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Launching a new product “SMACOM”
We are pleased to announce the release of our new service "SMACOM" on 19th March,an investment decision support information distribution service that pursues the active
utilization of alternative data from NIKKEI group.
SMACOM is designed to specifically target professional institutional investors, such as
hedge funds and asset management companies. 19 MAR 2021
Announcement of Corporate Name Change
Effective on 1 April 2019, Financial Technology Research Institute, Inc. has changed its corporate name to Nikkei Financial Technology Research Institute, Inc.27 MAR 2019
News
- Developments in FinTech and Implications for Financial Inclusion Tomoyuki Miyagi (Executive Managing Director) presented the title of “Developments in FinTech and Implications for Financial Inclusion” at the ADBI-SBV workshop. 04 APR 2017
- Default Estimation Models Focusing on Net-Interest-Bearing-Debts at Default Tomoyuki Miyagi (Executive Managing Director) presented the title of “Default Estimation Models Focusing on Net-Interest-Bearing-Debts at Default” at the ADBI-NCB workshop “Empowering SMEs through Improved Financial Access". 14 MAR 2017
Products & Services
Investment Decision
Support Information
Services
- AI/Big Data analysis and
- Sophisticated UI/APIs
- Nikkei News Sentiment
- Fraud Accounting Risk
Credit Risk Management Tools
Early credit risk warning & monitoring of portfolio credit risk
Read moreFinancial statement simulation to forecast credit and business risk
Read moreCredit risk model validation to check and improve performance
Read moreCredit Risk Monitoring Tool :
SMACOM provides 5 integral scores including credit score
based on Merton type variables for listed companies
in 51 major countries including most of OECD countries.
Credit Risk Simulating Tool :
AERIS
AERIS is a financial statements simulating tool. The tool can be useful for credit risk simulation and financial strategy planning.
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Credit Ratings Estimation Tool :
RADAR
RADAR is a credit rating estimation tool. The tool is equipped by annually adjusted models to keep consistency with R&I (the largest credit rating agency in Japan) ratings. The tool is suitable for internal credit rating system for financial institutions.
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Model Validation Tool :
Model Checker
Model Checker is a model validation tool. The tool enables users to get necessary statistics for evaluating accuracy of the quantitative models easily. Financial Institutions can use the tool for complying with regulations.
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Investment Decision Support Information Services
AI/Big Data analysis
SMACOM provides unique information making
full use of our AI/big data analysis technology
for various information useful for investment
NIKKEI News Sentiment
News Dolphin is a Japanese news
classification engine
powered
by the Nikkei R&D project.
Fraud Accounting Risk
Fraud Risk Assessment tool is
for accounring frim
to detect fraud accounting risk level
An investment decision support information distribution service:
SMACOM provides unique information making
full use of our AI/big data analysis technology
for various information useful for investment
evaluation for listed companies in 51 major countries
including most of OECD countries.
SMACOM rapidly improve the efficiency of the
investment stock selection process for
institutional investors.
SMACOM provides various types of information and
scores which can support you to develop better
investment strategies. SMACOM’s characteristic
output features the 5 integral scores.
The key total score, the credit score,
the rating change score, the accrual score and
the news sentiment score.
Japanese News Classification Tool :
News Dolphin
Responsible for R&D within Nikkei group companies,
NIKKEI FTRI has been instrumental in the development of
the Japanese language news analyzer "News Dolphin".
"News Dolphin(FTRI NEWS DOLPHIN)" is a Japanese news classification engine
powered by the Nikkei news articles.
The tool is suitable for investors seeking timely investment opportunities in Japanese market.
Fraud Risk Assessment Tool:
Fraud Risk Detector
NIKKEI FTRI developed a statistical fraud detection model.
Accounting firms and investment companies can easily monitor fraud accounting risk.
NIKKEI FTRI is the research fellow in fraud accounting detection for the Japanese FSA (Financial Services Agency).
Advisory Services
Risk management solution
compliant with
Basel Ⅱ & Ⅲ regulation
Model evaluation and
optimization
by our data science experts
Risk simulation with
forward looking and
macro prudence
scenario
Our Competency
ACCURACY
Continuously validated and adjusted model using the dataset of 600,000 companies for over 15 years from reliable sources.
CONSISTENCY
Estimated credit ratings of our models are consistent with the ratings given by accounting experts in rating agencies.
EXPERIENCE
NIKKEI FTRI has 15 years of experience specifically in credit risk management model building. This can be observed from our range of products.
R&D
Research Papers
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May 2017
AKINOBU SYUTO, NAOTO OSHIRO, MINGZI..
Fraud Accounting Risk and Future Return
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May 2015
NAOTO OSHIRO
Structural Modelling Using Relationship between Currency Crisis and Debt Default
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April 2015
TOMOYUKI MIYAGI
Impact of Revisions in Standardized Approach for Credit Risk on Prediction of Risk Assets and Stress Tests
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March 2015
MINGZI SONG
Sample Selection Bias in Ratings Prediction..
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March 2015
NAOTO OSHIRO
Early Detection of Fraudulent Accounting Companies - Accounting Conservatism..
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December 2014
NAOTO OSHIRO
Features of Fraudulent Accounting Companies - Digital Analysis Perspective
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December 2014
NAOTO OSHIRO
Characteristics of Fraud Accounting and..
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September 2014
EIJI HIRASAWA
Default Prediction by Non-Financial Information - Utilization of Timely..
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June 2014
TAKAO HOTTA
Proposal of New Quantitative Evaluation Method for Sovereign Risk
About NIKKEI FTRI
Nikkei Financial Technology Research Institute, Inc.
NIKKEI FTRI was established in April 1999 as a subsidiary of R&I, the largest rating agent in Japan,
specializing in providing risk management software and consulting services.
Currently, NIKKEI FTRI is a wholly owned company by Nikkei Inc.,
and has a good reputations in credit risk management societies within Japan with a number of clients
including financial institutions, asset management companies, and government agencies.
Our Partners
NIKKEI FTRI History
Release of “Defense” a credit risk warning & monitoring tool for risk measurement of listed companies.
Release of “RADAR” a credit rating estimation model, in collaboration with a large Japanese Financial Group.
Development of our scoring model with millions of SMEs' financial statements, NIKKEI FTRI provided consulting services for the CRD council, an affiliate of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
Development and consulting service of scoring model and credit risk database for RBAJ (Regional Banks Association of Japan) with millions of SME’s financial statements.
Release of “Model Checker”, a credit model validation tool based on statistical modelling aspects.
In 2009, “AERIS” was released, a tool to estimate future financial statements within companies.
Release of “Quick News Sentiment Analyzer” to analyze the positives/negatives of news, and distribute them through QUICK - a financial information provider in the Nikkei Group.
Release of “Fraud Detection Tool” developed based on years of research on fraud accounting. Currently we provide weekly fraud accounting evaluation services
Corporate name change from "Financial Technology Research Institute, Inc. " to "Nikkei Financial Technology Research Institute, Inc."
Our Clients
Commercial
Banks
- Governmental Financial Institutions
- Investment Banks
- Trust Banks
70+
Financial
Companiese
- Asset Management Companies
- Insurance Companies
- Security Companies
- Leasing Companies
20+
Government
Agencies
- FSA:
Japanese Government Financial Services Agency - Regional Banks Association of Japan (the association of
64 Regional Banks)
Global Firms/
Organization
- Big Accounting Firms
- Global Investment Banks
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