Linedata Longview selected for its innovation, client satisfaction and extensive asset coverage
PARIS and BOSTON, February 21, 2012 – Linedata (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, today announced Linedata Longview has been named Best Fixed Income Trading Platform at the inaugural Wall Street Letter Institutional Trading Awards.
Presented in New York City on February 6, 2012, the award recognizes Linedata Longview Fixed Income trading solution. The multi-currency platform handles 127 security types including full global fixed income and derivatives support for asset-backs, swaps, FX and repurchase agreements. The trading platform also includes deal capture, electronic trading, portfolio modelling, compliance and collateral tracking capabilities.
“The investment decision has become more and more complicated for the asset management community. Gone are the days of a simple security selection process; portfolio managers now choose from a wide range of asset types, from corporates, to repos, to interest rate swaps and currency in order to get the exposure they need with the right risk characteristics,” said Annie Morris, Managing Director of Linedata North America. “Linedata Longview fixed income provides the most effective tools to automate this crucial function for the front office, and we are pleased to be recognized by the Wall Street Letter as the best-in-class.”
The Wall Street Letter Awards are designed for brokers, exchanges and trading platforms operating within the institutional trading industry, who proved themselves over the course of 2011. The independent panel made up of industry experts cite the qualities that placed Linedata above other contenders for this top award: “Judging was based on a mixture of qualitative and quantitative performance indicators and Linedata’s extensive offering, adaptability and global reach make it a go-to for firms looking for a provider in the space.”
Anvaraly Jiva, Founder and CEO of Linedata, commented: “We are honoured to be named ‘Best Fixed Income Trading Platform’ in the inaugural Wall Street Letter Institutional Trading Awards. Our continued emphasis on applying market and client expertise to offer innovative and intuitive software and services to our global client base has been recognized by this award.”
Linedata’s institutional and alternative solutions are used by asset management firms across the globe, from start-ups to the world’s largest asset managers and most recognized industry innovators. Linedata offers trading, order and execution management, portfolio management, compliance, fund accounting, transfer agency and reporting as well as a wide range of service solutions for institutional and alternative asset managers, custodians and administrators.
ABOUT LINEDATA
Linedata is a global solutions provider with 700 clients operating in 50 countries. With more than 900 employees across the globe, Linedata is dedicated to the investment management and credit community. Linedata has been at the service of the financial industry from day one, and applies its market and client insight to provide innovative and tailored mission-critical software and services that help its clients grow. As a pioneer for over 20 years with the set-up of SaaS infrastructure for the financial industry, Linedata has preached and spread this model throughout the global financial community, for its full range of products. Headquartered in France, Linedata achieved revenues of EUR 137.8 million in 2011. This company is listed on Euronext Paris FR0004156297-LIN – Reuters LDSV.LN – Bloomberg LIN:FP.