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Charles River Development - Competitors & Alternatives
Background: Functional scope
To ensure you're comparing apples to apples, we start with some background on the functional scope of different systems. You can skip this section and jump straight to the comparison if you want.
Best Charles River Competitors
We mark the options below as F2M, F2B and FO according to the categories above.
Note: All vendor information below is based on online, publicly available information as of 2024-01-05. Sources include company websites, review sites (G2, Gartner, TrustRadius and Capterra) and industry publications.
- 01 F2M: Limina
- 02 F2B: Aladdin
- 03 F2B: SimCorp
- 04 F2B: Eze
- 05 FO: Bloomberg AIM
- 06 FO: Thinkfolio
Limina IMS
The team at Limina, as former investment managers, understands the challenges of selecting a system. While we offer powerful investment management software, we believe in providing an unbiased overview. This is why we've listed who we believe are the true top alternatives to CRD here, and not just ourselves.
We’ve tried to make it easy for you to confirm whether Limina is a match for you or if Limina might not be your best choice.
BlackRock Aladdin
BlackRock Aladdin is a comprehensive investment management platform that provides end-to-end investment management solutions. It offers advanced portfolio risk analytics, performance measurement, trading capabilities, and more.
Aladdin's sophisticated investment software suite caters to the needs of the world’s largest institutional investors, including BlackRock itself.
SimCorp Dimension
SimCorp Dimension is a front-to-back system used by large investment management companies. The platform supports various asset classes and caters to global investment strategies. The majority of SimCorp’s client base is in EMEA.
Online reviews highlight data management capabilities. Although highly rated, the system’s complexity and steep learning curve are drawbacks mentioned by users.
SS&C Eze
Eze Software offers various solutions for different parts of the investment lifecycle:
- Eze EMS (formerly known as RealTick) for execution management capabilities
- Eze OMS for order management capabilities, including compliance
- Eze PMS (formerly known as Tradar) for portfolio accounting
Eze has been acquired by SS&C, who also owns Advent which offer similar products.
Bloomberg Asset and Investment Manager (AIM)
Bloomberg is a trusted name in the financial industry, and their Trade Order Management System (OMS) Asset and Investment Manager (“Bloomberg AIM”) covers part of an Investment Management Solution scope. Bloomberg's solution suite also includes portfolio management capabilities through its product Bloomberg PORT.
Bloomberg AIM comes with extensive market data coverage included through the Bloomberg terminal, which all users must have.
S&P Markit Thinkfolio
S&P Markit Thinkfolio is a Portfolio Management System, covering modelling and order management.
Thinkfolio aims to enhance portfolio visibility and improve decision-making processes. The software started in Fixed Income but now covers multiple asset classes.
Thinkfolio was acquired by Markit in 2014, and then Markit was, in turn, acquired by S&P in 2022.
Why consider Limina
Any platform must cover your functional needs. Beyond that, it's crucial to understand what will happen when your business evolves. And when things in daily investment workflows don't go according to plan.
- For initial implementation
- As your business evolves
- Easy to learn
- Easy to troubleshoot
Switch from Charles River
Changing systems can be perceived as risky and take quarters if not years. We help you reduce switching risks and time.
Let us do an assessment of a migration project for your situation. We'll provide timeline and cost - and you hold us accountable.
Genesis moved to Limina a achieved the benefits of a cloud-native environment:
- Lower IT costs
- Simpler BCP processes
- More efficient operations
By adopting Limina's scalable platform, Avanza has launched 33% additional funds without having to scale its investment operations team. They achieved:
- Decreased dependency on single individuals - by replacing spreadsheets
- Improved operational efficiency - by increased automation
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