HQ: Connecticut, USA Ownership: Public Founded: 1983 # Known Sites: 98 # Staff: ~1000
Key Clients: ADIB, Boston Advi- sors, Emirates NBD, Raiffeisen Wealth Management, UBS Ges- tion, Wells Capital Management
Key Highlights
• Advent Software, established in 1983, is primarily known for its investment management solutions; SS&C acquired Advent in early 2015
• Wide range of products: Advent Portfolio Exchange, APX (core portfolio management), Moxy (trade order management), Geneva (fund management), General Ledger Exchange (GLX)
• APX was commercially available from Q4, 2005 Product Overview
• Supports Microsoft SQL (server OS), Windows (client OS) and Microsoft SQL (database); written in C++, C#, .Net and SQL
• Key functionalities supported: Front-to-back office, portfolio management, performance analytics, accounting and reporting, trading and order manage- ment, compliance, client relationship management and marketing
• Supports newer underlying technology compared to many of its competitors
• Majority of the customers are based in North America and Western Europe