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Printed Thursday, 23 February 2012

Fund management and administration

Beating business challenges in the international fund industry

In addition to unpredictable economic and market trends, the fund management industry is constantly subject to new regulations and changes in investor behaviour. These have always been challenges for the industry, but the complexity of today’s investment environment calls for a business strategy that is sufficiently flexible to allow for an almost infinite variety of possible scenarios. In recent years, fund management houses have therefore had to depend more and more on the support of advanced technology in order to help them stay on top of current developments as well as anticipate future ones.

Professional fund managers and fund administrators need a system which can help them achieve their short- and long-term goals. To cater for this, SimCorp Dimension offers a solution that allows fund companies to focus both on exception handling and their core business.

State-of-the art functionality to meet complex demands

The complexity of managing a fund in different markets, and the pressure of meeting deadlines when reporting to clients and authorities, pose significant challenges for investment funds. For instance, when updating prices and calculating NAV, an efficient and reliable workflow, as provided by SimCorp Dimension, is required. If a mistake occurs during this process, early discovery is crucial in order to minimise costs.

Moreover, with SimCorp Dimension’s comprehensive, state-of-the art solution for investment funds, clients can attain significant competitive advantages, as the system enables them to produce the range of report formats required by investors and authorities in different markets and jurisdictions. Due to SimCorp Dimension's cost-effective Straight-Through-Processing workflow, investment funds can easily achieve the process overview and control that are crucial to produce required daily financial reporting.

Future-assured

SimCorp Dimension’s ground-breaking concepts have been tested and approved by prominent fund managers in the international, cross-border fund industry. Teaming up with SimCorp as a strategic partner, fund managers can confidently meet future challenges, as SimCorp Dimension software provides investment managers with the competitive advantages required to stay ahead.