News Archive 2008
19 December 2008
Season's Greetings
Princeton Financial Systems wishes you a joyous Holiday Season and a New Year of peace and happiness!
18 December 2008
First newsletter under PFS brand released
Our last newsletter for this year is at the same time the first one with the new PFS design. Thanks to the acquisition of Aquin by Princeton Financial Systems, we will have even more interesting news for you in the future. Register now.
15 December 2008
New data center in Princeton is live
Our data center in Princeton moved and has been renewed fundamentally. Our customers' data is now safer than ever. More than 300 servers are placed in a room with more than 6000 square feet that has a mantrap and a dedicated power source.
8 December 2008
Multi LawCard Company Capability is available
The new Multi LawCard Company Capability is available. It is now feasible to use multiple LawCards within one company in MIG21. This innovation helps reduce implementation and maintenance costs for additional LawCards. It is compatible with all LawCards and works with MIG21 6.1 or above.
For further questions, please contact your Account Manager or the Product Management via e-mail
30 November 2008
New version of PAM for securities released
The new version of PAM for Securities XG7 has been released and was shipped to clients on November 26, 2008. It can be easily installed with the delivered CD. PAM for Securities XG7 offers new functionality for regulatory reporting and operational efficiencies. For more detailed information see the release notes in the PFS SupportCenter knowledge base or contact your account manager.
21 November 2008
Aquin Group is now Princeton Financial Systems
Aquin Components GmbH operates under the company name Princeton Financial Systems GmbH with immediate effect. The international subsidiaries of former Aquin Components GmbH in London, Paris and Zurich will also change their names to Princeton Financial Systems Ltd. (in United Kingdom), Princeton Financial Systems France SAS (in France) and Princeton Financial Systems Schweiz GmbH (in Switzerland).
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French Press Release19 November 2008
Princeton Financial Systems now offers Sharia Compliance Checking
Princeton Financial's latest LawCard addition is the new Sharia LawCard which is available with immediate effect. This LawCard covers rules in line with general Islamic Investment Principles of Riba (prohibition of interest), Ghom (share profit and loss), Gharar (prohibition of uncertainty) and Haram (prohibited activities).
05 November 2008
New LawCard for Singapore released
Aquin's new LawCard for Singapore has been released. This new LawCard helps you to comply with the Singapore Code on Collective Investment Schemes.
24 October 2008
Large Family Office Selects PAM® for Securities
Princeton Financial® Systems announces the addition of a large Family Office located in the San Francisco Bay area to its client base.
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Princeton Financial Systems obtains all regulatory approvals for Aquin acquisition
Princeton Financial Systems LLC ("Princeton Financial"), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation and a leading provider of portfolio management and accounting solutions for global institutional investors, has obtained all regulatory approvals for the acquisition of the outstanding stock of Aquin Components GmbH ("Aquin"), one of Europe's leading software vendors for international asset management and the fund industry and market leader in investment compliance.
This acquisition will allow Princeton Financial to significantly expand and accelerate their leadership and product offerings to the global marketplace. Princeton Financial's strong back office PAM accounting product will complement Aquin's investment compliance, order management, fund warehouse, reporting, and NAV reconciliation offerings. The combined offerings will allow the group to better compete in the marketplace by providing a broader offering with reduced integration risk whilst allowing each firm to retain its products, as well as its place in the marketplace, as best of breed provider.
This acquisition will allow Princeton Financial to significantly expand and accelerate their leadership and product offerings to the global marketplace. Princeton Financial's strong back office PAM accounting product will complement Aquin's investment compliance, order management, fund warehouse, reporting, and NAV reconciliation offerings. The combined offerings will allow the group to better compete in the marketplace by providing a broader offering with reduced integration risk whilst allowing each firm to retain its products, as well as its place in the marketplace, as best of breed provider.
15 September 2008
Princeton Financial® Systems Rolls Out Integrated Best-of-Breed Analytics Solutions Through Partnership With StatPro
PFS has entered into a partnership with StatPro. The new partnership extends the range of PFS' offerings through its PAM® for Securities product and provides a single point of service and support for a full suite of world-class, best-of-breed solutions.
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Princeton Financial Systems Announces Plans to Acquire Aquin
Princeton Financial® Systems LLC, a subsidiary of State Street Corporation and a leading provider of portfolio management and accounting solutions for global institutional investors, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which Princeton Financial will acquire all of the outstanding stock of Aquin Components GmbH.
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Redwood Trust, Inc. Selects ePAM® for Securities
Princeton Financial® Systems announced today that Redwood Trust, Inc., a Real Estate Investment
Trust in Mill Valley, California has selected ePAM® for Securities as its investment accounting
solution.
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Our newsletter no. 03/08 is online!
Our latest newsletter updates you on developments at Aquin, provides product news or insights on customer successes. Have a look at it here or register for the next one.
16 July 2008
Leading Hong Kong Insurer chooses PAM®
Princeton Financial® Systems, a subsidiary of State Street Corporation, announced today that one of the largest financial services organizations in the world has selected PAM® for Securities.
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New Version of UK LawCard is available
The new version of Aquin's UK LawCard UK-COLL 2.0 has been released. This new LawCard contains rule changes in line with the amendments made by the Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook (UCITS Eligible Assets Directive and Other Amendments) Instrument 2008.
30 June 2008
3rd LawCard-Roundtable in Luxembourg with new format
For two hours, Aquin experts and investment compliance officers sat together in a relaxed atmosphere and discussed current topics of interest. Eight participants from leading investment fund companies took advantage of the opportunity to have LawCard experts on hand.
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Aquin sponsors International Golf Tournament
The "Ernst & Young International Fund of Golf Day" was hailed as a triumph with more than 120 participants from all over the world. Please click here for photos and other information.
04 June 2008
Aquin launches Substantial Shareholding Reporting LawCard®
With the latest addition to its successful LawCard series Aquin now offers Substantial Shareholding Reporting for all EU countries as well as most other financial centres around the world.
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CIMB Selects PAM® for Securities
Princeton Financial® Systems, a leading provider of portfolio management and accounting solutions for global institutional investors, announced today that Malaysian financial services provider, CIMB, has licensed PAM® for Securities.
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The Next Generation: Aquin launches MIG21 Web 7.0
Aquin is pleased to announce the launch of MIG21 Web 7.0, the next-generation web interface for Aquin's investment compliance software MIG21.
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PCE Investors supports compliance for 18 hedge funds on Aquin's MIG21
PCE Investors, the London-based infrastructure platform for hedge funds has selected MIG21, the award-winning investment compliance solution from market leader Aquin International as the system of choice for its fund manager clients.
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Riding Out Tough Markets
2007 was without doubt an "Annus horribilis" for the investment industry. Things certainly haven't slowed down in 2008, maintains Roman Harbich. To read the complete article published in Global Investor's March edition, click
here
27 March 2008
DVS Version 5.5 is available
The latest release of Aquin's Fund Warehouse, DVS version 5.5, is now available and has been enhanced with new functionality to cover current market needs:
As Share Class Funds gain market importance, it is imperative to have a flexible approach to analyzing these funds. DVS version 5.5 grants instant access to Share Class and other funds with a powerful yet intuitive query language, designed with non-technical users in mind.
Furthermore, users can now model and archive transaction cost types individually and according to user definition.
The DVS data model was also enhanced with holding-specific ratios which allow for advanced risk reporting including risk calculation on position level.
Thanks to an optimized user-defined asset repository, data can be maintained and administered quickly and comfortably via an intuitive user interface.
Many customers have already secured their upgrade to DVS 5.5 in anticipation of the benefits the new functionality in DVS will bring to their operation.
07 March 2008
LawCard Roundtable in Luxembourg
Derivatives, eligible assets and the circular CSSF 07/308 - there was a lot to talk about at the 2nd Aquin LawCard® Roundtable in Luxembourg. The main topic of the roundtable, held for investment management compliance officers and risk controllers was the most recent version of the LawCard Luxembourg.
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More28 February 2008
Aquin successfully implements MIG21 to optimise ex-ante investment compliance at BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Aquin has successfully implemented its investment compliance software MIG21 to optimise risk controlling processes at BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP), the investment management business line of one of the largest international banking networks.
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Our newsletter no. 01/08 is online!
Our latest newsletter updates you on developments at Aquin, provides product news or insights on customer successes. Have a look at it here or register for the next one.
21 February 2008
Swiss Life Funds AG optimises data consolidation and reporting with DVS from Aquin
Swiss Life Funds AG (Group Swiss Life), a subsidiary of Swiss Life Investment Management Holding AG, Zürich, has successfully implemented Aquin Components' central data management and reporting platform, DVS. The DVS strategic data hub met all their key requirements providing them with comprehensive investment information consolidated within a single, centralised database.
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The Next Generation: Aquin optimises MIG21 Web
Several new features will be available in MIG21 Web 7.0, the next- generation web interface for Aquin's investment compliance software MIG21.
MIG21 Web 7.0, an interactive, web-services based reporting framework can be seamlessly integrated into any corporate web portal and boasts substantial technological and functional refinements.
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Aquin Components wins "Compliance Oscar"
Aquin Components today announced that its compliance software MIG21 has been named "Best Technology Solution 2008" at Complinet's Annual Compliance Awards in London. Complinet is a leading provider of compliance and risk information solutions. The Complinet Awards are considered the 'Compliance Oscars' in the financial services industry. "We are very proud to win this award for MIG21. It acknowledges our commitment to continuously improve our products and develop leading solutions for the market", says Roman Harbich, Managing Director and COO at Aquin.
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Physicians Mutual® Selects PAM® for Securities
Princeton Financial® Systems, a leading provider of portfolio management and accounting solutions for global institutional investors, announced today that Physicians Mutual Insurance Company has licensed PAM® for Securities.
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More10 January 2008
Article "Regulation of the Hedge Fund Industry" published in "TheFundBusiness"
How effective is international regulation of hedge funds? And what should the industry expect in the future? Click
here to read the complete article, published in the latest supplement of
"TheFundBusiness".
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