NEW YORK & MOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imagine Software today announced that Renaissance Capital selected its award-winning hosted ASP service for real-time portfolio and risk management. Renaissance Capital is a Moscow-based firm managing cash equities, listed options, OTC options, futures, structured finance, and index products with a specific focus on emerging markets. The firm sought a reliable, proven risk management platform to improve efficiencies globally.
“We selected Imagine because its agility, global reach and customization capabilities deliver the quality risk management we seek,” said Chris Carter, Global Head of Derivatives Trading. “Imagine’s user-friendly interface requires less training and its availability as a hosted service means I have real-time access to portfolios no matter where I am in the world. We felt very confident that Imagine’s experience and expertise would ease any implementation challenges and get us up and running quickly.”
Renaissance required a system that could work efficiently to measure real-time risk. The firm uses Imagine’s live risk analytics to track P&L and perform stress tests on current positions across their derivatives books. With Imagine, Renaissance can provide timely analysis and quick response to demands for real-time information.
“What appealed to me about Imagine is that its team has demonstrated the ability to make the platform really work for us, in real-time. It’s capable of carrying out the kinds of scenario testing we need to manage our portfolios,” commented Terry Fenner-Leitao, Chief Operating Officer of Renaissance Capital’s Equities Desk. “Imagine enables me to run simulated shocks to measure risk. For example, I can hypothetically change oil prices by five percent and see how certain actions would be affected. It was very important to us to find a vendor that appreciated our specific scenario-testing needs and whose solution was fully scalable across different regions and product classes.”
Yvonne Dahl, Global Director of Sales and Marketing at Imagine, said, “Our software is perfectly suited for Renaissance Capital’s innovative investment strategy and extensive involvement within the emerging markets. They needed a system that could support them on a multi-region basis and is flexible enough to meet their specific needs and handle comprehensive risk, portfolio management and scenario testing requirements. Working with Renaissance Capital represents an expansion into several new markets—Russia, South Africa and Cyprus—for Imagine, which we’re very excited about. We look forward to a long and successful partnership with them.”
About Imagine Software
Imagine Software is a leading provider of real-time investment management solutions worldwide. Its flagship product, the Imagine Trading System, is a cross-asset trading, portfolio, and risk management system available as an ASP, cloud-based solution or an enterprise application. Developed for alternative investment companies of all sizes, Imagine combines proven enterprise functionality with comprehensive data management and automates key business processing services.
Imagine Software serves thousands of users worldwide, ranging from major brokerage firms and banking institutions to hedge funds employing all major asset classes across any trading strategy. Imagine Software is one hundred percent owned by its four managing directors.
For more information, visit www.imaginesoftware.com or contact us at +1 212-317-7600.
About Renaissance Capital
Renaissance Capital is the leading investment bank focused on the emerging markets of Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa. The firm also offers its clients access to these markets through financial centers such as London, New York and Hong Kong. Renaissance Capital has market-leading positions in each of its core businesses – M&A, equity and debt capital markets, securities sales and trading, research, and derivatives. The firm is building market-leading practices across emerging markets globally in metals and mining, oil and gas and agriculture. Renaissance Capital is part of the Renaissance Group.