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Theoria Capital Management Implements SunGard's Front Arena for Trading and Risk Management of Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund
August 17, 2010 — Singapore
Theoria Capital Management (Theoria Capital), a Singapore-based fund management company, has implemented SunGard’s Front Arena to support trading and risk management across its multi-strategy hedge fund operations. A multi-asset solution providing trade capture, real-time P&L and desk-level risk, Front Arena helps hedge funds, traditional asset managers and other alternative investment managers to identify risk and exposure.
Theoria Capital went live with Front Arena in less than two months. Focused primarily on Japanese investments, Theoria Capital uses Front Arena to help effectively manage,, measure and monitor risk across multiple investment strategies, including arbitrage, directional, market-neutral and event-driven investing. Front Arena’s cross-asset coverage and real-time P&L capabilities help Theoria Capital to manage pricing, exposure and positions in real-time so that trades can be quickly modeled and executed from Theoria Capital’s execution management system (EMS). Currently Theoria Capital employs Front Arena for its equities, futures and options businesses.
Theoria Capital also uses SunGard’s APT, a leading solution for risk-based investment management decisions. Positions from Front Arena can be fed into APT to further track risk, calculate risk attribution and optimize portfolios.
Minoru Umezaki, president of Theoria Capital Management, said, “With aggressive growth targets over the next few years, and planned expansion into new markets and asset classes, we needed a comprehensive platform that would adapt to meet our needs now and in the future. SunGard’s Front Arena covers the broad range of instruments we need, while also giving us accurate, real-time access to exposure, valuations and P&L.”
Emanuel Mond, president of SunGard’s alternative investments business, said, “In an environment where global borders are being broken down and investment strategies are increasingly complex, having a solution in place that can manage a broad range of asset classes and investment strategies is important. Front Arena will assist Theoria Capital Management as they strive for growth in new regions, with comprehensive coverage, pricing and analysis to help efficiently mitigate risks and capitalize on potential investment opportunities.”
About Theoria Capital Management
Theoria Capital Management is a Singapore-based fund management company founded in 2007 by Minoru Umezaki. The company manages an offshore fund “Theoria Multi-Strategy Fund” for accredited investors. The Investment Team at Theoria Capital primarily focuses on Japanese equity related instruments and implements wide range of investment strategies. Since inception, the fund has recorded high double-digit growth every year and the current AUM is approximately USD 100 million.
About SunGard’s Front Arena for Alternative Investments
Front Arena is a real-time, enterprise-wide platform for trading, operations and risk. It is used by hedge funds, asset managers and fund administrators, to manage single and multi-strategy portfolios. Front Arena provides traders with pricing, trading and position management, real-time P&L, risk and sensitivity analysis. Managers, operations and middle-office staff can view the portfolios from the highest level, customize according to reporting criteria and drill down to the lowest levels in real-time. Front Arena offers a front-to-back solution embracing workflow, confirmations, settlements and interfaces to prime brokers, fund administrators and transaction processing networks. To learn more, visit: www.sungard.com/frontarena/learnmore
About SunGard
SunGard is one of the world's leading software and technology services companies. SunGard has more than 20,000 employees and serves 25,000 customers in 70 countries. SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software. With annual revenue exceeding $5 billion, SunGard is ranked 380 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest privately held business software and IT services company. For more information, please visit www.sungard.com
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