Fixed Asset Management

Wales & West Utilities uses Winshuttle to streamline SAP data loading and extraction in multiple business areas, from finance to asset management. In 2008, Wales & West Utilities underwent a major cost centre restructure, shifting ownership of assets and improving process efficiencies across the entire company. Among other things that meant collating a huge amount of new or updated information within spreadsheets, then transferring that data to SAP within a...

This white paper examines the evolution of adoption commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) middleware, including the criteria for what makes adoption more viable for the telecommunications industry. As the migration to "all-IP" next-generation networks continues, this trend has fundamentally transformed the Service Provider (SP) landscape, presenting numerous opportunities to offer exciting new services. But with intense competition from all sides, and from new players, this has...

This whitepaper explains why automated reconciliation is quickly evolving into a competitive necessity. The costs associated with manual reconciliation, the benefits from automation, and the best reconciliation workflow model will all be discussed. While the asset management industry has shown steady growth in recent years, market volatility continues to put pressure on profitability. And as recent history has shown, volatility is not the only factor that can roil the...

This paper focuses on the growth of the offshore segment within the wider expansion of the hedge fund industry. It also assesses the advantages of adding an offshore capability. By the first quarter of 2007, total hedge fund assets had hit $2.5 trillion, driven by buoyant manager performance and surging capital inflows. At the same time, the number of hedge funds had soared to almost 10,000, with new shops opening all the time to meet skyrocketing investor demand.

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This white paper is geared at investment managers who are considering adding a 130/30 strategy to their offering; it provides a solid overview, including an uncompromised assessment of the benefits and challenges. Looking to expand your investment offering, retain your talented investment team or create an additional revenue stream? Then take this opportunity to learn about the 130/30 strategy. This 13-page white paper will benefit investment managers who are considering...

Listen to this Webcast to learn how to manage your company's assets. Also discussed is a solution that can help your organization address its IT asset management process issues through audit, auto-discovery and process tracking. Asset Management is a hot topic these days as more and more vendors move to conduct audits for compliance purposes. The challenge for many IT organizations is knowing what they really have. Listen to this Webcast to learn how you can get a handle on all...

This paper is to discover the many ways in which MapInfo Professional® solution, with its version 9.5 release, provides unique value and timesaving convenience. For business analysts and GIS Professionals in the communications and utility sectors, leveraging the spatial information inherent in their data is absolutely essential for performing detailed data analyses to drive insightful business decisions.

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This white paper explains how financial services firms across the industry and around the globe can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of their client base and gain insight into new areas of opportunity. In wake of the sub-prime meltdown, many financial services firms are coping with massive write-downs and high market volatility by belt-tightening, cutting both staff and budgets. But even in a time of uncertainty and...

This white paper describes how client relationship management (CRM) technology can help mutual fund wholesalers and institutional asset managers address these core industry challenges and effectively foster. With increased competition from a growing spectrum of alternative investments, expanding and evolving regulatory demands, and rising client expectations, asset managers face an onslaught of challenges in an already complex business. This white paper...

Industrial facility designers and those who operate and maintain those facilities need to work together closely to improve plant efficiency and business profitability over time. Design, Operate, Maintain (DOM) - key concepts in asset management and in industrial maintenance, repair and operation. Industrial facility designers and those who operate and maintain those facilities need to work together closely to improve plant efficiency and business...