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Exception-based workflows

Learn how Limina can help you spend less time on daily investment management workflows.

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The modern platform for growing investment managers
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The modern platform for growing investment managers
Modernise systems

Why investment managers select Limina

Top 4 use cases

We list the most common reasons why investment managers procure Limina's modern platform.

#1: Increase operational efficiency

98% of investment manager have unnecessary manual processes

According to quantitative research performed by Limina. This is typically caused by:

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Inefficient workflows
E.g. clunky workflows that take a lot of time to complete, or having to resort to spreadsheets in portfolio analysis, order raising or compliance
2
Lack of automated data quality checks
Having to run price validation, security master checks, reconciliation etc. in spreadsheets
3
Manual issue detection
Not having proactive, automated issue detection mechanisms in place, and instead having to find and fix issues manually
Limina can help you:

Save up to 4 hours / person / day

With carefully designed solutions across the investment management workflows, we help clients significantly improve their operational efficiency.

The productivity gains PER PERSON EACH DAY can be as much as:

1.5h AUTOMATED PROCESSES
0.5h AUTOMATED DATA CHECKS
1.0h SIMPLIFIED CONNECTIVITY
1.0h EXCEPTION-BASED WORKFLOWS
#2 reduce costs & change operating model

70% of investment managers are concerned about system costs

Limina can help you reduce costs through increased operational efficiency, self-service applications (integrations, compliance, etc) and a cloud-native environment. We've seen saving of as much as:

20% License fee
80% Customisation & integrations
100% IT-related costs
50% BSP, training, upgrade & data

Move to/from any operating model

Regardless of your operating model, Limina’s flexible solution will support you both today and in the future; should you decide to make changes. For example, we have helped clients:

  • Outsource (trading, data management, middle/back office)
  • Adopt a centralised or distributed operating model
Buy-side system examples, from best of breed to front to back
#3 Data quality in the Front Office

Common Front Office data challenges

75% Can't fully trust portfolio data at all times
69% Lack automated data controls
56% Have incomplete or unreliable data integrations
38% Suffer from manual data entry mistakes

The cost of cash buffer

Limina’s surveys of asset managers show that Investment Managers keep a 0.5-2% cash buffer. The range is generally consistent across AuM levels and asset classes.

And the striking fact is: It depends mainly on the systems used.

Cash Buffer

How to achieve trusted portfolio data

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Capture everything
With Limina's no-code configurable integration builder, you can ensure all data is captured - even data that other systems struggle to integrate
2
Validate
Set up data quality controls that run checks for you automatically and alerts users on missing or unexcepted data
3
See (only) what you need
Easily toggle between preliminary/confirmed cash and simulated/working/executed transactions.
#4 Governance & modernisation

Current risks faced by investment managers

Before a modernisation project, when using legacy technology or in-house/Excel applications, we observe in our quantitative research:
55 percent - Red
55% of asset managers suffer from manual mistakes
3 out of 4 - Red
3/4 asset managers don't have automatic data validations
55 percent - Red
Unstable or partial connectivity to service providers hold 55% of asset managers back
How Limina can help you

Modernise your system landscape

Three ways we've helped investment managers strengthen governance and achieve a modern operating model:
Institutional grade software
  • 4-eye principles
  • Full compliance rule support
  • Enterprise upgrade management  & support
 
Cloud-native & all-in-one Cover all functional capabilities from the Front Office to operations, in one system that's been in the cloud from day 1  
Exception-based workflows
  • Process automation
  • Data quality controls
  • Full integration with your providers
 
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See how Limina can help

Want to see how Limina can help your team achieve operational efficiency, reduce cost, get to your target operating model or any of the other use cases discussed here?

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