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Meeting the changing needs of the investment management industry SimCorp ’ s transformation is underpinned by the recognition that the investment management industry is going through a huge transformation itself at present . This change is necessary “ to overcome the persistent challenges the operating environment brings , like costs and fees pressure , regulatory burden , and complexity of managing new asset classes ,” Højland explained .
As a leader in the industry , SimCorp has been able to identify new and emerging technologies that can help manage these challenges . Højland outlined that these can be innovations from “ front-office augmented investment decisions with machine learning and natural language processing to back-office automation with robotic process automation .”
This transformation to a technologyenabled services company is designed to make it easy and uncomplicated for investment managers to access new technologies . Højland said that this will allow companies to “ focus on core business and innovation while providing them with a fast and hassle-free setup that allows them to consume these services at their pace and matches their preferences .”
Its core service , SimCorp Dimension , supports the company as it looks to give its customers access to new technologies . As a front-to-back integrated investment management platform , it provides customers with a real-time overview of their entire investment cycle .
“ With solutions for data management , trading , risk management , operations , accounting , and communications and reporting , SimCorp supports the entire investment management value chain of its customers and covers all their asset classes ,” Højland commented . EXECUTIVE BIO
JAKOB HØJLAND
TITLE : COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY / SOFTWARE LOCATION : MIDDLE JUTLAND , DENMARK
Jakob Højland is an executive with a commercial management background within the area of cloud in the financial services industry . He is currently leading SimCorp ’ s global commercial business within cloud and managed services and heads up all activities which relates to customers including sales , marketing , and go-to-market .
Prior to joining SimCorp , he worked for Microsoft , where he drove cloud transformations in the Nordics . He has defined some of the strongest alliances and partnerships Microsoft has within this industry , which also includes the one between Microsoft and SimCorp .
Before joining the technology industry , specializing within cloud in financial services , Jakob worked in consulting within the area of commercial management and excellence .