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Case Study

Portfolio Construction and Client Reporting

“We have used EasyAUM’s software since 2012. The software made a major difference and gave us a more efficient and robust process for improving portfolio modeling and reporting. We needed to integrate data from multiple sources. The EasyAUM product team made the integration process seamless.”


Portfolio Manager


Client: Registered Investment Advisor, Global Strategies


Challenges

Operational Challenges

Portfolio construction process was Excel based, manual and tedious.

Need for an efficient daily portfolio construction process that integrated financial modeling and other data from multiple vendors.

Existing quarterly reporting was basic; covered appraisal, performance and transactions that required manual piecing together.

Need for an automated client report generation process with expanded content.

EasyAUM

Solutions

Implemented EasyAUM’s UniverseBuilder and PortfolioLandscape software

UniverseBuilder modeled the client’s construction process, integrating financial modeling, alpha factor, index and representative portfolio data from Refinitiv, MSCI, Russell

Automated process generated daily factor score reports for various US and Global strategies

PortfolioLandscape automated the quarterly client reporting generation process, integrating data from SS&C Axys portfolio accounting, Refinitiv portfolio analytics and market commentary

Established data validation and outlier identification reporting for both systems

EasyAUM

Benefits

Brought significant efficiencies, high reliability and predictability to both processes

Allowed portfolio managers to focus on qualitative research and decision making

Clients receive on time, exhaustive client reports with a sleek, unified look and feel

Client reports include portfolio summary, asset allocation breakdowns, portfolio structure, top ten statistics, performance, attribution, appraisal, gain-loss, transactions, market commentary

Enhanced client servicing significantly

Scalable architecture facilitated adaptation to additional strategies and client growth