Press Release

Charles River Wins Second Consecutive “Best Portfolio Management Software Provider” at MENA FM Fund Services Awards 2016

February 23, 2016

Boston, MA — Charles River, a front and middle office investment management solution provider, today announced that for the second consecutive year it was named “Best Portfolio Management Software Provider” at the MENA FM Fund Services Awards 2016.  Presented on January 26th in Dubai, the MENA FM Fund Services Awards recognize companies that have demonstrated exceptional customer service and innovative product development over the past year.  Charles River supports over 100 client firms across the EMEA region, including leading asset managers in the Middle East.
“This award recognizes Charles River for providing the best decision support capabilities for portfolio managers,” said Tom Driscoll, Global Managing Director, Charles River.  “Charles River combines portfolio management, risk, scenario analysis and performance into a comprehensive solution that allows portfolio managers to make better investment decisions and understand overall risk.”Other recent industry awards include: Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015, “Best Buy-Side OMS;” rankings in the IDC Financial Insights FinTech Top 100 and the American Banker/BAI FinTech Forward; WealthBriefing European Awards 2015, “Best Portfolio Management Solution;”WealthBriefingAsia Singapore Awards 2015, “Best Portfolio Management Solution;” Family Wealth Report Awards 2015, “Best Portfolio Management Solution Provider;” AsianInvestor Annual Trading Poll 2015, “Best OMS;” and WSL Institutional Trading Awards 2015, “Best OTC Derivatives Trading Platform.”

About Charles River
Charles River provides an end-to-end solution to automate front and middle office investment management functions across asset classes on a single platform. Delivered as a hosted service, the solution improves data quality and investment professional productivity, controls risk and lowers technology costs. Charles River serves more than 350 investment firms in over 40 countries in the institutional asset and fund management, private wealth, alternative investments, insurance, banking, and pension markets.