Advanced Securities Consulting
ASC is a premier consulting firm specializing in analyzing complex financial transactions. Founded in 2006 by industry veteran Edmon (Ed) Blount, ASC leverages over three decades of securities market experience to deliver unparalleled insights and support to clients.
Our team combines deep practical knowledge in securities lending, finance, corporate governance, and risk management with advanced financial, statistical, and quantitative analysis. This unique approach allows us to uncover critical insights from raw data, providing clients with a comprehensive understanding of their financial landscape.
Our mission is to provide clients with rigorous analysis of financial transactions, expert assessments, and forensic data analysis, empowering them to make informed decisions in complex securities markets.
Advanced Securities Consulting provides institutional investors with holistic analysis and expert recommendations on all aspects of securities lending.
Our experts employ both a qualitative and quantitative approach to contract assessment, performance evaluation, and expert witness testimony, backing up conclusions with statistical and other analyses of relevant market or transaction data.
About
Our Experts
ASC’s consultants draw on many years of wide ranging experience in the banking, finance, and securities industries in areas such as securities finance, corporate trust, contract compliance, risk management, corporate governance, and sophisticated quantitative analysis of market data. Our team-based approach means that we can provide the full range of our expertise and experience to every engagement.
Our Services
ASC offers the courts and boards of directors a wide range of financial consulting services, including expert testimony, contract assessment and evaluation, and data mining and coordinate analysis. Our team draws on experience in finance and government, to bring each engagement the benefits of a multi-disciplined approach. We collaborate with lawyers, economists, regulators, and academics to develop defensible, cost-efficient solutions to challenging problems in the capital markets.
Our Outreach
ASC partners with educational organizations to assist in increasing financial literacy. The Regulatory Outreach for Student Education (ROSE) program engages students in the debate over financial services reform. The program is designed to put students in touch with the regulators, policy-makers, and industry leaders who are currently shaping the financial regulatory landscape. ASC challenges students to participate in discussions shaping the financial market.
Expertise Services
Securities Financing Transactions
Expert Testimony and Complex Litigation Support
Policy and Contract Compliance
Profitability / Performance Measurement
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Risk Management
Corporate Governance
- Proxies/Empty VotingAdvanced Securities Consulting advises clients on a range of complex instruments and globaltransactions. Our consultants assist clients in areas such as:
- Corporate Actions
- Reporting and Disclosure
- Mutual Fund Governance
Cash and Collateral Management
Capital Markets
- Global Custody
- Cash Management
- Structured Products/Derivatives
- ADRs
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