Hopeton Lindo

Since COVID 19, there is an increased scrutiny on investment managers to report on accumulating ownership on industries that are deemed “sensitive” by Sovereign Nations. In addition, we continue to see record M&A activity in the Investment Management marketplace, increasing operational risk and data challenges for the Investment Operations community. There is a multiple of every possible type, be it legal entities, trading systems, position masters, sensitive industry rules, market data providers and portfolio management systems. Having said that, at the very heart of it, is the idea of an attested data set by asset class, that represents the investment universe which portfolio, risk and compliance teams can use to manage the investment process. Using the concept of a Data Management Platform that is now in production in multiple investment management firms, AxiomSL and client organizations will discuss the strategies employed to chart a course in working through such imperfections.