Since 2005, AlternativeSoft has simplified the fund selection and portfolio construction process for investors by aggregating data into one intuitive platform and using state-of-the-art analytics to provide investment solutions.
Achieved SOC 2 (System and Organization Controls 2) certification
Enhanced Development team with 10 new members.
Introduced Microsoft PowerBI for fund reporting.
First client successfully adopted Funds Due Diligence cloud platform.
Renowned US university acquires AlternativeSoft's funds analytics platform.
AlternativeSoft was awarded for the 4th year in a row, Best Risk Management
Software by Hedgeweek.
Openned an offie in Poland.
AlternativeSoft is excited to announce the appointment of Steve Gollins as Head of Sales in North America.
AlternativeSoft open Chicago office.
AlternativeSoft was awarded for the 3rd year in a row, Best Risk Management
Software by Hedgeweek.
Added 10+ employees, the Private Equity stress test scenario model, the free
Nilsson hedge funds database with 1,700 hedge funds.
Launched web platform.
Several companies switched from Webfolio and eVestment to AlternativeSoft.
AlternativeSoft awarded Best Risk Management Software 2019 by our clients.
Two countries' pension funds bought AlternativeSoft
Sales
+$824K in new sales
Added Private Equity model
Continuing an ambition to become the pre-eminent software for third-party fund analysis, a brand new Private Equity Module was launched to allow both Fund and Portfolio-level analysis.
AlternativeSoft launched its first dedicated web-based software for Fund Selection, connecting to over 17,000 unique and actively reporting Hedge Funds and over 250,000 Long-only Funds.
The Exposure Analysis module for both Hedge Fund and Long-only Investors was launched and development began on custom web-based solutions in close collaboration with users and their idiosyncratic needs.
As the Sales, Support and Quant teams in London continued to grow, AlternativeSoft relocated to a larger office in Canary Wharf. By this point, total combined client AUM reached almost $1trn.
Strong growth +32% Added long only capabilities
Users were offered even more choice and flexibility as new data integrations and software partnerships were announced.
AlternativeSoft was ranked as the number one software for Risk Management by Hedge Funds Review for the second consecutive year. In addition, the largest US Pension Fund selected AlternativeSoft to support their Hedge Fund investment team.
Migrate to 3rd generation On C#
The expansion of the London office continued as AlternativeSoft doubled the Sales team to meet demand while the developer headcount increased to 14. A key data partnership was established with Morningstar, enabling users to analyze data for over 250,000 Long-only and ETF funds.
A dedicated team of Quantitative Analysts were established in the London office to increase the number of new models in the development pipeline.
The year was marked by the conversion of the software’s underlying source code, providing greater flexibility and compatibility. Users could now track & manage their live Fund-of-Fund Portfolios using AlternativeSoft’s new Portfolio Management Module.
First marquee customers Investec & TRS
The pace of software development increased as some of the world’s largest Pension Funds chose AlternativeSoft.
Large US Banks began to choose AlternativeSoft and partnerships were agreed with key data providers, HFR and Eurekahedge.
Growth and expansion of operations in the United Kingdom by opening a London office and the number of developers was doubled to six. The development team doubled in size as profits were reinvested into the business.
With over 20 clients on-board, AlternativeSoft set out to establish itself in the Fund-of-Funds space and began taking feature requests from users.
First license sold 1st generation solution in Excel Migrate to 2nd generation on Delphi
AlternativeSoft AG was founded in Geneva by Laurent Favre and Stephan Joehri. By the end of the year the company employed a team of 3 developers.
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