Within the capital markets and specifically buy-side firms, there are only a handful of systems used across the industry globally. Within these vendors, most claim to offer Cloud-based technology and solutions, but how true is it?

In this article, we will discuss the differences between Cloud-enabled and Cloud-native solutions and how Cloud-washed solutions will impact your implementation timelines, on-going (BAU) costs, and support model.

Digital transformation within the capital markets is typically a multi-year journey that requires tenacity, commitment, and agility from all stakeholders. At their core, most investment management transformation projects include the implementation of one or more applications that will replace the legacy systems and processes, which may have been used within the organization for years.

In today’s investment management landscape, frequent updates, enhancements, product lifecycle changes, regulatory requirements and other initiatives all require asset managers to perform regular software testing.

As part of a SimCorp Dimension implementation project, having clean, accurate, and reliable data as part of design, build and testing phases will lead to a better solution.

This article contains some high level guiding principles on how to implement effective data management practices when implementing SimCorp Dimension

Let’s face it – consultant companies are not cheap.  Compared to BAU and contractual resources, hiring a consulting firm usually comes at a premium.  Staffing your digital transformation project with the right resources is usually one of the most critical elements when determining the success of a project.   

Here are the top reasons why working with an independent, vendor agnostic consultancy will make your project better and save your organization time and money.