SimCorp: Back Office Hamstringing Buy-Side Growth Strategies
The poll, conducted last month, revealed that close to half of the respondents are not confident that their current accounting systems can support the launch of new products in a timely fashion. Additionally, almost 40 percent of firms surveyed, state that they cannot support all major asset classes in one accounting system, leaving their organizations open to errors across a number of business processes, including:
• Data reconciliation
• Portfolio valuations
• Performance
• Exposure calculations
Interestingly, 63 percent of those polled claim they have updated their accounting systems less than five years ago.
Tech Failing
"Technology is failing the buy side," says David Kubersky, managing director of SimCorp North America. "Deficiencies such as a lack of multi-asset coverage in accounting platforms will erode competitive advantage for quick time-to-market of new products. Alternatively, if the back office opts for spreadsheet workarounds, they will expose the firm to operational risks associated with reconciliation and settlement mistakes."
Respondents were also asked to describe the tasks and operations critical to their business but not supported by their current accounting platforms. Answers included:
• Data visualization via dashboards
• Limitations in setting up new securities
• Derivatives processing
• Asset-class management
• Trade confirmations
• Reporting
• Intra-day account set-up.
If the back office opts for spreadsheet workarounds, they will expose the firm to operational risks associated with reconciliation and settlement mistakes.
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