Indus Valley Partners (IVP), announced today the introduction of its cloud-based Form PF Lite solution, a regulatory filing application that has a "zero-footprint" (i.e. does not require any installed hardware or software) and automates the entire SEC Filing process for small to mid-range funds with an AUM of less than $1.5bn.
Indus Valley Partners' MD Bijesh Amin discusses how hedge funds are struggling to meet the technology challenge of increased regulatory compliance and investor scrutiny in this Hedge Funds Review article.
Indus Valley Partners today released a new whitepaper - How to do more with less in a challenging macro-economic environment.
The latest whitepaper is a summary of the IVP Annual Industry Event that was held on Nov 29, 2012 in The Harvard Club, New York.
Synopsis: The Investment Management industry is undergoing an internal balancing act. Time spent on reporting and regulation is essential but does not bring in money for the fund. Keeping the fund focused on generating performance and alpha, while also complying with regulatory standards and meeting investor demands is difficult for managers to do unless they have a robust infrastructure in place.
For the complete whitepaper, write to us at contact@ivp.in
Indus Valley Partners serves as a technology consulting firm for the hedge fund world during a period that has brought about more regulations. The firm, like many other hedge fund technology providers, has been on hand to help today's managers tackle such things as the requirements brought forth by the Dodd-Frank Act. But what differentiates Indus Valley Partners from its competitors is its longevity and experience, says Bijesh Amin, managing director and co-founder of Indus Valley Partners. The firm has been in the industry since December 1999.
For the complete story, please visit Emerging Manager Focus' Latest Issue
Indus Valley Partners today announced the launch of IVP's regulatory filing and reporting application - IVP RAPTOR. RAPTOR is an acronym for Regulatory Analytics Portfolio Transparency Operational Reporting and expands upon its existing functionality of Form PF to also cover CPO-PQR, CTA-PR, Form 13-D/F/G etc.
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a leading provider of technology solutions to alternative asset managers, announced today the launch of the second Form PF webinar focused on industry best practice for hedge funds navigating through the SEC’s Form PF.
IVP helped more than 10 clients to file form PF on Aug 29 who reported on 120 billion+ of assets they managed. IVP through its experience on helping the first filers has identified the top concerns and challenges fund managers’ face with Form PF. Some of these concerns relate to:
• Exposure Reporting
• Borrowing/Collateral Netting by Counterparty
• Security & Reference Data Challenges
• Treatment of Unsettled Transactions
Webinar attendees will gain access to industry best practices and an insight into some of the challenges going forward.
Date & Time: November 7th at 2 pm EST / 11 am PDT Moderator: Gurvinder Singh, CEO/Co-founder of Indus Valley Partners Panelist: Jack Rader, Principal Consultant at ACA Compliance Group Expert: Gaurav Aggarwal, Director at Indus Valley Partners
Indus Valley Partners (IVP) announced the introduction of IVP Form PF Lite, a workflow-based regulatory filing application that automates the entire SEC Filing process for small to mid-range funds with an AUM of less than $1.5bn.
Gurvinder Singh, CEO - Indus Valley Partners shared his views in the latest issue of Compliance Intelligence on the confusions surrounding Form PF. IVP helped file many large funds file in the 1st deadline of August 29.
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a leading provider of technology solutions to alternative asset managers, announced today the launch of two webinars focused on industry best practice for hedge funds navigating through the SEC’s Form PF. IVP will host the webinars on September 27 and October 29.
IVP helped more than 10 clients to file form PF on Aug 29 who reported on 120 bn+ of assets they managed. IVP through its experience on helping the first filers has identified the top concerns and challenges fund managers’ face with Form PF. Some of these concerns relate to:
• Exposure Reporting
• Borrowing/Collateral Netting by Counterparty
• Security & Reference Data Challenges
• Treatment of Unsettled Transactions
Webinar attendees will gain access to industry best practices and an insight into some of the challenges going forward.
September 27th Webinar:
Moderator - Gurvinder Singh, CEO/Co-founder of Indus Valley Partners
Expert – Gaurav Aggarwal - Form PF Product Director at Indus Valley Partners
Expert – Nikhil Tyagi, Director at Indus Valley Partners (who managed multiple first filer implementations)
October 29th Webinar:
Moderator - Gurvinder Singh, CEO/Co-founder of Indus Valley Partners
Expert – Nikhil Tyagi, Director at Indus Valley Partners (who managed multiple first filers)
Expert - Jessica L. Huelbig, Principal Consultant at ACA Compliance Group
Expert – Jack Radar, Principal Consultant at ACA Compliance Group
IVP Polaris has been nominated for another top industry award HFM Week's Best Portfolio Management Software. Earlier last year, Polaris also got shortlisted in the same category for HFM Week's European Edition of the Awards.
The awards, organized by HFM Week, will disclose the winner on Oct 18.
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a technology provider for alternative asset managers, has dramatically
boosted its employee headcount in its New York and Noida, India offices, following the addition of several
new hedge fund clients, a company announcement revealed Monday.
The firm hired 50 new employees after it brought on 12 new hedge fund clients this year, along with
expanding the needs of its existing ones, according to the statement.
“Alternative asset managers are building increasingly complex portfolios at a time when regulators and
investors are demanding greater transparency and more detailed reporting,” said Gurvinder Singh, CEO
and co-founder of IVP. “We strive to continuously expand our operations and enhance our client service offerings as the need for technology platforms continues to grow.”
PEI's exclusive article in August issue of PE Manager magazine features IVP MD, Bijesh Amin's insights on how PE firms interested in entering the hedge fund space can tackle the operational challenges.
Pensions & Investments' recent story on how the industry experts feel the dynamics of disclosure are changing for hedge funds, private equity firms with new regulations like Form PF. Gurvinder Singh, CEO of Indus Valley Partners shares his thoughts in the article.
Opalesque's recent article in their Emerging Manager Monitor Magazine's June issue that covers proprietary trading and hedge funds features Indus Valley Partners' MD, Bijesh Amin, sharing his insights on the topic.
Opalesque recently interviewed Gurvinder Singh, CEO, Indus Valley Partners and Bijesh Amin, MD, Indus Valley Partners discussing how data management can lead to additional alpha for Alternative Investment players.
IVP Polaris bagged a second finalist nomination this year, the first one being Best Portfolio Management Software in HFM Week Awards. Polaris got shortlisted in Best Enterprise Data Management Initiative category in Inside Reference Data Awards 2012.
The awards, organized by Incisive Media, will disclose the winner on May 22, 2012 at a New York function.
IVP Recon has bagged a finalist nomination, a second one this year after being nominated earlier in FTF Awards 2012, for the "Best Exceptions and Reconciliation Management Platform" category in Waters Ranking 2012.
The awards, organized by Waters Technology, will adjudge the best solution based on
end-user votes.
Please click on the below link to vote for IVP Recon:
Indus Valley Partners, a technology provider for hedge funds, has launched IVP Form PF Application, an automated Form PF solution to help managers to register with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a company announcement.
IVP CEO, Gurvinder Singh, shares his views on the growing institutionalization in hedge funds with TabbGroup Editor. For watching the video please visit our videos section.
Indus Valley Partners, a leading provider of technology solutions to alternative asset managers, announced today the introduction of IVP Karma, the first professional collaboration, networking and workflow application designed specifically for the unique needs of hedge fund and private equity managers.
Indus Valley Partners has been shortlisted as a finalists in the "Best Hedge Fund technology provider of the year" category in Custody Risk Awards Americas 2012.
The datawarehouse and portfolio management solution of Indus Valley Partners, IVP Polaris, has been shortlisted in "Best Portfolio Management Software" category in HFM Week European Service Provider Awards 2012.
The reconciliation solution of Indus Valley Partners, IVP Recon, has been shortlisted in "Best Enterprise Reconciliation Solution" category in
FTF Awards 2012.
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Indus Valley Partners recently announced the launch of its Form PF application. The application is available both as a separate standalone application as well as a module within the Polaris data warehouse.
Indus Valley Partner’s MD, Bijesh Amin, was recently quoted in the new article by Buy Side Technology’s Anthony Malakian on “The New CRO: The Evolution of the Chief Risk Officer”.
Indus Valley Partners today added IVP Price Master, to its middle office technology offering for the alternative investment industry.
Pricing a hedge fund portfolio often poses serious challenges to many hedge funds. Reliance on spreadsheets for pricing and a lack of an established workflow for price sourcing, arbitration and dissemination can present challenges for portfolio valuation. Hedge funds are now increasingly focusing on the pricing process as both investors and regulators put them under greater scrutiny.
Gurvinder Singh, CEO of Indus Valley Partners recently spoke to Gregory Crawford of Tabb Forum on "Building Degrees of Freedom in Hedge Fund Infrastructure" and "Hedge Fund Update 2011". TABB Group is a financial markets' research and strategic advisory firm focused on capital markets.
Indus Valley Partners today announced a new module that delivers automated month-end reconciliation functionality in its flagship solution - IVP Recon. This enhancement significantly eases the reconciliation "crunch" faced by hedge funds at month-end. This capability is the second significant announcement in recent weeks, building on the three data source reconciliation capability, previously announced.
Indus Valley Partners, released a new feature (viz. Reconciliation across three data sources) to their increasingly popular reconciliation system - IVP Recon. "Three Source Reconciliation" is an out of the box approach to address the needs of fund managers when the reconciliation process involves three distinct data sources. With this upgrade, IVP Recon now handles all major portfolio reconciliations (Position, P&L, Trade and Cash) and adds a feature much desired by hedge fund managers as they increase their number of counterparties and monitor their cash and liquidity needs more closely.
Indus Valley Partners today announced a strategic move in business development to extend its global success and to continue to garner market share. Over the course of the last year IVP has undertaken a strategic expansion of its already robust product suite to address the middle office needs of asset managers and hedge funds facing new requirements from investors and regulators as well as supporting a wider range of trading strategies regardless of size.
Indus Valley Partners today launched the 'Lite' version of its already established IVP Reconciliation platform. This additional version, IVP Recon Lite, allows smaller and medium sized hedge funds to use the benefits of IVP’s already established Reconciliation platform that is in use by larger funds. The Lite version retains all the functionality of the IVP Recon platform, allowing managers who hold multi- prime broker and multi-asset class portfolios to automate trade, position, cash and P&L reconciliations across both listed and OTC products. Such middle office capability is increasingly important for these firms from an investor, competitive and regulatory perspective.
Indus Valley Partners today announced that over the course of the next several months it will release "lite" versions of its Reconciliation, Security and Reference Master and Price Master modules. Up until now, IVP’s middle office applications have served large buy side firms that operate in today's complex, global, multi-asset, multi-fund, multi-prime broker and counterparty environment. IVP recognizes that mid-tier firms now face similar challenges.
Indus Valley Partners today launched a new and improved IVP Polaris 2.0, a comprehensive data warehouse toolkit designed to deliver on mission critical middle office functions in a complex multi-Strategy, multi-Counterparty, multi-Asset environment. Polaris enables the buy-side to manage a host of middle office functions and complex business scenarios on a single, integrated platform. It provides a flexible foundation to fill the gaps in a fund's existing infrastructure by providing a suite of pre- built business applications/reports out-of-the-box.
Gurvinder Singh, CEO and Managing Director of Indus Valley Partners recently spoke to Larry Tabb, Founder and CEO of Tabb Group on "Challenges Facing Growing Hedge Funds" and "Preparing for Hedge Fund Regulation". TABB Group is a financial markets' research and strategic advisory firm focused on capital markets. The interviews can be watched here:-
Indus Valley Partners today announced general availability of IVP Security Master, a fully customizable, comprehensive security data management solution designed to centrally store and efficiently manage critical security information in a complex multi-fund, multi-strategy, multi-counterparty, multi-asset environment. IVP Security Master is the only commercial solution built from the ground up to address the need of the buy-side to stringently control and seamlessly disseminate consistent, real-time security information across a fund’s internal systems – thus ensuring operational integrity with minimal overhead.
Recently, IVP organized the "Global Hedge Fund Forum 2009" in New York and London in November, 2009. These invitation only events, focused specifically on CTOs, CFOs and COOs, were held at the Harvard Club of New York in midtown New York on 19th November and at the Washington Mayfair Hotel in downtown London on 26th November 2009. Both events attracted a lot of attention and were well attended by senior executives from the Buy Side communities in New York and London. The perspectives and opinions that emerged from the evenings' discussions were both stimulating and thought-provoking.
Given recent events in the marketplace stemming from increased regulatory oversight, plummeting asset values and the widespread questioning of the value of actively managed portfolios, it is hardly surprising that Investor Relationship Management (iRM) as it pertains to the Buy-side, and specifically to Hedge Funds, is gaining in importance.
Indus Valley Partners today launched IVP Polaris, a comprehensive data warehouse toolkit designed to deliver on mission critical middle office functions in a complex multi-Strategy, multi-Counterparty, multi-Asset environment. Polaris enables the buy-side to manage a host of middle office functions and complex business scenarios on a single, integrated platform. It provides a flexible foundation to fill the gaps in the fund's existing infrastructure by providing a suite of pre-built business applications/reports out-of-the-box.
Historically, despite all the cited benefits (liquidity, transparency, control over assets,independent pricing etc.), the managed account model has not attracted the best managers. Why should it have? Capital was abundantly available for those with good track records, and investors were happy to pay for the "privilege" of being charged "two-and-twenty" for access to the best funds. These managers therefore had no incentive to subject themselves to the operational overhead imposed by a managed account; as well as the daily transparency (read: scrutiny) into their positions, leverage levels and marks. Established managed account businesses such as Societe Generale's Lyxor or Deutsche Bank's x-markets have attracted funds but they are certainly not the best performing ones in their respective strategies.
With IVP Recon, FX Concepts was able to fully integrate its reconciliations with its back-office systems. New functionality in IVP Recon can reclassify breaks - for example, setting any break over $10,000 as high-risk and raising its priority for action.
Indus Valley Partners today launched the next generation of its Reconciliation platform, IVP Recon. IVP Recon is part of a larger suite of offerings, due out later in the year, that is designed to provide Buy-side managers with the ability to reduce operational risk, improve controls, and ensure regulatory compliance in a rapidly evolving multi-prime, multi-counterparty landscape.
