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A Good Technologist is Hard to Find, Says JPM AM Exec
What began as a conversation about consolidating systems for accounting and trade─itself a deviation from advertised topic of supporting broad bespoke product ranges─took a sharp turn when JPMorgan Asset Management's chief business technologist for fixed…
Swedbank Robur Chooses SimCorp for Solvency II Reporting
The software vendor's Solvency II system has been integrated with the SimCorp Dimension investment management platform that Swedbank was already using, leading to better data quality, lower operational risk and reduced maintenance costs
Swedbank Robur Online with SimCorp for Solvency II
The Swedish asset manager, with about $70 billion actively managed across 130 funds and institutional clients in Scandinavia and the Baltics, has expanded its previous SimCorp Dimension implementation with an add-on for the upcoming regulation targeting…
Lord Abbett Turns to SimCorp for Investment Management
New Jersey-based asset manager Lord Abbett has selected SimCorp’s investment management solution to support the firm’s value creation strategy.
Mobile Apps Should Be More User Friendly, Says Buy-Side Panel
Cloud, mobile, predictive analytics, and IBOR among the topics at a TSAM panel on "what's hot, what's not" on the buy side.
Another Poll Indicts Buy Side on Central Clearing
As of March, a majority of buy-side firms were still not ready to centrally clear over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, according to a poll by SimCorp, a Copenhagen-based software provider.
Nordea Implements SimCorp's Broker Strategy Function
Nordea's Investment Management arm, which executes with an array of ten brokers, has streamlined its trading operations with the new tool, part of SimCorp's Dimension order management solution.
SimCorp: Only One in Three Buy-Siders Planning to Upgrade Derivatives Technology
A survey by Copenhagen-based SimCorp lent further evidence to the fact that, while the buy side is not ignoring the new over-the-counter derivatives regime initiated by the Dodd-Frank Act, it is still behind the sell side when it comes to upgrading its…
Study: Legacy Systems, Decentralization Stunt Growth
A survey conducted by Nielsen for buy-side technology vendor SimCorp’s StrategyLab research arm reveals that older platforms imply higher costs and slower response to business and regulatory requirements.
New SimCorp Dimension Platform Offers Enhanced Risk Functionality
Copenhagen-based SimCorp has unveiled version 5.3 of its front-to-back-office investment management platform, SimCorp Dimension. The new version offers users reverse stress-testing functionality, in addition to enhanced collateral management and…
'Dynamic' Ucits Beget Questions of Internal Data Governance, Administration
Since initial implementation of the fourth iteration of the European Commission's Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities in 2011, and with two further directives, Ucits V and VI, already set to be respectively voted on by the…
Buy-Side Technology Awards: Best Implementation at a Buy-Side Firm─SimCorp
Copenhagen-based SimCorp is a rare animal indeed—it is one of the only buy-side–focused third-party technology vendors that offers a true all-singing-all-dancing, front-to-back- office investment management platform, a strategy that has yielded handsome…
SimCorp: Low Buy-Side Confidence in Data Quality
A poll revealed major doubts about accounting data. The problem is too many interfaces, says SimCorp North America chief business consultant Jenny Ravenscroft.
SimCorp: Back Office Hamstringing Buy-Side Growth Strategies
Copenhagen-based buy-side technology provider SimCorp has published the results of a poll examining the impact of portfolio accounting systems on an investment manager's growth strategies and their vulnerability to operational risks. Respondents included…
Marathon Asset Management Chooses SimCorp's Dimension
The investment management services provider says Marathon, a credit strategies specialist, has implemented its middle-office platform.
Holse Begins as CEO of SimCorp
Portfolio management software provider SimCorp has installed Klaus Holse, formerly of Microsoft, as its new CEO
SimCorp Dimension 5.2 Released
The latest edition of the software includes functions for processing central counterparty clearing, based on Dodd-Frank and EMIR guidelines.
American Century Expands Presence, AUM with SimCorp Dimension
American Century aims to expand the system’s capabilities so it can be used for performance measurement and client reporting.
HOOPP Prepares For Accounting Upgrade
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is expecting better accounting capability for OTC derivatives from its upgrade to the latest version of SimCorp Dimension, 5.1
Marilyn Watson's Passing
SimCorp's long-time PR face passes away while on holiday in Cyprus.
Orc Appoints SimCorp CIO as Future CEO
Torben Munch will join Stockholm-headquartered company in January 2013.
Finnish Insurers Implement SimCorp's Dimension
Fennia Mutual Insurance Company and Fennia Life using Dimension platform for increased efficiency and reduced operational risk.
SimCorp Dimension Version 5.1 Released
The system supports phase one of the new IFRS 9 standard.