SS&C Survey Focuses on Client Reporting Investor clients are demanding more data from financial services firms but many firms are still relying on manual processes to pull together reports, according to a report sponsored by SS&C Technologies, a financial services software and services vendor. The survey results uncovered that while 100 percent of respondents say… Read More >>
DDJ Bolsters Ops via Cloud Version of Portia
Firm Gains Time, Ops Advantages via SS&C Hosting Investment manager DDJ Capital Management has signed on to use the hosted, software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of the venerable Portia system to outsource the creation, maintenance and control of overnight workflows and batch jobs, say officials at SS&C Technologies, the financial IT conglomerate that owns Portia. The SaaS… Read More >>
Acadian Signs On for SS&C GlobeOp
Citing the need for a growth strategy, Acadian Asset Management moved its long/short portfolios to fund administrator SS&C GlobeOp last year and has been using the platform’s systems for margin finance management, cash and collateral management, and tri-party reconciliation, according to officials at the firm and at SS&C Technologies. “The appointment followed a detailed search… Read More >>
Ipreo Applies FIX to Fixed Income Workflows
Ipreo Pulls Together an Industry-Led Effort Ipreo, a market intelligence and workflow solutions vendor, is embracing the FIX Protocol to help end-users optimize and streamline fixed income deal workflow. The results of Ipreo’s efforts is the industry-led initiative, the Ipreo Investor Access platform, which has the capability to electronically submit fixed income orders directly to… Read More >>
Daman Investments Deploys SS&C’s APX
Daman Investments PSC, a Dubai-based financial services firm, has deployed the portfolio management system Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX) from SS&C Technologies to streamline operations, and bolster data management and reporting capabilities, according to officials at Daman and SS&C. A private joint stock company launched in 1998, Daman has become a non-bank financial services company known… Read More >>
Russell Investments to Use SS&C for IBOR Push
Asset manager Russell Investments will be using proprietary, integrated systems from SS&C Technologies as the middle office core for an investment book of record (IBOR) that will help the firm’s portfolio managers trading in global markets. The firm, which has $244 billion in assets under management, is expanding its IT support for investment accounting, performance… Read More >>
Boston Trust to Use SS&C’s Outsourcing Services
Outsourcing to Help Boston Trust Stay Competitive Boston Trust & Investment Management Co. (Boston Trust) will be using SS&C Advent Outsourcing Services for software integration, hosting and data management in an effort to bolster its competitiveness and to improve customer service. The implementation will offer SS&C’s suite of portfolio management products in a software-as-a-service… Read More >>
Get Ready for the FTF Awards Edition of FTF Focus
(Editor’s Note: We are putting the finishing touches on the FTF Focus magazine edition that features in-depth coverage of the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. The annual, special edition, which will be online soon, will feature two industry veterans — Philippe Chambadal, the president of SmartStream voted FinTech Person of the Year, and Bill Stone,… Read More >>
SS&C Appoints Managing Director for Asia
New SS&C MD to Be Based in Hong Kong Windsor, Conn.-based SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, reports the appointment of Rainer Fuchsluger as managing director, Asia, for its institutional and investment management business. He will be responsible for “developing and executing a regional business strategy to leverage… Read More >>
Canadian Firm Shifts Fund Administration to SS&C
Canadian firm, Nicola Wealth Management (NWM), has turned to SS&C Technologies to provide fund administration services for nearly $4 billion in assets under management (AUM) in an effort to bolster productivity and reduce operational risk, NWM officials say. SS&C’s fund administration services such as fund accounting and investor services will support NWM’s 15 funds and… Read More >>
