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Learn MoreThis research explores how investment management firms are using data analytics technologies to inform and streamline investment processes. It covers how firms can best organize to support data analytics, the role IT and data management play, and the skill sets and tools that can help.
Investment managers have witnessed some significant changes across the OMS vendor landscape. Vendors are offering expanded functionality and services, and vendors of OMS designed for hedge funds or small asset managers are vying for market share
This spotlight report highlights some of the top fintech themes that impacted the wealth management industry in 2019.
As market disruptors and varied technology startups introduce new ideas and initiatives to the financial services industry, wealth portfolio management vendors are designing product roadmaps and entering partnerships to position their products for the next wave of innovation. This research report explores what innovation looks like today and 12–18 months into the future at some of the largest integrated suite providers.
The purpose of behavioral analysis in investment management is to examine active investment management decisions and create a plan to improve behaviors detrimental to alpha generation. This whitepaper offers an introduction into the pressures investment managers are under that are driving them to use behavioral analysis, common types of behaviors that jeopardize alpha, and a summary of providers of behavioral analysis software and services.
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