Abstract: A system and method for electronically communicating investment plan information between money managers and issuers of investment contracts to facilitate plan inquiry and plan bidding processes. An import specification is defined, identifying database format characteristics of investment plan information stored in a first database. Data fields are mapped from the first database to data fields in a second database to create a data import map, where the data fields in the second database are predefined data fields. Investment plan information is imported into the predefined data fields of the second database according to the import specification and data import map. The resulting imported information is transferred to a central database accessible by investment contract sellers who are authorized by the investment contract buyers to receive the investment plan information.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating electronic bidding between stable value fund managers and stable value contract issuers. A fund manager creates an electronic bid invitation, and identifies the contract issuers from whom a responsive bid is desired. The electronic bid invitation is electronically dispatched to the designated issuers in order to prompt the issuers to furnish the bid. Electronic bid responses are submitted by the designated issuers back to the manager in response to the electronic bid invitations. The manager identifies the best bid response from all of the bid responses received. The issuer who submitted the most favorable bid response is notified through an electronic transmission that the manager would like to enter into an investment contract with that issuer, at terms substantially defined in the seller's winning bid response.