NEW YORK, NY, June 7, 2006 – Paladyne Systems, a leading provider of alternative investment solutions, today announced a strategic alliance with Credit Suisse to deliver a fully hosted front-to -back office solution capable of supporting hedge funds that require multiple prime brokers.
Credit Suisse and Paladyne will offer hedge funds an integrated, multi-prime solution enabling managers to operate and grow their businesses based on evolving needs without the constraint of a “single-prime” technology platform that restricts funds to one prime broker.
By leveraging the Paladyne suite, hedge funds of all strategies and sizes will be able to more easily expand their relationships beyond any one prime broker or launch a business in less time and at reduced cost.
“Our strategy is to meet both the current and emerging needs of the hedge fund industry,” said Philip Vasan, Managing Director and Head of Prime Services at Credit Suisse. “Paladyne’s fully-hosted technology solution will enable Credit Suisse to provide our clients the first “out of the box” technology platform that integrates front, middle and back office capabilities.”
“This unique offering solves a number of business issues facing today’s hedge funds,” said Sameer Shalaby, Chief Executive Officer of Paladyne Systems. “Many hedge funds perceive they are locked into a single prime broker relationship due to technology. The Credit Suisse-Paladyne solution frees them to be truly independent of any one prime broker. And importantly they will be able to utilize a best of breed technology solution at minimal cost and risk.”
The partnership allows Credit Suisse clients to access both the Paladyne technology platform and existing Credit Suisse infrastructure. In addition, the Paladyne alliance positions Credit Suisse to respond to the growing demand for outsourced middle and back office services to hedge funds.
Paladyne and Credit Suisse are currently integrating Paladyne’s multi-asset order routing tools to direct orders to any client-specific counterparty or to Credit Suisse’s existing trading and execution platforms.
Paladyne is presently servicing clients on its hosted technology platform and expects to incorporate its offering with Credit Suisse Prime Services later this year.
The PALADYNE suite includes the following capabilities:
- Paladyne Portfolio Master™ -- provides order management and allocation, portfolio management, real-time P&L, and strategy-based performance tracking.
- Paladyne Analytics Master ™ -- provides portfolio analytics, data aggregation, and custom reporting tools.
- Paladyne Security Master™ -- provides a centralized terms and conditions repository and distribution engine with real-time updates and corporate action alerts.
- Paladyne Price Master™ -- provides automated collection, storage, and analysis of prices and market data from any third-party sources.
- Paladyne Client Master™ -- provides complete client relationship management including website integration and reporting.
- Advent Geneva® -- provides complete portfolio accounting solution including general ledger reporting, performance measurement, and portfolio reporting.
About CREDIT SUISSE
As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 40,000 people. Credit Suisse's parent company, Credit Suisse Group, is a leading global financial services company headquartered in Zurich. Credit Suisse Group's registered shares (CSGN) are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CSR), in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.
About Paladyne Systems
Paladyne Systems, Inc. (www.paladyne.com), a leading global solutions provider for the hedge fund industry, develops and distributes technology designed to streamline hedge fund operations while providing business efficiency and cost savings throughout the organization. Paladyne offers a fully-hosted technology platform known as the PALADYNE™ suite which is capable of supporting the front- to back-office requirements of today’s most comprehensive hedge funds. The PALADYNE™ suite is an integrated set of applications including: order management, portfolio management, general ledger, global security master, pricing and valuation, data warehousing, and custom reporting. Paladyne was founded in 2005 through an acquisition of its technology platform from a large US-based multi-strategy hedge fund.
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