End-to-End Investment Lifecycle Support
The Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS) offered by Charles River Development is a comprehensive platform that automates front and middle office processes for buy-side firms. This solution is pivotal in providing accurate and timely investment decision support for institutional and wealth managers, alternative investment firms, insurers, and asset owners. By utilizing Charles River IMS, clients can streamline operations, reduce risk, and improve reliability in their investment processes. One of the key strengths of Charles River IMS is its ability to support the entire investment lifecycle on a single platform, covering portfolio and risk management, trading, and post-trade settlement, with integrated compliance management throughout. Additionally, the platform includes an Investment Book of Record (IBOR) that furnishes real-time cash and position data, along with Charles River's Enterprise Data Management solution (EDM) to enhance data accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
Charles River Cloud Services
Charles River IMS leverages the Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure to deliver a platform that facilitates quicker investment decisions and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. The cloud-based solution is designed to scale seamlessly to support both organic growth and business expansion through acquisitions. By operating in a secure cloud environment with proactive threat monitoring and simplified disaster recovery capabilities, investment managers can focus on delivering exceptional products and services to their clients without being burdened by infrastructure concerns.
One Platform for Multiple Business Lines
Charles River IMS is a versatile platform that caters to a wide spectrum of financial products, ranging from basic asset class-specific to complex multi-asset products. The robust capabilities of Charles River IMS are well-suited to meet the diverse and demanding requirements of institutional asset managers, banks, wealth managers, hedge funds, pensions, and insurers. One of the significant advantages of utilizing Charles River IMS is the ability to manage multiple business lines on a unified platform, allowing firms to leverage synergies, enhance risk management practices, and reduce the time and cost involved in launching innovative products to market.