2008 Brings an Added Emphasis to Derivatives Expertise
as Several Large Clients Sign On
Los Angeles, New York & Boston – Tuesday, June 10: InvestTech Systems Consulting, Inc., the leading IT and operations consultants for institutional investors today announced significant growth in their derivatives practice, having been engaged by several of the industries largest buy-side clients in derivatives-related projects over the past 12 months.
The breadth of these projects extends from strategic assessments, operational reviews and optimization projects to the evaluation and selection of front, middle and back office derivatives systems as well as full scale derivatives implementations. These projects included significant experience in derivatives and required detailed functional and technical knowledge of the leading derivatives software vendors including Sophis, Murex, Summit, Calypso, Geneva and Simcorp, among others.
InvestTech Principal and Co-Founder Bruce Vollert added, “These projects employed the full range of InvestTech consulting services — strategic systems planning, derivatives operations re-engineering, systems evaluation and selection and implementation. We expect the market demand for our specialized derivatives services to expand exponentially. Buy-side institutional investors are focusing on risk management and placing a strategic priority on solidifying the necessary infrastructures to support derivatives.
Mr. Vollert will be Chairperson and Panel Moderator at the June 23rd Financial Technology Forum (FTF) Derivatives Operations and Processing Conference in Chicago, IL. The conference agenda covers topics related to Best Practices for Firm-Wide Control of OTC and Exchange Traded Derivatives Transactions and will address the current challenges and initiatives shaping derivatives operations in today’s marketplace.
About InvestTech
InvestTech Systems Consulting, Inc. provides IT and investment operations consultative services for institutional investors worldwide. Founded in 1993, InvestTech offers specialized expertise in the selection and implementation of technology solutions for securities trading, portfolio management, performance measurement and attribution, securities accounting and all other facets of the investment information process. InvestTech’s client base includes large buy-side global institutions such as mutual funds, investment advisors, insurance companies, non-profit organizations and financial institutions. Based in Los Angeles, InvestTech has offices and consultants in Australia, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, London, New York, San Francisco and Toronto. For more information, visit www.investtechsystems.com.
Press Contact: Melissa Dowley +1 508 528 5963, dowley@investtechsystems.com