http://www.derivatives.com Imagine General News Feed en-us 2010 Imagine Software Inc, Tues, 2 Feb 2011 00:48:25 +0400 http://www.derivatives.com/images/imagine7.png http://www.derivatives.com 163 73 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/uk-hedgefunds-eurozone-idUSLNE81001V20120201 Nervous hedge funds managers are stress-testing their portfolios and searching for ways of protecting themselves against their worst nightmare -- a potential break-up of the euro zone. CEO Lance Smith weighs in. http://www.derivatives.com/demos/datavis.htm Imagine's new interactive, state-of-the-art data visualizations represent a giant leap forward in data analysis capabilities. Users can sort through large datasets and make intuitive, "snapshot" identifications of the market events and conditions that represent opportunity—or potential loss—far faster than ever before. http://www.derivatives.com/demos/desktop_demo.htm A complete redesign enables users to design and save personalized configurations of Imagine workspaces, including preferred data and portfolio views, application window positions and placement, and much more. The new GUI eliminates screen clutter and greatly improves the user experience. http://www.derivatives.com/news/hfm2010.htm Imagine announced it was the winner of the “Best Risk Management and Software Supplier” award at the annual HFM US Hedge Fund Services Awards luncheon. The HFM judges determined that Imagine’s consistent track record of advancement and dedication to providing the risk functionality today’s financial businesses need to navigate volatile markets proved to be the winning edge in this year’s award competition. The event was held Tuesday, October 26, in New York. http://www.derivatives.com/news/sbi.htm Imagine Software announced that SBI Ven Capital Pte Ltd selected its award-winning ASP service, Derivatives.com, for risk and portfolio management. SBI Ven Capital is a private equity firm providing growth capital to companies in the mid-market sector in the Asia Pacific region. Its adoption of Imagine includes both risk and portfolio managers based in Tokyo and Singapore. http://www.derivatives.com/demos/charting_demo.htm Imagine's enhanced charting capabilities represent a significant expansion of Imagine's standard graphing toolset. Interactve charting boasts various features enabling users to interface with their data for clearer comprehension of trends, movements, and relationships. http://www.derivatives.com/news/webinar-trial.htm Market turmoil in recent years has introduced new concerns and pressures for investment professionals charged with managing market risk exposures. They face operating in a period of sustained volatility as well as handling ever-increasing scrutiny from investors demanding immediacy and transparency. Imagine's "Future Trends in Market Risk Management" webinar draws together our conclusions on market risk management trends, featuring perspectives from Michael Blakley, Director of Product Management at Imagine, and Dr. Mayiz Habbal, SVP at Celent. http://www.derivatives.com/news/imagine7.htm Imagine 7 is the first in a series of major product launches scheduled over the next 18 months that will cement the Imagine's industry leadership position. It introduces ground-breaking, interactive data visualization capabilities, an entirely new user interface, enhanced risk analytics, support for additional asset classes, advanced charting, customized reporting capabilities, and more. Imagine 7 is designed to help clients respond effectively to key market trends such as sustained market volatility, the need for advanced reporting capabilities that can help attract investor inflows and address evolving regulatory requirements, and the necessity for diversified risk management methodologies. http://www.hedgeweek.com/2010/11/22/68412/best-practice-post-crisis-risk-management Dr. Lance Smith, chief executive of Imagine, discusses best practices in post-crisis risk management in Hedgeweek's Special Report - Hedge Fund Risk Winter 2010. The market turbulence of the past three years has exposed a number of flaws and limitations in traditional approaches to risk management. In the aftermath of the crisis, investors are increasingly pressuring alternative investment managers to ensure the most advanced and appropriate tools and methodologies are being used to deliver the most robust risk management process possible. http://www.derivatives.com/news/duet.htm Imagine Software today announced that the Duet Commodities Fund selected its award-winning ASP service for risk and portfolio management. The Fund is part of the global alternative asset manager, Duet Group, which has over US$2.4 billion of equity under management. https://www2.derivatives.com/users/docs/70/701/701fp Derivatives.com Users: The upgrade to version 7.0.1 FP1 will now occur Tuesday, Febrary 15. http://www.derivatives.com/news/comic/asp.html Check out the first in the series. http://www.derivatives.com/news/kis.htm Imagine Software announced that KIS Capital selected its award-winning ASP service for real-time portfolio and risk management. http://www.hedgeweek.com/2011/03/09/109389/interview-dr-lance-smith-ceo-imagine-software-democratisation-risk-management http://www.derivatives.com/news/apac.htm Imagine Software announced several developments related to the company’s exceptional success in the Asia-Pacific financial community achieved during the last two years. http://www.derivatives.com/news/default.htm Imagine CEO Lance Smith is speaking as part of Day 2, Buy-side stream panel “Managing Risk on Your Trading Desk”. Drop by and visit our booth (by the Derivatives Theatre). For details and to register, click here. http://www.derivatives.com/news/default.htm Imagine CEO Lance Smith is appearing as part of Day 2 panel “The Best Course of Action: Strategies for Mitigating Risk in the New Financial Paradigm”. For details, click here.