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KCIC Adopts ClariFI's ModelStation to Support Its Public Equities Platform
Thursday, November 20, 2008
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- ClariFI, a Standard & Poor's Capital IQ business and leading provider of software and services focused exclusively on providing investment managers with a complete solution to their research and production workflows, today announced that KCIC, a leading provider of public / private equity and investment advisory services to the Middle East and Asia, has adopted ModelStation to support its public equities platform.
ModelStation was chosen for its rapid prototyping, ease of use, and seamless optimizer integration which KCIC will employ to streamline its Asian equities investment process. Built using state-of-the-art technology and an open architecture, ModelStation provides KCIC with a flexible and scalable solution that offers native integration of market-leading models and optimizers, enabling users to quickly research, test, and implement successful investment strategies.
"By having all of the essential investment management stages on a single platform, ModelStation effectively bridges the gap between research and production and significantly reduces the operational risk inherent in using multiple platforms, and therefore allows our team more time to focus on new investment ideas rather than infrastructural or programming issues," stated Dan Xystus, Principal at KCIC. "We are confident that ModelStation is the best solution to support our ambitious growth plans as we strive to become the premier vehicle in the Middle East for investment into emerging Asia."
"We are thrilled to welcome KCIC as our first Middle East client," said Ruben Falk, Manager of European Operations, ClariFI. "We look forward to building a long-lasting relationship with KCIC, as we continue to strengthen our footprint in the Middle East and Asian markets and enhance our software and services to address the needs of our growing global client base and the broader investment management community."
About ClariFI and Capital IQ
ClariFI, a Standard & Poor's Capital IQ business, provides software and services focused exclusively on providing investment managers with a complete solution to their research and production workflows. ClariFI's offerings allow managers to decrease the time it takes to research, test, and put into production their investment strategies, leading to reduced operational risk, decreased time-to-market, and significant organizational efficiencies. ClariFI counts four of the top five investment management firms in the world, hedge funds of all sizes, and proprietary trading desks at the leading sell-side firms as its clients. Additional information about ClariFI can be found at http://www.clarifi.com.
Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, provides high-impact information and workflow solutions to over 2,400 leading financial institutions, advisory firms, and corporations. Its solutions are based on the Capital IQ Platform, a unique combination of global private and public capital market data and technology that enables end-users to draw deep market insights, generate better ideas, leverage relationships, and simplify workflow. Clients can deploy the Capital IQ Platform either as a standalone solution or seamlessly integrate its components into existing business applications and portals via systems integration and data feeds. For more information, please visit Capital IQ's web site at www.capitaliq.com. Standard & Poor's is a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP).
About KCIC
Founded in 2005, KCIC is a leading provider of public / private equity and investment advisory services to the Middle East and emerging Asia. With the ultimate goal of becoming the premier Asia-focused investment company in the GCC, KCIC facilitates and participates in capital flows between the Middle East and Asia, all the while managing their own assets. The largest shareholders of KCIC include the Kuwait Investment Authority and the National Investment Company, two of the most prominent financial institutions in the Arabian Gulf.
SOURCE Standard & Poor's
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