Charles River Awarded Best Fixed Income EMS/OMS Provider
Summary
The awards recognize the outstanding contributions made by business, operations and technology leaders at asset management and service provider firms over the past year, and highlight the important role played by technology companies, fund administrators and custodians in providing vital support and services to the asset management community. “Downsized trading desks, reduced liquidity and increased electronification of global fixed income markets present significant challenges for asset managers,” said John Plansky, CEO, Charles River. “By offering our clients the broadest possible choice of technology, connectivity, data, and analytics options available on a single platform, they can more confidently navigate rapidly changing markets and leverage opportunities for growth.” Charles River IMS serves as the front and middle office component of State Street’s Alpha PlatformSM, which provides global investment managers, hedge funds, asset owners and insurers with a complete front to back solution for risk management, portfolio construction, trading, compliance, post-trade and back office services. Charles River’s growing partner ecosystem enables clients to seamlessly access external data and analytics, applications and liquidity venues that support the unique demands of their product and asset class mix. * Assets under management include the assets of the SPDR® Gold ETF and the SPDR® Long Dollar Gold Trust ETF (approximately $36 billion as of June 30, 2019), for which State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (SSGA FD) serves as marketing agent; SSGA FD and State Street Global Advisors are affiliated.