The demand for the rich web based solution changed the way the application were developed in the investment banking industry specifically for sales and trading (front office activities). Traditionally, simple web application were considered to be enough powerful to provide the user with all the capabilities. Later on developer started implementing mashup technology in order to cater to IBs ever increasing demands, which actually is a technique for building applications that combine data from multiple sources to create an integrated experience. This paper extends the concept of enterprise mashups to provide a new framework called cross platform unified framework (CPUF ) which is a cross-technology and delivery platform framework, services, patterns and practices aimed at changing the way IB industry projects are design and delivered to business users. This paper not only explains the various core components of the framework it also highlights the important benefits of the CPUF. It aimed at understanding the user needs from their technical interface( s), identify the systems that can provide these features, provide a technology agnostic framework that can stitch this information together without moving data or processes out of the existing system.

CPUF Investment Banking Offering Sales and Trading Trade Deal Checking System Context Event Bus Context Events Component Registry Offering repository