Collectively analyzing holdings across multiple fixed income products

1. A method for use in providing aggregated investment information for fixed income products (FIPs), each of said FIPs having holdings of one or more of the following types: commercial paper, asset-backed commercial paper, repurchase agreements, short-term bonds, floating rate notes, variable rate demand notes, and other FIPs, the method comprising:

a) identifying a set of FIPs to be supported by a computer-based FIP information aggregation system;

b) for individual FIPs of the set of supported FIPs, and with a processor;

i) determining a list of different FIP descriptors for the FIP associated with different information sources;

ii) associating FIP descriptors of the FIP descriptor list with a standardized FIP descriptor for use in the computer-based FIP information aggregation system; and

iii) acquiring a list of holdings that are held by the FIP, wherein the list of holdings is made accessible at least pursuant to applicable disclosure regulations governing the FIP;

c) for individual holdings of the FIPs to be supported by the computer-based information aggregation system; and with the processor;

i) determining a list of different holding descriptors for the holding associated with different information sources;

ii) associating holding descriptors of the holding descriptor list with a standardized holding descriptor for use in computer-based FIP information aggregation system; and

iii) determining a list of attributes to be supported for the holding by the computer-based FIP information aggregation system;

d) for attributes to be supported by the computer-based FIP information aggregation system, and with the processor;

i) identifying items of holding information that pertain to the attribute, where different items of pertinent holding information for a given attribute are associated with different sources of information, said different items of pertinent holding information differing with respect to at least one of the descriptor and content; and

ii) providing rules for using the different types of pertinent holding information to generate standardized attribute information for use by the computer-based FIP information aggregation system; and

e) storing in a data structure of said computer-based FIP information aggregation system, information indexed to the standardized FIP descriptor of individual FIPs of the set of supported FIPs, said information including:

i) the list of different FIP descriptors for the FTP;

ii) the holdings of the FIP identified by the standardized holding descriptors for the holdings; and

iv) standardized attribute information for the holdings of the FIP.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first holding descriptor of a first holding of a first FIP is different from a second holding descriptor of a second holding of a second FIP, and wherein after the step of associating holding descriptors, the standardized holding descriptor of the first holding is the same as the standardized holding identifier of the second holding.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

aggregating, for each FIP, attribute information for each of its respective holdings;

associating the aggregated attribute information with the standardized FIP descriptor for the FIP in the data structure.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the attribute information for each holding comprise at least one of time until maturity, one or more types of yields, and value of holdings of the FIP, in currency, and wherein the aggregating comprises:

manipulating the metrics to obtain at least one of a weighted average maturity (WAM), one or more types of average yields, and a total assets under management for each FIP.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attribute information for each holding comprises at least one of a category of holding, an issuer of the holding, a sponsor of the holding, a domicile nation or region of a sponsor or issuer of the holding, and a financial sector of the holding.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the category of holding comprises one of treasury debt, government agency debt, variable rate demand note, other municipal debt, financial company commercial paper, asset backed commercial paper, other commercial paper, certificate of deposit, structured investment vehicle note, other note, treasury repurchase agreement, government agency repurchase agreement, other repurchase agreement, insurance company funding agreement, investment company, and other instrument.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving one or more FIP descriptors for a plurality of FIPs of one or more assets under management (AUM);

in response to the receiving, obtaining, from the data structure, information about each of the FIPs of the AUM of a given investor; and

presenting the obtained information on a display, wherein the obtained information for each FIP comprises at least some of the attribute information for each of a number of holdings held by the FIP.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

collectively executing analytics on the attribute information of the holdings of the AUM.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the attribute information for each of the holdings includes quantification information defining a position in the holding and the collective analytics execution comprises:

aggregating quantification information among holdings of the AUM having at least one of a common standardized holding identifier, sponsor, issuer and domicile nation.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the FIP descriptor comprises at least one of a ticker symbol, an International Securities Identification Number (ISIN), a Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) number, and a Stock Exchange Daily Official List (SEDOL) identifier.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of FIPs is obtained from a first source, and wherein each list of holdings is obtained from a source different than the first source.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of said lists of holdings is obtained from a website administered by a respective FIP different from the first source, and wherein at least some of the attribute information for each of the holdings is obtained from another source different than the first source and websites administered by the FIPs.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

repeatedly performing said step of storing standardized attribute information according to a predetermined schedule.

14. A system for use in providing aggregated investment information for fixed income products (FIPs), each of said FIPs having holdings of one or more of the following types: commercial paper, asset-backed commercial paper, repurchase agreements, short-term bonds, floating rate notes, variable rate demand notes, and other FIPs, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory logically connected to the processor and comprising a set of computer readable instructions that are executable by the processor to;

a) identify a set of FIPs to be supported by a computer-based FIP information aggregation system;

b) for individual FIPs of the set of supported FIPs;

i) determine a list of different FIP descriptors for the FIP associated with different information sources;

ii) associate FIP descriptors of the FIP descriptor list with a standardized FIP descriptor for use in the computer-based FIP information aggregation system; and

iii) acquire a list of holdings that are held by the FIP, wherein the list of holdings is made accessible at least pursuant to applicable disclosure regulations governing the FIP;

c) for individual holdings of the FIPs to be supported by the computer-based information aggregation system;

i) determine a list of different holding descriptors for the holding associated with different information sources;

ii) associate holding descriptors of the holding descriptor list with a standardized holding descriptor for use in computer-based FIP information aggregation system; and

iii) determine a list of attributes to be supported for the holding by the computer-based FIP information aggregation system;

d) for attributes to be supported by the computer-based FIP information aggregation system;

i) identify items of holding information that pertain to the attribute, where different items of pertinent holding information for a given attribute are associated with different sources of information said different items of pertinent holding information differing with respect to at least one of the descriptor and content; and

ii) provide rules for using the different types of pertinent holding information to generate standardize attribute information for use by the computer-based FT information aggregation system; and

e) store in a data structure of said computer-based FIP information aggregation system, information indexed to the standardized HP descriptor of individual FIPs of the set of supported FIPs, said information including:

i) the list of different FIP descriptors for the FIP;

ii) the holdings of the FIP identified by the standardized holding descriptors for the holdings; and

iii) standardized attribute information for the holdings of the FIP.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the memory comprises computer readable instructions that are executable by the processor to:

receive descriptors for a plurality of FIPs associated with at least one account under management (AUM);

first use the received descriptors to obtain from the data structure a listing of descriptors for a plurality of holdings that is respectively held by the FIPs of the AUM;

second use the descriptors to obtain from the data structure attribute information related to the FIPs and their respective holdings; and

provide an output based on the attribute information.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the memory comprises computer readable instructions that are executable by the processor to:

group two or more holdings according to a first attribute;

perform an analysis on the grouped holdings using a second attribute different than the first attribute; and

provide an output based on the results of the analysis.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first attribute comprises at least one of a sponsor, issuer, domicile nation and category of the two or more grouped holdings.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first attribute comprises the descriptors of the holdings, and wherein the performing the analysis comprises:

aggregating second attribute information of holdings of the AUM that are identified by a common descriptor.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the second attribute comprises a holding value in currency or as a percentage of portfolio value, and wherein the performed analysis comprises:

combining second attribute information of the two or more grouped holdings to obtain a measure of the second attribute.

20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the memory comprises computer readable instructions that are executable by the processor to:

determine whether the results of the analysis comply with at least one standard or guideline related to the analysis; and

provide an output based on the determination.

21. The processing platform of claim 20 , wherein computer readable instructions are further executable by the processor to:

receive a proposed transaction comprising one or more FIPs to be added to and/or removed from the financial portfolio;

perform a subsequent instance of the analysis;

determine whether results of the subsequent instance of the analysis comply with the at least one standard or guideline; and

provide an output based on the determination.

22. The processing platform of claim 21 , wherein the subsequent instance of the analysis incorporates at least some information related to the proposed transaction.