Advent Software in Canada

Two Decades of Success

Innovative . Responsive . Reliable

Advent Software

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20+ Number of years Advent has served Canadian

investment managers

Advent Software in Canada

Investment managers operate in an increasingly fast-paced and competitive environment. You need every advantage you can get to capitalize on new market opportunities and deliver the quality of service that allows you to attract and retain clients.

Since 1988, Advent Software has been helping investment management firms in Canada grow their businesses while controlling costs. Our Canadian clients span the spectrum of investment management from asset managers to hedge funds, wealth managers to prime brokers.

From ideas to positions to performance, Advent’s mission-critical solutions help Canadian firms improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, manage costs, and enhance client service.

Innovative Solutions to Meet Your NeedsAdvent has provided superior portfolio accounting and reporting solutions to the global investment management industry for more than 25 years. Today we serve clients of all sizes and types in 60 countries around the world, including more than 50 firms in Canada. They all rely on Advent technology to reduce operational costs, grow their businesses, and enhance client service.

Whether you manage a $100 million or multi-billion-dollar business, Advent has a solution tailored to your needs.Advent solutions are designed for scalability, so you can grow your asset and client base without increasing your overhead.

Portfolio Accounting and Reporting Advent offers three portfolio management solutions: Axys®, the turnkey system for portfolio accounting; Advent Portfolio Exchange® (APX), the enterprise solution that leverages Microsoft SQL architecture; and Geneva®, our global investment management accounting platform.

Axys

• Industry’s market leading portfolio accounting solution• Comprehensive set of sophisticated reports• Easy to implement and maintain

Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX)

• Comprehensive portfolio accounting and reporting solution• Fully integrated CRM • Built-in performance analytics tools• Enhanced security and compliance

Geneva

• Global investment management platform• Comprehensive support for all investment products,

strategies, and instruments • Real-time model eliminates batch processing delays• Full sub-ledger and general ledger accounting and

reporting

Fully Integrated Order ManagementEach Advent portfolio accounting system is designed forcomplete compatibility with Advent’s Moxy® trading platform, so there is seamless integration between trading and portfolio management. Moxy offers:• Portfolio modeling, rebalancing, and flexible order creation• Electronic order routing with access to dark pools

and algorithms• Real-time profit/loss viewer that displays instantaneous

changes to security positions

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A Comprehensive, Integrated Suite

Advent offers a fully integrated, best of breed software suite that provides:

• Automated, flexible, and customizable portfolio reporting• Fast access to real-time portfolio and position data• Accurate, efficient trade order management • Built-in client relationship management (CRM) • Enhanced compliance functionality• Timely, automated reconciliation • Innovative research management solutions• Billing and revenue management tools

$150+ Billion Total assets under management of Advent’s

Canadian clients

Advent Portfolio Exchange® integrates client management and portfolio

data in a single database, making relevant data easily accessible. Intuitive

navigation makes it easy to click back and forth from contact details to

portfolio reports within the same system.

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Range of Deployment OptionsWe offer a full range of deployment options to meet your needs—from installed software to hosted or fully managed services. If you have a small IT department or operations staff or want to get up and running quickly, you may want to consider our convenient Outsourcing Services.

Support for the Entire Investment Management ProcessAdvent offers integrated compliance, revenue management, and research management solutions that are designed to optimize efficiency, improve accuracy, and enhance client service.

All of these systems are engineered to integrate seamlessly with our industry leading portfolio accounting platforms, so you can have one vendor across the entire investment management process.

Advent Rules Manager®

• Comprehensive, preventive rule checking and controls• Ability to handle Canadian pooled fund compliance

requirements• Proactive portfolio monitoring to ensure portfolio

compliance• Full audit trail for regulatory inquiries

Advent Revenue Center®

• Custom fee schedules for individual and relationships• Revenue forecasting and modeling tools• Automated invoice production and storage

Tamale RMS®

• Effectively cope with the avalanche of research information• Store information in a central repository accessible to all• Share research and enhance collaboration between

teams and offices• Streamline front office workflow for greater efficiency

The Moxy trading and order management platform offers the tools to

streamline your trading workflow while reducing risk and errors.

50+ Number of investment management firms in

Canada using Advent technology

“Between APX’s functionality, scalability, and the quality of service behind the product, I feel that we could grow our client base substantially without having to grow our staff. I see APX serving Lincluden’s needs well into the future.”

Lynn EplettVice PresidentLincluden Investment Management

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Full Multicurrency AccountingAxys, APX, and Geneva all offer multicurrency functionality that seamlessly handles international financial transactions. It enables you to operate in multiple countries, with the flexibility to adapt to local requirements. You gain complete visibility into the financial performance of your clients, with the ability to analyze that information, regardless of currency.

• Perform transactions in your preferred currency and restate reports in any currency

• Automatically calculate international withholding tax• Identify components of returns attributable to market prices

versus currency rate fluctuations

Speed the Exchange of Information with Straight Through ProcessingEliminate time-consuming, error-prone data entry by using automated electronic interfaces to a variety of service providers, including brokerage firms, custodians, and pricing and data vendors.

• Automatically populate your files with domestic and international pricing, security descriptions, dividends, fundamental data, spot and forward exchange rates, and index data through Interactive Data.

• Automate reconciliation of trade information, settlement data, transactions, and positions with the DTCC, brokerage firms, and custodians, including RBC Dexia, NBCN, Penson Financial Services, and State Street.

• Automate changes resulting from corporate actions and link to leading providers of complete corporate action information.

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Advent offers the industry’s most robust and reliable custodial data

aggregation service via a network of more than 470 custodians—

including data from 10 of the leading Canadian banks, brokers, and

clearing firms. Firms can receive custodial data from all of their

custodians through a single, secure Internet connection, saving time

and effort and enhancing efficiency and accuracy.

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“Advent Geneva® got us into the game and allowed us to leapfrog over many of the incumbent prime brokers

in Canada.”

Graham JonesDirector of Prime Brokerage and Alternative Execution ServicesCIBC World Markets

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Certified for Outstanding Client SupportAdvent is the only investment management software com-pany to earn the Service Center Practices (SCP) Certification for our Client Support operation, renewed each year since 2005. Created by a consortium of leading technology com-panies, SCP certification is the internationally recognized standard for best practices in delivering exceptional technol-ogy support. The award affirms Advent’s commitment to delivering exceptional support to our clients.

A Trusted SourceAdvent Software, Inc., a global firm, has provided trusted solutions to the world’s leading financial professionals since 1983. Firms in 60 countries use Advent technology. Advent’s quality software, data, services and tools enable financial professionals to improve service and communication to their clients, allowing them to grow their business while controlling costs.

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Advent’s services organization will help you get maximum value from

our technology right from the start and make sure you continue to

derive optimal performance from your solution after implementation.

“What we value most is the responsiveness. We know that we can call on Advent whenever necessary. We have a lot of different points of contact and each one is

willing to step up and help us if we run into issues.”

Margie D’AmataBusiness ArchitectNorthwater Capital Management

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Learn More TodayVisit www.advent.com/canada or contact an Advent representative at 415-543-7696, 800-727-0605, or sales@advent.com.

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Advent Software, Inc. 600 Townsend StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103800-727-0605 415-543-7696

666 Third AvenueNew York, NY 10017212-398-1188

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