Growth and value creation takes flexible IT platform support
Waiting for financial market recovery will not get investment managers back on the growth track. As experts are not expecting the financial markets to return to 2007 levels before 2011 or 2012, now, more than ever before, is the time for senior management to formulate and implement appropriate strategies that create value and the desired levels of growth. However, growth and value creation necessitate flexible IT platform support.
Watch webcast on growth and value creation in investment management
The new economic reality makes it imperative for investment managers to reassess their strategies to ensure value creation and growth in the future. IT platform reconsiderations must be part of the growth strategy process. To learn more from Professor Paul Verdin about reinventing value for growth in global investment management, watch the webcast here.
Enable growth strategies with SimCorp Dimension
The publication ‘Enable growth strategies with SimCorp Dimension’ discusses the growth strategies available to investment management organisations when preparing a return to growth.
Furthermore, the publication presents the investment management system SimCorp Dimension as the enabler of successfully implementing these strategies.
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New book on growth and value creation
A new book from SimCorp StrategyLab, SimCorp’s independent research arm, ‘Growth and value creation in asset management’ discusses how investment managers create value in a durable, sustainable way that addresses the needs of clients, intermediaries, regulators, managers and shareholders. Analysing what it takes to meet these demands, internationally renowned contributors discuss the future implications of operational challenges and IT architecture.
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Report on Global Investment Management Growth Survey 2010
The ‘Global Investment Management Growth Survey 2010’ builds on interviews with 100 management representatives from market-leading global financial institutions. The survey looks for answers to questions such as: What are/will be the key drivers of growth in the investment management industry? Are industry players prepared for growth? What are the post-crisis learnings from a growth perspective?
Learn more and download the ‘Report on Global Investment Management Growth Survey 2010’
The enterprise solution brochure for the investment management industry
SimCorp Dimension is a comprehensive investment management system offering investment management organisations unprecedented flexibility, scalability, functionality, usability, performance and reliability in a highly configurable and fully integrated, modular solution.
Regardless of the current strategic or operating model, the options chosen to take advantage of the new playing field, or the extent of new client or regulatory demands placed on the industry, SimCorp Dimension is uniquely capable of supporting the current and future strategic and tactical initiatives of investment management organisations, facilitating their return to growth over the years to come.
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White papers and fact sheet on preparing an operational platform for growth
Straight-through-processing is not only about efficiently moving data. A coherent and consolidated system infrastructure is required to support modern investment management operations. Achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage takes cost efficiency, greater process efficiency and greater operational efficiency through automation.
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Recent events have focused the minds of asset managers not only on the benefits but also on the risks of outsourcing. It may be time to revisit and recalibrate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats inherent in the business model. In this white paper, the author suggests six IT-architectural considerations for future risk mitigation in an outsourced back office environment.
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In recent years, the markets for structured products and exotic derivatives have experienced tremendous growth in both size and variety. Traditional and new asset classes are used in innovative ways to create instruments tailored for specific investment objectives. While this represents new investment opportunities, it also poses new operational challenges and risks.
Download fact sheet on XpressInstruments to learn more about support for continual product innovation
