Quoniam Asset Management has built its competitive edge on systematic investing since its founding in Frankfurt in 1999. Their engine - proprietary research, portfolio construction, and trading logic - was never the problem. But as the firm grew toward EUR 27 billion in assets under management, the weight around it was. Too much manual work, too many dependencies, and an operating model that demanded more attention than a fast-moving systematic manager could afford to give it. To stay relevant and competitive, something had to change.

In 2025, Quoniam moved to SimCorp One, leveraging SimCorp Managed Business Services for data management and investment operations. Three senior stakeholders explain what that decision means in practice, from the strategic rationale at CEO level to the target operating model in execution.

Three perspectives on running systematic investing at scale:

• Launching active ETFs in record time: Nigel Cresswell, Chief Executive Officer, explains how removing operational friction gave the investment team the space to innovate and bring new strategies to market at speed.
  Watch Nigel's interview
• Rebalanced for growth: Silke Weiser-Walther, Chief Operating Officer, shows how Quoniam rebalanced the operating model, moving teams from manual workarounds to clear governance and oversight.
  Watch Silke's interview
• Standard and proprietary: Thomas Schneider, Head of Operations and Projects, explains how Quoniam drew the line between what to standardize and what to keep proprietary, and why that's now the foundation of the firm's target operating model.
  Watch Thomas's interview