PRESS RELEASE
12 November 2009

ISC Announces Launch of their Client Reporting Scorecarding Service

Investment Solutions Consultants (ISC), the leading Investment Management consultancy, today announced the launch of their Client Reporting Scorecarding ServiceThe scorecard aims to offer Asset Managers a fast, low-cost, but comprehensive assessment of their client reporting operations, and to identify any key areas that need to be addressed. It will help managers to position their reporting aspirations, understand the main challenges, and structure any project work to improve reports accordingly. The service will cover the following functions:

Data
Workflow
Production Systems
Customisation Capabilities
Commentary
Systems Integration
Distribution
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RIMES wins Best Data Provider to the Buy Side Award for the third consecutive year.
London - 13 November 2009
RIMES Technologies, the financial data integrator and performance solutions provider for the investment community, has once again been voted Best Data Provider to the Buy Side at the Buy Side Technology Awards.

Hosted by BuySide Technology Magazine, the BSTAs recognise leading technologies and vendors in their areas of expertise through an auditable and transparent methodology, underpinned by the input and experience of six buyside-focused technology consultants: Aite Group, Celent, Citisoft, Cutter Associates, Investit and Knadel. This year the ...   more »

DST Global Solutions extends Reporter Suite to provide client communications solution for asset managers
12 November 2009

London, 12 November 2009

The Reporter Suite, powered by Kurtosys, is now an integrated solution platform incorporating workflow, full auditing and a comprehensive range of output documents, designed to meet asset managers’ client communication needs. In addition to client reporting, Reporter now also includes functionality that addresses web site management and design, secure web portals, marketing document production and presentation management business solutions – all driven off a single data source.

The Reporter Suite can be deployed as installed software, managed service or ...   more »

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BI-SAM Awarded Best Performance and Attribution Product 2009
London - 10 November 2009
BI-SAM, specialist provider of B-One data management, analytics and reporting, today announced that its B-One system has been voted “Best Performance and Attribution Product” at the 2009 Buy Side Technology Awards Ceremony.

The judges, comprised of an international panel of industry specialists from the renowned consultancies the Aite Group, Celent, Citisoft, Cutter Associates, Investit, and Knadel, decided to award this category to BI-SAM’s B-One solution, based on functionality (calculation of returns, attribution for equity, balanced and fixed-income portfolios and ex-post, absolute and relative risk, workflow ...   more »

MSCI Minimum Volatility Indices to begin using the new Barra Global Equity Model
(GEM2) and MSCI to consult on potential methodology enhancements
Geneva – October 26, 2009 - MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB), a leading provider of investment decision support tools
worldwide, announced today that it will begin using the new Barra Global Equity Model (GEM2) in the construction
of the MSCI Minimum Volatility Indices and that it will consult with the investment community on potential
methodology enhancements to the Minimum Volatility Indices. The MSCI Minimum Volatility Indices will begin using
the new Barra Global Equity Model (GEM2) as of the ...   more »