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About Northfield ACES

The Northfield Asset Coverage Expert System (ACES) makes it easy for your organization to understand its financial risk by using Northfield's Risk Models, Software and Data Services from a unified web services platform.

The Key Features of the Northfield ACES platform are:

  • The Model Service
  • Analytics Services
  • Data Services
  • Programmer Tools
  • Enterprise Software Deployment

The Model Service

The Northfield ACES Model Service allows you to access Northfield Risk Model data while using an expert system to automatically solving complex asset data matching problems such as:

  • Multiple identifier type lookups (Eg. CUSIP, SEDOL, TICKER).
  • Identifier correction (Eg. Check digit provided/not provided).
  • Identifier changes from corporate actions.
  • Proxy generation for missing records .
  • Custom record creation for the Northfield EE Model.

Optimizer Service

The Northfield ACES Online Optimizer Service lets you:

  • Optimize your portfolios using the Northfield Optimizer.
  • Perform risk and performance calculations using our Risk Analytics Toolkit.

Data Access

The Northfield ACES Data Access Service allow you to access Northfield and partner data:

  • Download Northfield’s risk model data files.
  • Access portfolio data held at custodians.
  • Access reports created by us for you by using our RAMP protocol that uses our ACES platform. These reports are held by our secure data provider who is qualified and certified for this purpose.

Programmer Tools

All Northfield ACES Services are available for use in your own applications. You can:

  • Use the Northfield ACES Java API to securely access the Northfield ACES platform from within your own java programs.
  • Integrate any application using JSON based web services.

All components use the same documented object model which has comprehensive API documentation.

Quick Access

API Documentation

Enterprise Software Deployment

Northfield ACES is a deployment of the Northfield ACES Software Platform; a comprehensive application server developed by Northfield to integrates all our software and data services into an enterprise ready software stack. The Northfield ACES Software Platform is also available for onsite deployment for organizations that wish to host and manage their own environments.