Technology Magazine March 2022 | Page 184

Jakob Højland , Commercial Director of Cloud Services at SimCorp discusses the company ’ s transformation to becoming a technology-enabled service provider
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Jakob Højland , Commercial Director of Cloud Services at SimCorp discusses the company ’ s transformation to becoming a technology-enabled service provider

Founded in Denmark in 1971 , SimCorp is a leading provider of investment management software solutions and services for the global financial industry . With its winning aspiration , SimCorp puts its clients at the centre of everything it does and aims to become the leading provider of integrated front-to-back , multi-asset , investment management solutions to the world ’ s largest institutional investors .

Jakob Højland , Commercial Director of Cloud Services outlined the company ’ s customer base : “ Our customers are the world ' s largest investment managers in what we call the buy-side industry – people who either have money or manage money on behalf of others , such as pension funds , insurance companies or asset managers .” The company has constantly evolved over the years to ensure its software is bestin-class . SimCorp ’ s core solution , SimCorp Dimension can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud , as Højland expanded : “ SimCorp Dimension has evolved over decades to become a world-class , front-toback investment management solution . It gives a real-time overview of our customers ' entire business on one platform .”
Although the company ’ s core product has changed over the years , SimCorp is dedicated to continuous improvement in order to meet the needs of the market . Despite in already being a SaaS company ,
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