Alternative Investment Awards 2017

24 Wealth & Finance International - Alternative Investment Awards 2017 Data Services Limited Company: International Financial Data Services Limited Contact: Asa Haydon Email: [email protected] Address: IFDS House, St Nicholas Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5FS, UK Phone: 01268 448750 AI170014 International Financial International Financial Data Services Limited (IFDS) are a leading provider of investor and policyholder outsourcing solutions to the European domestic, cross border, liquidity and equity markets. We profile the firm to find out more. Founded in 1995, IFDS offers multi-award winning administration and proprietary technology solutions which are used by a wide range of financial services organisations including retail and institutional fund managers, fund distributors, insurers, platform providers, product man- ufacturers and life and pension organisations. For over 30 years, tier one investment firms, insurance companies and deposit takers have relied on IFDS’s proven record-keeping solution, comprehensive back office services, innovative workflow, and insightful reporting tools to support growth, reduce risk, leverage technology and enhance efficiency. With offices around the world, IFDS supports more than 44 million investor and policy holder accounts for over 370 financial organizations across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. To ensure that each of its valued clients receives the very highest standards of service and support the IFDS enterprise employs in excess of 7,300 experienced in- dividuals located throughout Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Recently IFDS was acquired by DST Systems, Inc., a leading global strategic advisory, technology, and operations outsourcing company. Taking ownership from State Street Corporation, DST will leverage its own vast experience as a leading provider of specialized technology, strategic advisory, and business operations outsourcing to the financial and healthcare industries. DST enables clients to transform complexity into strategic advantage by helping them continually stay ahead of and capitalize on ever-changing customer, business and regulatory requirements in the world’s most demanding industries. This latest development offers IFDS many great opportunities for growth and expansion and the firm is looking forward to taking advantage of these and building upon its current success. Best Global Investor & Policyholder Administration Service Provider 2017