SunGard (http://www.sungard.com) today announced that BlueBay Asset Management, a London-based specialist manager of fixed income credit, has converted its 19 traditional and alternative investment funds to InvestOne Enterprise (http://www.sungard.com/investone), SunGard's investment accounting solution for institutional and alternative asset managers and third-party administrators.
BlueBay, managing in excess of US$6 billion for institutions and high net worth individuals, is utilising InvestOne Enterprise as the core accounting solution for its investments in emerging markets, high yield, and investment grade credit. Multiple interfaces link InvestOne Enterprise seamlessly to other BlueBay systems, including trade order management, internal valuation, loan investment and risk management systems, for efficient data access and straight-through processing.
InvestOne Enterprise is a trusted multi-currency investment accounting and reporting solution used by asset managers, hedge fund managers, and third-party administrators worldwide. InvestOne processes more than $10 trillion in assets across over 42 000 funds and supports usage by virtually any type of portfolio, including mutual funds, hedge funds, funds of funds, unit trusts and institutional funds.
"In our search for an accounting and reporting solution, InvestOne Enterprise quickly emerged not only as offering comprehensive functionality but as best able to help us achieve our firm goals of performance, operational strength, and high quality client service," said Simon Lumsdon, head of information technology for BlueBay Asset Management. "InvestOne Enterprise provides us with a single, comprehensive solution across all security and fund types, is able to scale with our growth, helps us deliver timely and transparent reporting, and is flexible to accommodate our unique workflows and preferences."
"Alternative asset managers have specialised and sophisticated investment strategies and processing requirements. To these managers, InvestOne Enterprise is able to deliver a single investment accounting solution across a wide variety of investments," said Doug Morgan, president of SunGard's InvestOne business unit.
"InvestOne Enterprise is a good fit for both traditional and alternative asset managers alike. Its service-oriented architecture helps enable ease of use, flexibility in deployment, and efficient integration options."
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