Clients

"The ability to export information into various third-party software like Microsoft^® Excel at the click of a mouse is a very powerful feature."
"The CSS Mutual Funds did exactly what we needed. It helped us maintain records, expedite trades, and above all, it worked with our own proprietary front office."
"With the CSS Securities Processing Software components, we have streamlined our process, saving significant time and money."

CSS Solution
A complete front-, middle- and back-office securities processing software solution.

SWS Company Profile
From a small firm that began with 12 employees in 1972, SWS has grown into an organization with multiple corporations offering a wide variety of financial services. It has approximately 1,000 employees and $3.8 billion in total assets as of fiscal year 2001.

Challenge
Migrate SWS' dated technology to a new clearing and trading system, as well as keep up with the tremendous company growth.

Solution
Deploy a comprehensive, robust, reliable solution built for tomorrow's enterprise today.

H.D. Vest Company Profile
H.D. Vest Financial Services is a non-bank subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company. Approximately 6,000 H.D. Vest advisors manage more than $16 billion in assets for some 1.8 million individuals, families and small businesses in all 50 states.

What H.D. Vest Needed
Time truly is money. H.D. Vest needed a targeted solution to streamline its mutual fund operations and:

• Maintain client records.
• Reduce paperwork
• Expedite trades
• Minimize downtime
• Synchronize with its existing software
• Grow with the company's needs, one piece at a time

CSS Solution
H.D. Vest purchased the CSS mutual funds, order entry and imaging software. This allowed H.D. Vest to choose the specific tools needed to accomplish its goals:

• A fully customizable front- to back-office securities processing platform
• Increased efficiency
• Straight-through trade processing
• Seamless integration

Raymond James Company Profile
Raymond James has built a national reputation during the past 40 years as a leader in financial planning for individuals, corporations and municipalities. Nearly 5,000 financial advisors in more than 2,000 locations throughout the world manage assets in excess of $16 billion.

What Raymond James Needed
Raymond James needed to integrate software that would allow them to:

• Streamline mutual fund order entry
• Accelerate cash deposits
• Eliminate redundancy, reduce errors and increase efficiency
• Capture detailed client information to satisfy U.S.A. PATRIOT Act requirements
• Improve client service
• Integrate seamlessly with existing and proprietary systems

CSS Solution
To help Raymond James meet its financial and compliance goals while improving customer service, CSS delivered several components from its securities processing software, a full front-, middle- and back- office system. This enabled Raymond James to have a fully integrated platform, including functions for mutual funds trading, client profiling, imaging, workflow, and bond trading.

Morgan Stanley Company Profile
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a market leader in securities, asset management and credit services. With more than 700 offices in 28 countries, Morgan Stanley connects people, ideas and capital to help clients achieve their financial goals.

What Morgan Stanley Needed
Morgan Stanley was looking for ways to improve customer service and increase efficiency. They needed tools to:

• Eliminate excess monthly statements; saving money and time
• Simplify and accelerate mutual fund order entry and trade management
• Integrate seamlessly with proprietary systems
• Assist the company in moving to networking level 3

CSS Solution
Morgan Stanley purchased the CSS mutual funds software, a component of its overall securities processing software system. This fully modular front-, middle and back-office platform met Morgan Stanley's needs and improved customer service.

Stephens Inc. Company Profile
Stephens Inc. is a full service, privately owned investment bank headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, with offices across the country in key markets, as well as abroad in London. Founded in 1933, Stephens Inc. is well capitalized and serves a distinct client base of institutional and individual investors, corporations, state and local governments.

Over the years, Stephens has developed and enjoys today long standing relationships with our clients. As investors and business owners ourselves, we try to understand the needs and concerns of clients and help them grow and achieve their goals. Because our clients receive attention from our senior staff, we have earned a reputation for bringing vision, integrity and innovation to all of our transactions. Now, under the second generation of Stephens' family leadership, Stephens Inc. provides our clients with a superior array of investment banking, asset management, and private client services.

Stephens Inc. is a member of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation