Guotai Junan Assets (Asia) Limited signs for DSTi's Investment Accounting and Front Office Solutions

Guotai Junan Assets (Asia) is a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities Company Limited, one of the top five securities firms in China. The solution is comprised of trade order management from deal generation to confirmation, compliance management with customisable compliance rules that include investment exposure limits and mandate checking functionality, settlement and valuation reporting. Guotai expects to benefit from streamlined operational control and improved business reporting.

Charles Cheung, Guotai Junan Assets (Asia)'s Managing Director said, "HiPortfolio/3 is a proven solution that is trusted and recommended by custodians and investment managers globally. In addition to providing a world-class system, DSTi's 12 years of local presence and experience, combined with the quality of its business consultants and support staff, were key factors in our decision process."

Mr Cheung continued: "Building a solid system foundation with sophisticated enterprise-wide compliance checking will make a significant difference to us. Not only will it save our employees a substantial amount of time, but also help to eliminate the possibility errors occurring."

Rhonda Lepsch, CEO for the Asia Pacific region at DSTi said, "We are delighted to have Guotai Junan Asset (Asia) as our newest HiPortfolio/3 client in Hong Kong. DSTi's HiPortfolio/3 will provide Guotai with a solid foundation to assist them in further improving both efficiency and productivity. Through the use the system's sophisticated compliance features on both a pre- and post-trade basis, Guotai can better maintain complex compliance control over their ever increasing number of mandates and funds. Guotai will also be able to automate a significant number of manual tasks, which will free-up resources to focus on more value-added and critical business operations."