Wachovia Corp. has licensed Xcitek CostBasis’s XCB solution to calculate cost allocation factors and tax opinions on corporate actions. XCB is an automated solution for supplying cost basis and tax data.
Susan Lane, managing director, securities servicing, Wachovia, says the product is user-friendly and cost effective in supporting the bank’s trust account base.
“It provided accurate and concise information on a high percentage of capital changes,” she says.
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Now in its 9th year, the RegTech Summit in London will bring together the RegTech ecosystem to explore how the European capital markets financial industry can leverage technology to drive innovation, cut costs and support regulatory change.
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