Strategic low-cost leadership
As part of an ongoing concern, it is the goal of any investment management organisation to minimise costs, and therefore maximise profits. There are however parts of the investment management industry that have implemented what Michael Porter calls a ‘low-cost leadership’ strategy, particularly when the product offerings have standardised, as a means of continually attracting price sensitive clients and maximising revenues through economies of scale and market share growth. 
SimCorp Dimension supports organisations pursuing a low-cost leadership strategy with a range of innovative capabilities. SimCorp Dimension functionality is designed to, amongst other things, reduce personnel requirements, eliminate manual processes and minimise exception processing.
To learn more about the ways in which SimCorp Dimension is able to support investment management organisations that choose a low-cost leadership strategy, download the publication ‘Enabling growth with SimCorp Dimension’.
Straight-through-processing is not only about efficiently moving data. A coherent and consolidated system infrastructure is required to support modern investment management operations. Achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage takes cost efficiency, greater process efficiency and greater operational efficiency through automation.
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Recent events have focused the minds of asset managers not only on the benefits but also on the risks of outsourcing. It may be time to revisit and recalibrate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats inherent in the business model. In this white paper, the author suggests six IT-architectural considerations for future risk mitigation in an outsourced back office environment.
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Mistakes, errors and other unfortunate consequences caused by operational risk related to an organisation’s technological platform can be costly. Operational risk management has become an area of increasing focus for financial institutions.
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