Method of processing investment data and associated system

Abstract

A computerized method for processing investment data includes providing a server supporting a database for receiving, processing and storing investment data; providing a rules engine for processing rules data employing rules relating to credit assignment; introducing into the server investment data from a plurality of external sources, processing the rules data by the rules engine and permitting user access to the processed and stored investment data. Information regarding customer investments, client information and investment transaction information is provided in the server. A corresponding system is disclosed.

1 . A computerized method of processing data comprising providing a server supporting a database for receiving, processing and storing data,
 providing rules relating to assignment of properties,   introducing into said server the data from a plurality of external sources, and   denying user access to said processed and stored data resident in said server after application of said rules to said data.   
     
     
         2 . The computerized method of processing investment data of  claim 1  including effecting a assigned property through said method. 
     
     
         3 . The computerized method of processing the data of  claim 2  including providing nonuser a second data in said external source data. 
     
     
         4 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 3  including providing said data from external sources to said server by data interface objects. 
     
     
         5 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 4  including providing said data to said user through a user interface. 
     
     
         6 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 5  including providing said processed data to said user in predetermined report form. 
     
     
         7 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 6  including providing data from a plurality of said external sources to said data interface objects substantially simultaneously. 
     
     
         8 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 5  including providing said data to said user in a form selected from the group consisting of html, xml and pdf files. 
     
     
         9 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 7  including employing a rules engine for applying said rules to said data. 
     
     
         10 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 9  including said data containing rules data which is processed by said rules engine. 
     
     
         11 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 10  including periodically revising said rules. 
     
     
         12 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 11  including effecting said rules revision by input from at least one of a said user and said data steward. 
     
     
         13 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 9  including a data steward periodically revising said data. 
     
     
         14 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 9  including a data steward periodically revising said rules. 
     
     
         15 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 13  including effecting said revising in said database. 
     
     
         16 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 14  including effecting said revising in said database. 
     
     
         17 . The computerized method of processing of data of  claim 1  including storing said rules in said database. 
     
     
         18 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 1  including said users accessing said user interface through the internet. 
     
     
         19 . The computerized method of processing data of  claim 1  including storing in said server data regarding data features.