An integral part of the
foundation on which First Southwest Company has excelled for over 50 years is the strength of our Debt
Capital Markets Group. Although First Southwest
Company is acclaimed as a dominant
regional firm, through the underwriting and advisory activities of this
division, we offer issuers a national presence into the municipal, governmental
and private sectors of the capital markets.
The Debt
Capital Markets Group offers a broad range of investment services related to
tax-exempt and taxable fixed income securities. First Southwest
Company has assembled trading and underwriting desks composed of
professionals with extensive market experience and veteran knowledge. Moreover,
the implementation of our proprietary pricing and structuring models, which
includes portfolio optimization and simulation, has further accentuated our
position in the boundless world of fixed income analysis. Our extensive pool of
unique financing concept and technologies has created a much sought after medium
of unique and effective solutions to the ongoing financial needs of our
clients.
As a recognized market participant, rather than simply a market observer, the Debt Capital Markets Group evaluates market conditions from a real time and more factual perspective. The firm's trading desks formulate ideas and facilitate opportunities offering strategic advantages to First Southwest Company clients. Through the continuous commitment of firm capital, we enjoy a greater understanding of the importance and complex demands of the role of underwriter. As a result of our fully integrated approach, developed from many years of cumulative industry knowledge, we design and implement market strategies unmatched by our peers - delivering greater tangible value to fulfilling client needs. Our active involvement in all areas of the capital markets enables us to provide clients with an expansion of investment options which the markets have to offer, not generally accessible by conventional means.
First Southwest Company takes extreme pride in providing two distinct areas of specialization within the Debt Capital Markets, the first of which is our active involvement in the investment of public funds. First Southwest Company professionals are fully versed on the rules and critical application of the Public Funds Investment Act, governing the management of such funds. Our professionals work extensively with bond proceeds reinvestments and synchronize these investment strategies with the associated arbitrage rebate regulations through our affiliate, First Southwest Asset Management, Inc. Maintaining a conservative, low risk investment approach and providing highly competitive transaction pricing afford clients a solid foundation and strict adherence to the responsibilities associated with public funds investments.
The second area of expertise is dedicated to the intricate needs of financial institutions. Employing powerful First Southwest Company analytical systems, we advise and assist clients through the full spectrum of interest rate risk and regulatory accounting issue. Garnering the strength of our systems and employing a strict focused approach enhances our unique ability to evaluate individual components for hidden interest rate risk. For more that a decade, these services have been utilized by hundreds of depository institutions, providing comprehensive guidance to the management of these institutions in the areas of regulatory reporting. Through the advances of technology, First Southwest Company has implemented online computer modeling and advanced electronic systems to facilitate optimum portfolio structures and thereby fulfilling client's high-end goals.
The Debt Capital Markets Group offers extensive experience in designing innovative financing and balance sheet management solutions. Being a member of both the NASD and MSRB further differentiates First Southwest Company from the world of general advisors and consultants offering similar services, but lacking true capital markets capabilities and compliance with critical regulatory standards.
At First Southwest Company, inclusive of the Debt Capital Markets Group, expertise and discipline are the fundamental components of our corporate structure - facilitating client needs is our absolute focus.