Setting Up Financial Services Industry Products

This chapter discusses how to:

• Set up product dimensions.

• Set up product definitions.

• Set up product ratings.

• Set up FRS product codes.

Setting Up Product Dimensions

This section lists the pages used to set up product dimensions.

Page Used to Set Up Product Dimensions

Setting Up Product Definitions

This section provides an overview of financial and capital market products and discusses how to:

• Set up balance sheet attributes of products.

• Define detail attributes of products.

• Set up rate options.

Understanding Financial and Capital Market Products

Use the Financial Products component to define the characteristics and processing rules that the Financial Services Industry applications use for all of the instruments for that product. The product definitions specify the types of financial products and capital market products that the institution sells or carries in its portfolio. Examples of financial products are mortgages, auto loans, and deposit accounts. Examples of capital market products are bullet bonds, coupon bonds, and interest rate caps and floors. The instruments are the specific financial obligations, contracts, and accounts: for example, John Doe's mortgage loan, Steve Smith's credit card account. A product defines the attributes of a generic instrument, specifically its behavior in terms of cash flow. An instrument is a specific instance of the product. The instrument records are the institution's specific individual financial obligations, and one of the key defining attributes on the instrument record is its product ID.

The Financial Products component establishes templates for different types of financial instruments, including derivatives. Financial Services Industry applications draw on these templates for detailed definitions of product attributes such as term or tenor, interest calculations, interest dates, payment dates, and so on.

The templates define how the Cash Flow Generator projects cash flows for these products, and define default product attribute values that can be used in the Extract-Transform-Load process, in the absence of other source data. For most instrument types, the minimum required source data is: initial and current balance amounts, start and end dates, customer ID, product ID, instrument ID, interest rates. The remaining product detail can then be filled in the instrument tables by using the product templates.

Understanding Swaptions and Callable Bonds

PeopleSoft Financial Services Industry currently provides two option products: swaptions and callable bonds. This section discusses:

• Swaptions.

• Callable bonds.

• Cash flow processing of swaptions and callable bonds.

• The Options subpage.

Although you can process swaptions and callable bonds by using the prepayment model structure to achieve the appropriate results, it is more logical to recognize the optionality of swaptions and callable bonds to align the business and processing properly. PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Services Industry applications therefore provide a simple option-based solution for swaptions and callable bonds that you can use in conjunction with the Interest Rate Modeler.

To define swaptions:

• Set up product dimensions on the Maintain Dimension page of PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Warehouse.

• Define the fixed swap pay leg and then the floating swap receive leg of the swaption on the Product Detail page.

• Add an option leg on the Product Detail page to represent the optionality of the product and indicate under what conditions to invoke processing of the two swap legs.

• Define for the product an instrument for the fixed pay side of the swap and another for the floating receive side of the swap through the Financial Instrument Entry component, defining the optionality these instruments on the Option page of this component.

To define callable bonds:

• Set up product dimensions on the Maintain Dimension page of PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Warehouse.

• Define for the product the bond leg of the callable bond on the Product Detail page.

• Add a callable bond leg on the Product Detail page to represent the optionality of the product and indicate under what conditions to invoke processing of the bond leg.

• Define for the product an instrument for the bond leg through the Financial Instrument Entry component, defining the optionality of this instrument on the Option page of this component.

In cash flow processing of swaptions and callable bonds, the results can be used for two purposes:

• Actual cash flow forecasting.

• Current valuation using net present value calculation.

For cash flow forecasting, the cash flow engine recognizes the point on the yield curve when conditions of the option are met and assumes that in a rational market the option is exercised. For valuation purposes, the cash flow engine recognizes under a defined scenario when the conditions of the option are met, assumes that in a rational market the option is exercised, and projects future cash flows for forecasting purposes accordingly.

Use the Options subpage to enter option information for swaptions and callable bonds at the product sequence level. At the product sequence level, a swaption is a three-legged product consisting of the fixed swap pay leg, the floating swap receive leg, and the option leg that indicates under what conditions to invoke processing for the first two legs. A callable bond is a two-legged product consisting of the bond leg and the callable option leg that indicates under what conditions to invoke processing for the bond leg.

A product sequence record with instrument base type of option identifies the product as having an option component and makes this subpage available. The system stores product sequence records on the FI_PRODUCT_SEQ table. To ensure proper cash flow forecasting of swaptions and callable bonds, the system permits you to define only one leg with instrument base type of option for a given product. The system also restricts you from defining and saving an option leg until you define either one physical bond leg or two interest rate swap legs.

If an option product sequence record exists, the system enables the Instrument Entry - Option page for you to enter option information for the product at the instrument level for cash flow forecasting of actual instruments.

Pages Used to Set Up Product Definitions

Describing Balance Sheet Attributes of Products

Access the Financial Products page.

To describe a product's balance sheet attributes:

1. Select from the Search Dialog Box a product ID as previously defined in the Warehouse. Two types of products are available:

   Financial Services Instrument	Select to specify products that are created by the bank and sold to its customers. These products are reflected in the Bank's Balance Sheet as Assets and Liabilities.
   Capital Markets Instrument	(Derivatives) Select to specify market securities are bought/sold by the bank for hedging purposes and/or its own investment account. These products are reflected on the Bank's Balance Sheet as Off Balance Sheet items (OBS).

2. On the Financial Products page, select either Asset, Liability, or Off Balance Sheet for the Balance Sheet Category.

3. Select an accounting treatment. Choose either:

   Available for Sale	Applies to products, which are not considered to be part of trading-related activities. These are reported at their fair values, with unrealized gains and losses reported on a net-of-tax as a separate component of stockholders' equity. Dividend and interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts are included in interest income. Typically, these are assets (mortgage loans) that are eventually sold to loan servicing companies such as Fanny Mae, Freddie Mac, and so forth.
   Held to Maturity	Applies to products, which the institution has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. These are reported at amortized cost. Dividend and interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, are included in interest income.
   Trading	Applies to trading account assets that are generally held for the short term in anticipation of market gains and resale. These are carried at their fair values. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on trading assets are included in trading income.

4. Select a balance type for the Par Balance Type (face value of the instrument), Book Balance Type (accounting value of the instrument), or Market Value (current value of the instrument in the market). Options are: ADB (average daily balance), Committed, or Current.

Note. Balance types are user defined in the application.

Defining Detail Attributes of Products

Access the Product Detail page.

Note. This is a dynamic page. The options that you choose in the fields may activate or deactivate additional fields.

To define detail attributes of a product:

1. Set up general instrument information in the uppermost group box. This may include one or more of the following steps:

   1. Select the type of interest rate cap or floor. Options are: Cap, Collar, and Floor. Select Buy or Sell in the Buy/Sell field and the rate at which the instrument can be exercised in the Strike Rate field.

   2. Enter the notional balance amount and currency. Notional balances are used for calculations when no actual funds are exchanged.

   3. Select the instrument base type for the product. The selection determines the parameters that appear on the page. Options are: Bond/Note, Deposit, Interest Rate Cap/Floor, Interest Rate Swap Leg, Line of Credit, Loan, Option.The instrument base type of Futures is currently not in use.

   4. Enter in the Par Amount field an amount and specify the currency for the bond or note. This value supplements the par balance type that you specify on the Financial Products page. Then, select a cash flow projection in the Strip field. Choose Interest Only Strip to include only interest payments in the projections or Principal Only to include only the principal in the projections. To select both principal and interest, leave this field blank

   5. (Applies to bonds or notes only) Select in the Strip field a value to determine on what bases of the product the cash flows are calculated. Interest only strip means that the cash flows are calculated for interest payments, so the product is a security with cash flows that are based entirely on the monthly interest payments that are received from a mortgage pool. Conversely, principal only strip calculates cash flows for the principal portion of the product.

   6. Select in the Swap Leg field the leg that you want to define for the interest rate swap leg. Options are Pay or Receive. Define at least two legs for each swap product,one for the interest that is paid and one for the interest that is received. If you define only one leg, then the Cash Flow Generator treats the single leg as a bond that is held to maturity. Then, specify the amount and currency in the Amount field.

   7. Enter in the Amount field the nominal contract amount of a cap or floor, swap, or option.

   8. (Applies to Deposits only) Enter in the Deposit Service Cost (bps) field the cost that can be applied towards servicing and maintaining a deposit product. At each payment period, the current balance is multiplied by the number of basis points. The resulting amount is the periodic service cost.

   9. (Applies to Deposits only) Enter in the Reserve Requirement (%) field a percent to represent the legal reserve that is put aside for each deposit product for risk management purposes. At each payment period, the current balance is multiplied by the percent factor. The resulting amount is the periodic service cost.

   10. Specify in the Revolving field if the line of credit is renewed with each payment. Then, specify the minimum periodic payment (as a percentage of the balance outstanding), and the minimum periodic payment amount.

   11. (Applies to lines of credit only and only if the Payment Calculation field is set to Percentage) Enter in the Min Payment % (minimum payment percent) field the periodic minimum payment percent against the outstanding balance.

   12. (Applies to lines of credit only and only if the Payment Calculation field is set to Fixed Payment) Enter in the Min Payment (minimum payment) field the periodic minimum payment against the outstanding balance.

2. Establish the term parameters. This defines the maturity date or tenor of the instrument type. As applicable, define the following:

   1. (For bonds or notes only) Specify the issue date.

   2. Select the Non Maturing check box to define nonmaturing.

   3. Selecting the Maturity as Date check box to define maturity, then enter a date in the following field.

   4. Define tenor by entering a tenor date.

   5. (Applies to loans only) Indicate in the Amortize Balance field if this is an amortizing loan and then specify an amortization period. If the amortization period is greater than the loan term, the system assumes a balloon payment at the end of the loan term.

      The amortization period represents the term to the complete amortization of the loan. The contractual term (maturity date or tenor) may not be the same as the amortization period. For example, a loan may have a tenor of five years, but an amortization period of 30 years. This means that when the loan is due in 5 years, it is not amortized. Usually, the loan is then paid off or the loan is extended.

3. Set up how to have the interest calculated. As applicable, define the following:

   1. In the Float/Fixed field, choose Float to specify rate changes according to the Repricing Frequency field, Fixed to set an established rate, or Administered to let the bank set the rate. The system evaluates the rates on the cash flow (or payment) dates.

   2. Select the interest rate calculation method:

      Discount to Yield	Refers to discount securities that are quoted by using a money market yield. This method uses the rate to derive the settlement amount. The difference between the settlement amount and the par amount is the interest.
      Interest in Arrears	Refers to interest-bearing instruments. This method calculates interest for each period and pays interest on each period end date.
      Straight Discount	Refers to money market instruments that are quoted on a straight discount or discount rate basis. This interest calculation uses the rate to calculate a discount amount, then subtracts this amount from the par amount to obtain the purchase price or settlement amount.

   3. Define in the Accrual Basis field how you want the instrument to be accrued.

   4. Select in the Compound Interest field if this instrument has compound interest. If so, also set up the compounding frequency.

   5. Select in the Index ID field the pricing index to use in the construction of the interest rate. If you add an option leg to this product to create a swaption or callable bond and the exercise type for that option is Bermudan, this is the index that is used in hedge processing against which the strike rate of the option is to be compared.

   6. Select in the +/- Basis Pts (margin in basis points) field the number of basis points to add to or subtract from the interest rate that is constructed from the pricing index.

   7. If you specify that this is a floating product, the Repricing Frequency field becomes available for edit. To determine how often an interest rate is repriced or recalculated, enter a number and then select Months, Days, or Years.

   8. In the Reset Date field, reset the interest calculation for this bond or note at the start of the interest period. Then, specify an adjustment in days, if any. Select Advanced to reset the interest rate calculation at the start of the interest period.

   9. (Applies to bonds or notes only). The Reset Date Offset (Days) or +/- Days field applies to floating rate bonds or notes only. In cases where a reprice date falls on a weekend day or holiday, the date is shifted backwards or forward by this number so that the day falls on a business day.

   10. Select in the Lifetime Cap Rate field the absolute maximum rate that a product can have during any point in its life.

   11. Select in the Lifetime Floor Rate field the absolute minimum rate that a product can have during any point in its life.

   12. Enter in the Periodic Cap (bp) field the maximum increase in basis points that the product can have from reprice period to reprice period.

   13. Enter in the Periodic Floor (bp) field the maximum decrease in basis points that the product can have from reprice period to reprice period.

   14. If you specify that this is a fixed product, the Interest Rate field becomes available for edit. Enter the fixed interest rate.

   15. Click the Rate Options link to access the Rate Options page, where you can set up teaser rates for deposits, lines of credit, and loans.

   16. Select the Interest Bearing check box to indicate that the deposit is interest bearing. In addition, indicate whether you want to reinvest interest payments, any central bank reserve requirements (as a percentage), and the deposit service cost (in basis points).

   17. (Applies to deposits only) Select the Reinvest Interest Payments check box to apply periodic interest payments to the balance of the product rather than paying them out. This can often be observed on CDs.

4. Set up the payment dates information. As applicable, define the following:

   1. If you have any payment dates, select the Installments check box. Then select the frequency for the payment installments.

   2. Enter in the Interest field the frequency of interest or principal payments.

   3. Use the Coupon Month and Coupon Day fields to tell the system when the first payment month is. This is not used on all instrument base types.

   4. Select in the Day Count field how the days are counted in terms of interest. Choose Day Counted Interest to use the actual number of days between interest dates. Choose Same Interest each Period to apply the same payment amount each time.

   5. Select in the Payment Calculation field the method of payment calculation:

      Advanced	Cash flow calculation assumes that payment is made at the start of the interest period.
      Arrears	Cash flow calculation assumes that payment is made at the end of the interest period.
      Fixed Pmnt	Cash flow calculation assumes that payment amount is fixed. System takes the payment amount and applies that to each cashflow payment event. It pays off interest first, then applies anything that is left to the principal.
      Fixed Prin	Takes the payment amount and applies it directly to the principal payment plus all the interest at that payment event.
      Percentage	Cash flow calculation assumes that payment amount is calculated as a percentage of the principal.

   6. Select a payment date. Select Paid in to have the payment on the interest date that marks the start of the interest period. Select Paid in Arrears to have the payment of the interest data that marks the end of the interest period.

   7. (Applies to bonds or notes only). In cases where a payment date falls on a weekend day or holiday, the date is shifted backwards or forward by the number that you specify in the Payment Date Offset (days) or +/- Days field so that the day falls on a business day.

   8. (Applies to bonds notes only). Select a value in the First Coupon field to adjust for the first coupon payment when the number of days from the issue to the payment date is not exactly the same as the nominal payment frequency.

   9. (Applies to bonds or notes only). Select a value in the Last Coupon field to adjust for the last coupon payment when the number of days from the last coupon payment date to the maturity of the bond or note is not exactly the same as the nominal payment frequency.

   10. (Applies to deposits, loans and lines of credit only). Indicate in the Reset Date field whether payment resets that are based on reprices events occur on the beginning or the end of a payment period.

5. Use the Options subpage to enter option information. As applicable, define the following:

   1. Select in the Put/Call field whether this is a put option or a call option.

   2. In the Purchase/Write field, select purchase if this is an option contract that you bought and someone else created. Select write if this is an option contract that you created for someone else to buy.

   3. Enter in the Strike Rate field the rate at which the swap in a swaption contract is invoked, or the rate at which a bond is called.

   4. Enter in the Transaction Amount field the transaction fee for this option.

   5. Select in the Underlying field the underlying product upon which this option is based.

   6. Select in the Exercise Type field the type of time when an option may be exercised:

      European	The option can be exercised on one date only.
      Bermudan	The option can be exercised on a series of discrete dates.
      American	The option can be exercised at any time between two dates.

   7. In the Exercise By field, select to exercise this option by Cash Difference or Delivery of Payoff.

   8. Enter in the Contract Buy Date field the date that the contract is put into the portfolio.

   9. Enter in the Expire Date field the date that the option expires.

Setting Up Rate Options

Access the Rate Options page.

The fields that appear on this page vary depending on the selections.

To set up rate options:

1. In the Rate Type field , set a teaser rate type. Options are None, Fixed, and Variable.

2. Indicate in the Teaser Period field the period that the teaser is in effect.

3. Select the Set Teaser from Index check box to set a teaser from an index (it is automatically selected for the variable rate type). Then, set the teaser index and a teaser margin in basis points for the index. If you choose not to set the teaser from the index, specify the teaser rate as a percentage.

4. Indicate in the Teaser Reprice Frequency field the frequency with which you want the teaser to be repriced.

5. Select the Rate Lock Options check box to set up a rate lock option.

6. Indicate in the Rate Lock Feq (rate lock frequency) field how frequently the rate lock option is available to customers.

7. If applicable, select the One Time Option? check box.

8. Select in the Set Rate Lock From Index field the index from which to set the rate lock. Then, enter a rate lock margin in basis points.

9. Enter in the Rate (%) field the lock rate expressed as a percentage.

10. Once you're finished, click the OK button to return to the Product Detail page.

See Also

Setting Up Product Dimensions

Setting Up Product Ratings

This section provides an overview of product ratings and discusses how to define them.

Understanding Product Ratings

When defining Risk-Weighted Capital functions, you may want to use DataSet elements containing values that are stored at the product level. The Product Ratings page enables you to assign certain values pertaining to credit risk evaluation, at the product level. Once the product ratings are defined, use a DataSet element when defining the function to reference the value for a particular product. You can use the Product Ratings page to define any attribute that you want for a particular product.

Page Used to Set Up Product Ratings

Defining Product Ratings

Access the Product Ratings page.

For each product, choose to use only some (or none) of the fields on this page, depending on the institution's calculations. Assign a description, enter the severity rating, correlation coefficient, average recovery rate, and average workout costs in base currency of the performance ledger business unit.

Setting Up FRS Product Codes

This section lists the pages used to set up FRS product codes.

See Also

PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management Warehouse 8.9 PeopleBook

Page Used to Set Up FRS Product Codes