TMCnet News

TSAM Boston Hosts Successful Third Annual Buy-Side Event
[November 21, 2014]

TSAM Boston Hosts Successful Third Annual Buy-Side Event


BOSTON --(Business Wire)--

Osney Buy-Side, the organizer of premier global buy-side services, performance, operations and technology events, yesterday hosted 50 speakers and 250 attendees from the financial industry for their third annual TSAM Boston event, which took place at the Hyatt Boston Harbor hotel.

After hosting successful TSAM conferences in New York and London earlier this year, Osney Media brought TSAM to Boston again for its third iteration and built upon the longstanding 14-year tradition of organizing forums for developing effective investment management companies. The event comprised six simultaneous tracks focusing on different areas within the investment management industry, including the new, well-received Financial Programming track, which aimed to foster a community to share ideas and code and programming concepts to improve companies and the financial industry as a whole.

The six conference tracks included past favorites such as Technology & Operational Strategy, Client Reporting & Communications, The Summit for Performance, Risk & Attribution (SUPRA) and Data Management. Following the overwhelming success of its TSAM debut in New York earlier this year, the Marketing & Sales Communications track joined the conference line-up in Boston.

Also new this year were opening plenary sessions, which brought all six conference tracks together for highly engaging and inspiring discussions.

Debasis Sahu, Partner, US Asset Management Advisory Practice, PwC, started off the day with a thought-provoking glimpse into the future of the asset management business. "We see asset management moving towards more globalization. Based on our estimation, we think the global AUM will exceed $100 trillion by 2020, a 6% annual growth rae being primarily driven by the regions of South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East… In addition, technology will be a forefront concern for the asset management industry. Investment in technology and data management will need to be maintained or collaboration with service providers to leverage the best available capabilities, and to cope with the rigors of regulation and reporting. Furthermore, the asset managers could benefit from new opportunities offered by data analytics and social networks."



Another hot topic discussed at the conference was outsourcing and the importance of identifying the right partner for your needs.

"Asset managers today are looking for flexibility and scalability from their technology providers, and outsourcing is a growing trend in that vein. Being able to offer a continuum of solutions that can fit both investment managers' current needs and also grow with them is essential," said Mal Cullen, Managing Director - Head of the Americas & Eagle ACCESSSM, Eagle Investment Systems. "Whereas cost previously was the main driver for outsourcing, technology or operational functions, now, the considerations extend beyond cost to include the overall relationship, credibility of vendor, quality of services, the ability to extend beyond what is immediately needed and a partner with the platform to support your future needs."


Popular panel sessions included:

  • Gaining a competitive advantage through marketing and sales technology - featuring speakers from Schroders, Lazard Asset Management, and MoneyMate.
  • Getting the most out of technology & systems - featuring speakers from Mesirow Advanced Strategies and Invesco, SimCorp Coric, Citisoft
  • Data for performance and risk teams - featuring speakers from AllianceBernstein, Voya Investment Management, BNP Paribas, and TIAA-CREF.
  • Aligning technology, operations and the business to the same goals - featuring speakers from, Mercer Investments, PanAgora Asset Management, F-Squared Investments, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and IMP Consulting.

"With the large buy-side and financial technology communities in Boston, TSAM Boston is developing into one of our most notable conferences, full of unique opportunities," said Uday Singh, CEO of Osney Buy-Side. "As a key networking and information exchange in the financial industry, we are continuously expanding our panels and programs to better benefit our attendees in order to offer them the most up-to-date and compelling content we possibly can. Boston triumphantly followed in the footsteps of New York and London this year, and is quickly becoming a staple event for those in the buy-side community."

About Osney Buy-Side

Osney Buy-Side is the asset management division of OsneyMedia, whose products cater to buy-side practitioners responsible for Technology, Operations, Data Management, Performance Measurement, Investment Risk, Client Reporting & Communications, Marketing and OTC Derivative Operations. Through a combination of live events, bespoke training courses and the membership-based Performance and Risk Association, our products reach hundreds of buy-side practitioners across the globe. Our dedication to providing this community with first-hand, business-critical information makes all of our products leading edge.


[ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]