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NEWS - INSIGHTS - EVENTS
 
September 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
SS&C to acquire Investrack
 
Taking client engagement to the next level
 
We are strengthening our offering to wealth and asset managers by adding a proven portal solution to our technology portfolio, to be acquired from our partner, Globacom Technologies, LLC. Through our partnership, we have offered investor and advisor portal solutions tightly integrated with core systems for portfolio management, reporting and trading for many years. The acquisition will allow us to strengthen this offering even further, with a more comprehensive and integrated solution suite.  Read press release.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wealth managers can’t have it all…or can they?
 
Life is a series of choices. We’re taught we can’t have it all, that we must pick one thing or another, which brings an inevitable opportunity cost. Wealth managers face the same predicament when determining and implementing their business strategy. Or think they do. Read more.
 
 
 
 
 
 
The emergence of RPA tools
 
RPA is a fast emerging and powerful form of business process automation technology. It has a significant impact on the investment management industry, allowing firms to take well-established routines and processes and have them run quickly and efficiently. Read more.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unlocking closed-end fund opportunities
 
In the current climate, many institutional investors are finding it tough to achieve the stable, long-term returns they want from their traditional equity/fixed income allocations. They are increasingly turning into illiquid securities such as closed-end and hybrid funds. Read more.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Is private debt the new hedge fund?
 
The attraction and growing popularity behind private debt funds.
 
Private debt is booming and its attractive risk-return profile has seen assets under management triple in a decade. Find out whether private debt funds can continue to gain on, and potentially supplant, hedge funds in the investor community’s alternatives toolbox. Read the whitepaper.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Further reading
 
If you enjoyed these articles you might want to check out more thought leadership from the SS&C Advent team.
 
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Upcoming events
 
Join us as we meet up with industry experts and your peers:
 
SS&C Deliver, 17-19 SEP, Orlando

Euromoney, 18-19 SEP, Riyadh

The Outsourcing Summit & Expo 2019, 1-2 OCT, London

FundForum Asia, 14-16 OCT, Hong Kong

Africa Global Funds Forum, 24 OCT, Johannesburg

LPGP Connect Private Debt, 6 NOV, Berlin

Fund Management Operations Summit 2019, 7 NOV, London
 
 
 
 
 
 
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