Jon Chandler
Director, Research
Jon Chandler has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Cutter Associates in 2014, Jon was a senior business analyst for State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), where he was involved in a number of projects for the front and middle office, including UAT design and execution for an order management system (Fidessa IMS), the implementation of a web-based due diligence platform (FundInsight), and an enterprise solution to support blended benchmarks. Prior to his project roles, Jon was a principal in fixed income trade operations at SSGA. He has extensive experience with post-trade operations and applications, such as OASYS/CTM, PORTIA, MBSExpert, and FailStation. Jon earned a bachelor of arts in history from the University of Florida and an MBA from Northeastern University.
Recent research assignments and publications include the following:
- Alternative Investment Systems
- Cutter Benchmarking: Alternative Investments
- Cutter Benchmarking: Derivatives and Collateral Management
- Cutter Benchmarking: Investment Risk
- Cutter Benchmarking: Performance Measurement and Attribution
- Derivatives and Collateral Management Solutions
- Execution Management Systems
- Managed Data Services
- Order Management Systems
- Outsourcing Solutions
- Performance Measurement and Attribution Systems
- Portfolio Analytics Solutions
- Private Debt
- Risk Management Systems
- The Evolving Front Office Support Model
This report on investment risk management offers a preview of some of the focus areas that we will discuss in our upcoming research report, and it provides information about some of the key issues and challenges that the risk team may face.
Risk management is a highly complex discipline that continues to evolve in both theory and practice. But in order for risk management to be effective, risk analysts need the right tools and resources. Therefore, it is no surprise that more than 60% of the respondents to our latest benchmarking report on risk management stated that they intend to invest in new systems, while nearly 40% also noted that they intend to increase staff. This paper emphasizes the importance of the risk team, and explains why some firms may be looking to make a change to better support them.