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Vestmark Portfolio Modeling and Order Management Modules Expands Within Citi's OpenSMA(TM) Operations Servicing Platform
Citi Activates Vestmark's Portfolio Manufacturing Modules (Modeling, Monitoring, Rebalancing, and Trading) in Its Asset Manager Solution
| Source: Vestmark, Inc.
WAKEFIELD, MA--(Marketwire - September 23, 2008) - Vestmark, the leading innovator in the
managed accounts platform solutions market, today announced that Citi's
Securities and Fund Services division has enhanced its Investment
Administration Services OpenSMA operations outsourcing platform by adding
Vestmark's portfolio manufacturing modules. The primary drivers in
activating the modules were Vestmark's unique capabilities to support fixed
income portfolios, trading in ADRs, robust portfolio modeling and tax
management, as well as the increasing customer demand for Vestmark
technology.
"Vestmark's portfolio manufacturing and order management modules offer a
robust, scalable and interactive solution to portfolio managers, traders,
and operations personnel," said Andrew Clipper, Director of Product
Management for Citi Investment Administration Services. "We are pleased to
offer these additional features to our clients -- fully integrated with our
existing Vestmark modules for portfolio accounting, reconciliation,
reporting, and business process management and workflow."
Vestmark's portfolio manufacturing capabilities include innovative model
management and trade generation capabilities for different asset classes,
including unique fixed income features, which allow managers to create
characteristic-based model portfolios. Vestmark automatically incorporates
client restrictions, account flows, tax management, and wash sale rules to
efficiently implement investment decisions across tens of thousands of
accounts. Vestmark's trade order management capabilities include trade
block management, automated, rules-driven trade rotation, trade status
monitoring and audit trail from trade creation to execution and allocation.
"We are very pleased to be working with Citi, a leader in the marketplace.
Citi has gained significant traction in the operations outsourcing service
provider market with a platform built with some of Vestmark's best
technologies," said Rob Klapprodt, President of Vestmark Software.
About Vestmark
Vestmark is a full service investment technology provider for investment
managers, overlay managers, sponsors, and operations outsourcing service
providers in the managed accounts industry. Vestmark's solution enables
greater product innovation, increased operational efficiency, and
compliance for its customers. The Vestmark Managed Accounts Platform (VMAP)
is a modern, web-based platform providing complete functionality and
connectivity to support the innovation in managed account products and the
growth of the managed accounts industry. Vestmark is headquartered in
Wakefield, Massachusetts with offices in Oakland, California; Cambridge,
Massachusetts; and Jersey City, New Jersey. For more information about
Vestmark's managed accounts platform solutions, please call 781-224-3640,
email info@vestmark.com, or visit www.vestmark.com.