<p>Buy-side firms face a rapidly changing operating environment. They need not only to comply with the regulations, but also to adapt to a new marketplace. The new goal is a performance-oriented trade and risk management execution strategy for asset allocation with a strong focus on stress-testing and scenario analysis.</p>
<p>For buy-side risk management solutions, this means the focus has to be redefined as either:</p>
<ul>
<li>More data management and analytics-driven to build a foundation of efficient risk and financial management or;</li>
<li>Best-of-breed solution for specific, performance-oriented and value-based risk management requirements.</li>
</ul>
<p>For both, the priority is to enable the firm to follow high standards on corporate governance and to facilitate the necessary tasks that come with it, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Data management, analysis, and reporting</li>
<li>Trade capture, complex/structured products, and hedging strategies</li>
<li>Pricing, valuation, risk measurement, regulation, and finance</li>
<li>Integrated risk management views across market, credit, and liquidity risk</li>
<li>Total return simulation and scenario management.</li>
</ul>
<p>This report covers the competitive landscape for buy-side risk analytics. This report also covers the capabilities and market position of Quantifi for buy-side risk analytics. Chartis believes Quantifi to be one of the leading vendors in the buy-side risk analytics marketplace.</p>
