Investment Management Software Solutions for today and tomorrow
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ABOUT US 4
MARKET FOCUS 5
PROFIDATA GROUP OVERVIEW 6
PROFIDATA 8
XENTIS 8
XDO 12
MANAGED SOLUTIONS 14
e-AMIS 16
ITECHX 18
ABRAXAS 20
ARKUS FS 22
PROFIDATA GROUP PRODUCT FAMILY 24
OUR CUSTOMERS 26
OUR LOCATIONS 27
© Profidata Group 4 ABOUT US
Profidata Group has been developing and marketing innovative customised software solutions and services for investment and wealth management for over 35 years. In all aspects of our busi- ness, our group companies are guided by the following principles:
Goals Corporate culture Wherever we market our software products, Our culture is shaped by a collective effort to we aim to be one of the top providers. If produce something special. Our organisatio- this is not the case, we will do all we can to nal structures are built around efficiency and become the best. teamwork.
What we stand for Business policy Our professionalism is built on a strong com- Since its foundation, Profidata Group has been mitment to safeguarding our customers’ inte- managed and self-financed by its owners. The rests, delivering competitive solutions and founding family has formulated the business offering expert advice. The real measure of goals and fully supports them. The continu- our success is the benefit our products and ity and stability of the business is assured services bring to customers. through effective succession planning. 5
OUR PRODUCTS IN THE INVESTMENT provided by our staff based in Switzerland AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT MARKET and at international branches in Frankfurt, Profidata Group not only offers software Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, London and Sin- solutions such as XENTIS, e-AMIS, xpass, gapore. FundLine/RiskLine and RiskRadar for invest- ment and wealth management, but is also a Profidata focuses on delivering a high level of one-stop provider of services for the financial customer satisfaction, independent surveys industry. Our customer base includes asset confirm. managers and fund management compa- nies, investment firms and wealth managers, Profidata Group has offices in the major finan- banks, insurance companies, pension funds cial centres of Europe and Asia. It also dele- and family offices. Our company employs gates development work to its nearshoring over 190 people and has its headquarters in sites, Profidata Development România SRL Urdorf, near Zurich. Services such as system and Profidata AG Sucursal em Portugal. installation, training, support and hosting are 6 PROFIDATA GROUP
Profidata Group is a holding company comprising several subsidi- aries which market their offerings for the investment and wealth management market collectively under the same management team and business policy. The subsidiaries act with a high degree of autonomy and efficiency in their particular area of expertise. The resulting synergies benefit not just our customers, but also the group as a whole.
Profidata Group Management Board
Christian Widmer, Group CEO Roger Wildi, Deputy Group CEO ProfidataAG
ProfidataServices AG
ProfidataManaged Solutions AG
PROFIDATA GROUP ProfidataXLab AG
itechx GmbH
abraxas GmbH
Arkus FS (IRML S.A.)
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Profidata AG Profidata XLab AG Profidata Group Is responsible for the development and mar- Profidata XLab AG is the Group’s innovation Board of Directors keting of the XENTIS and e-AMIS software and research centre. The most important pro- solutions. Product management and planning ject of the future, named XENTIS 8, is cur- for strategic development occurs at our head- rently being completed. Christian Widmer quarters in Urdorf. Software development is Chairman, Shareholder carried out in close collaboration with our itechx GmbH specialists in Iasi and Lisbon. Offers software and consulting services for Hans-Ulrich Greutert financial service providers. The product offe- Arto Holding AG, Baden, Profidata Services AG ring is built around the connectivity and order Owner/Managing Director Handles all aspects of establishing and fos- platform ’xpass‘. A key focus here is the tering customer relationships. With all sales refund of withholding tax. Jack Hertach projects, for example, a consulting team is res- InCore Bank AG, Zurich, ponsible for rolling out the software solutions, abraxas GmbH formerly CEO including all the interfaces and reporting. Provider of the software products 'FundLine' Local teams of advisors, organised by market and ’RiskLine‘. The extensive offering is roun- Marc Widmer region, also provide first-class customer sup- ded off by consulting and support services. Representative of Sharholding port with rapid response times. Family Arkus FS (IRML S.A.) ‘Risk as a Service’ provider of portfolio moni- Profidata Managed Solutions AG toring solutions for the asset management Operates the investment management soft- industry. Arkus offers flexible and indepen- ware XENTIS and individual XENTIS applica- dent risk management solutions to asset tions as ‘Software as a Service’ offering in a managers while being supervised by the standardized cloud infrastructure using cen- Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Finan- tral cloud approaches (dynamization, orde- cier (CSSF) in Luxembourg. ring principle, sizing on demand, centralized operation and support). The takeover of non- strategic, specialist functional areas to relieve the customers are also part of the offered services. XENTIS adapts to the customer
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XENTIS – INTEGRATED AND MODULAR WHO USES XENTIS? INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM XENTIS users include fund management com- XENTIS is the software of choice for lea- panies and asset managers, investment firms, ding financial service providers. XENTIS custodian banks and depositaries, insurance fully supports the processing of all types of companies and pension funds, private banks, financial instruments, including alternative wealth managers and family offices. investments, and allows the automation of asset and portfolio management, order XENTIS IS A CUSTOMISABLE SOLUTION, management, investment compliance, risk NOT A MASS PRODUCT management, performance measurement, XENTIS can be preconfigured for each cus- investment accounting, fund administration, tomer segment. Thanks to its highly flexi- statutory reporting and individual customer ble parametrisation, XENTIS can effortlessly reporting. accommodate individual, even frequently changing, client requirements.
Management Board Profidata AG Profidata Managed Solutions AG Profidata Services AG
Roger Wildi, CEO Daniel Hümbeli, Development Dr. Frank Jenner, Business Development & Marketing Martin Frolik, Customer Services Oliver Dotzauer, XLab Roman Baselgia, Finance & HR 99
EXPERTISE AND RELIABILITY PROFIDATA GROUP Profidata has built a strong reputation as a ‘Bank Gutmann’s strategic business areas can Profidata AG software provider and has specialised in the be developed in a more systematic manner by investment management market for over 20 using XENTIS as an integrated and compre- ProfidataServices AG years now. The XENTIS success story, along hensive asset management system for our with the many long-standing partnerships investment company, custodian bank and ProfidataManaged Solutions AG with customers, testify to the innovative asset management arm. We’ve found the right ProfidataXLab AG design, strong customer focus and proven business partner in Profidata. This is a com- itechx GmbH reliability of the software. pany fully capable of completing such a com- plex implementation project on time and with abraxas GmbH LONG-TERM INVESTMENT PROTECTION whom we can work in close cooperation.’ Through a programme of continuous invest- Arkus FS (IRML S.A.) ment, the software’s evolutionary develop- Adolf Hengstschläger Partner and Member of the Management Board, ment concept ensures that XENTIS is always Bank Gutmann, Vienna being upgraded, optimised and re-enginee- red to meet changing market requirements ______and customer needs. ‘The entry into force of the Investment Tax Reform Act entails a lot of extra work, ties up ...What do XENTIS customers say? considerable human resources for all invest- ment companies affected, and puts us under ‘The new service for managing the invest- time pressure. (…) it is therefore even more ments of insurance companies complements important that Profidata has come up with an the universe of Helaba Invest services. Here it’s appropriate solution incredibly quickly so that essential to ensure compliance with legal and tax treatment can be handled correctly. (...). internal regulations for the protection of finan- ’ cial assets. The ability of XENTIS to respond Stefan Rockel, Managing Director of Universal- quickly and flexibly to constantly changing Investment-Gesellschaft mbH and Chairman of regulations is a vital advantage for us. (...).’ the Tax Committee of the German federal industry association Bundesverband Investment und Asset Dr. Christian Popp Management e.V., Frankfurt am Main Management Board, Helaba Invest, Frankfurt am Main XENTIS – modular and flexible
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FLEXIBILITY IS A MAJOR EXCELLENT FUNCTIONAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BREADTH AND DEPTH Our customers’ requirements can be extremely Unlike earlier best-of-breed configurations, complex and diverse. The ability of XENTIS to today’s customers expect their software accommodate these needs quickly gives our to have a strong, self contained functional customers a significant competitive advantage. breadth and as much functional depth as pos- sible. To this end, customers are looking for a BEST-IN-CLASS COMPLIANCE, standard software solution that meets their BROAD REPORTING SPECTRUM individual needs. This is precisely what XENTIS One of the key strengths of XENTIS is the fle- offers. xibility of its basic design. This appears parti- cularly evident in regards to the investment ROLL OUT MODULES IN STAGES, compliance module, which has to accommo- ADD FUNCTIONS AS REQUIRED date constantly changing legal and individual Our customers particularly appreciate the customer requirements. modular structure of XENTIS, which lets them start with just a few modules (covering their A CENTRAL HUB FOR COMMUNICATING basic requirements) initially, then gradually WITH CONNECTED SYSTEMS add extra functions later on to cater for other XENTIS can interface with partners such as needs. brokers, depositary banks, clearing houses and subsidiaries, or with most other linked systems.
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