Multi-manager investment firms find themselves at a critical juncture, balancing a delicate dance between diversification and economies of scale.
Asset Management
Miami Hedge Fund Week was truly eye-opening, demonstrating both the atmosphere and assemblage of industry participants that has transformed Florida into a growing financial services and technology hub. There were also some thematic takeaways from this year’s edition that go beyond the state of play in Wall Street South.
Data is the lifeblood of any financial institution. On the buy-side, it is perhaps the single greatest asset in a firm’s inventory. Yet, despite this, managers too often lack a sound data architecture to effectively leverage this asset. Given the data-rich environment in which we now operate, a robust data architecture is one of the most critical technology investments an asset manager can make.
As private credit continues to carve out a substantial presence in the broader financial ecosystem, the need for contemporary technology platforms to support and enhance these lending activities is clear.
RiskSpan co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Suhrud Dagli, and Fintova Managing Principal, Gary Maier, discuss the drivers of digital adoption in Asset Management, the need for a comprehensive data strategy and architecture, and the application of cloud for data analytics, modeling and other workloads.
The journey to Digital Business Transformation requires a strategic vision and the leadership to drive substantive organizational change.
There were already substantial industry changes driving broader adoption of digital in asset management, and COVID-19 may have just accelerated that.
Can a digital strategy help alternative managers thrive amidst growing competition and diminishing returns?
In a world of increasingly commoditized product, is Client Experience the new alpha?
A range of catalysts are forcing investment managers to transform themselves…but will they?