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Study signals the need for buy side firms to consolidate operations, meet continuing market pressures

Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

A new study by investment management solutions provider SimCorp and commissioned by InvestOps signals the need for buy side firms to consolidate their operations and to meet the continuing market pressures under the current environment.

The whitepaper, titled Front to Back: Optimizing Cross-Asset Investment Operations, surveyed 100 European heads of operations from asset management firms, hedge funds and institutional investors. The European-focused report finds client demands, regulation and cost pressures to be the biggest drivers of change, and points to the need for a simplified operating model to weather the current storm of regulatory and market challenges.

Marc Schroeter, senior vice president, product management, commented, "The findings cover many of the operational frustrations and pressures that buy side firms are facing. It is becoming very clear that to thrive in the current conditions, firms need to review and consolidate their technology infrastructure, if they are to achieve the level of automation desired and succeed in handling a wide range of assets efficiently. This is the strategy we believe will help firms optimize and ultimately tackle market challenges, to stay ahead of the competition."

The InvestOps report explored the convergence of the front, middle, and back office, and how it redefines the role of data and investment management systems. It follows a similar survey based in Nort......................

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