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DST Strengthens Anova IBOR Capabilities to Give Asset Managers Better Decision-Making InformationSYDNEY & HONG KONG & LONDON & BOSTON --(Business Wire)-- DST, a global provider of strategically unified data management, business processing, and customer communication solutions, today announced strategic enhancements to its Anova product suite designed to provide global asset managers increased visibility of intraday positions and valuations to help drive investment decisions. Anova's new functionality, referred to as an Investment Book of Record (IBOR), addresses the need for buy-side firms to consolidate real-time positions. A recent report DST Global Solutions' commissioned with Aite Group indicated a growing need for asset managers to have data updated intraday in order for front offices to have accurate information across regions and asset classes. According to Julian Webb, Head of Data Management and Analytics at DST Global Solutions, there is an increased market appetite for flexible IBOR solutions that can function independently of both front and back office solutions. "IBOR is not a one-size-fits-all concept and we recognize the varying challenges global firms are facing when implementing this kind of solution," says Webb. "The ability to visualize positions across asset classes and regions intraday is essential for firms looking to have better information on which to base their investment decisions." Anova IBOR consumes transactions and events in real-time from multiple sources and provides asset managers with improved visibility of their investment positions, including:
DST Global Solutions will be participating in the IBOR panel at WatersTechnology's inaugural Buy-Side Technology Asian Summit 2014 being held today in Singapore. Additionally, DST is participating in a joint European and North American webinar focusing on IBOR, also taking place today. To register, visit: http://goo.gl/xg0kdD Anova IBOR is now available on general release. More information is available at DST Global Solutions' website. About DST DST Systems (News - Alert), Inc. is a leading provider of sophisticated information processing and servicing solutions to companies around the world. Through its global enterprise, DST delivers strategically unified data management, business processing and customer communications solutions to the asset management, brokerage, retirement, and healthcare markets. Headquartered in Kansas City, MO., DST is a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.dstsystems.com. About DST Global Solutions DST Global Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc., is a leading software and technology solutions provider to financial and utilities organizations across the globe. Serving more than 300 client companies from 12 offices internationally, DST Global Solutions helps power the data-driven investment industry with award-winning asset servicing and data management solutions like HiPortfolio® and Anova. Through its Customer Management Solutions division, DST Global Solutions provides robust, reliable, and feature-rich customer management and billing applications worldwide. For more information about DST Global Solutions visit http://dstgs.com or http://twitter.com/dst_gs.
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