeeping as efficient as possible for the advisor, so you save time. Moreover, we provide automatic notifications when notes are maturing to make sure you never miss a beat.
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