InvestTech Joins EDM Council

Data Management, Data Integration and Investment Systems Specialist firm works with leading financial institutions to share business and technical strategies for improving data management and data content

 

Los Angeles, New York & Boston – [October 20, 2009]. InvestTech has today announced that it has joined the EDM council, the not-for-profit business forum for financial institutions concerned with Enterprise Data Management.

 

Commenting on InvestTech joining the EDM Council, Jeremy Hurwitz, Co-founder and Principal of InvestTech, said, “We have worked with investment management firms over the past ten years to develop and implement practical solutions that achieve enterprise-wide control over data content. Financial firms have evolved beyond reference data and have embraced enterprise-wide data solutions. InvestTech is looking forward to working with the EDM council and sharing our hands-on implementation experience that promotes improved data content through superior data management solutions. At the same time, we know that the EDM can offer InvestTech insights on industry challenges and opportunities.”

Michael Atkin, Managing Director of the EDM Council said, “We are pleased to welcome InvestTech as a member of the EDM Council. Their industry expertise in the practical realities of data management planning, systems integration and program implementation is completely in line with the underlying data management requirements of the financial industry. We look forward to leveraging their intellectual leadership and pragmatic approach into our program of work.”

About InvestTech:


InvestTech Systems Consulting, Inc. provides expertise and technology solutions to investment managers in the areas of for securities trading, portfolio management, data management, performance measurement and attribution, securities accounting and all other facets of investment systems. InvestTech Consulting and professional services are offered in the areas of strategic architecture planning, data management, investment operations efficiency reviews, requirement reviews, vendor product evaluation and selection, as well as vendor and solution implementation and integration. Our project managers, business analysts, technical developers and integration specialists have an excellent understanding of the entire investment system architecture and provide the right resource mix to complement your project team. InvestTech’s client base includes large buy-side global institutions such as mutual funds, investment advisors, insurance companies, public pensions and financial institutions. Based in Los Angeles, InvestTech has offices and consultants in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York, San Francisco, Toronto and London. For more information, contact Chris Benoit at +1 (718) 545-6822 or by email.

 

About the EDM Council:

The Enterprise Data Management Council is a non-profit industry association created by financial institutions to raise the profile of data content management as an essential business requirement. Founded in June 2005 and “owned” by its member group of likeminded financial institutions and vendors, the Council has positioned itself as a neutral business forum for all segments of the financial services industry.

 

The Council’s goal is to enable senior officers responsible for content management to share information on the business strategies and practical implementation realities associated with achieving enterprise-wide control over data content, and to raise the profile of data management at the senior levels. For more information, contact the EDM Council at Tinne Teugels, Metia +1 (917) 320-6458 tinne@metia.com