SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (known as SS&C) is an American multinational holding company headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, that sells software and software as a service to the financial services industry. The company has offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.[2][3]
Through its numerous acquired subsidiaries, such as Advent Software, Varden Technologies, Eze Software, Intralinks, and Primatics Financial, SS&C specializes in specific fintech markets, such as fund administration, wealth management accounting, and insurance and pension funds. In 2020 SS&C Technologies reported in their balance sheet over $1.69 trillion in Assets Under Custody (AUC).[4][5]
History
SS&C was founded by William C. Stone in 1986.[6] The company went through an initial public offering process for the first time in 1996.[7] It was taken private in a leveraged buyout in 2005 with Sunshine Acquisition Corp., affiliated with The Carlyle Group.[8][9][10] And after some years as a private company, SS&C was taken public again in a second IPO in 2010 through a listing on Nasdaq under the symbol SSNC.[10]
In 2021, Mammoth Scientific selected SS&C as the administrator and technology partner for its $100 million venture capital fund.[11] The fund is for health science and technology companies.[11] In October, Gordian Capital started using the company's Eze Investment Suite for its trading, portfolio, and risk management services in Singapore and Japan.[12]
In May 2022, Liontrust Asset Management extended its mandate with SS&C.[13] The company uses SS&C's products to manage the majority of its £38.5 billion in assets.[13]
In June, SS&C released a new asset allocator platform for institutional investors.[14] It was powered by FundHub and provided fund data aggregation and analysis, holdings look-through, document management, ABOR and IBOR reporting, performance management, liquidity planning, and exposure analysis.[14]
Acquisitions
SS&C Technologies acquired a variety of companies to bring products and talent into the company. Since 1995, it has acquired more than 50 companies.
Services and Subsidiaries
SS&C Fund Services
SS&C Fund Services offers fund administration services for hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds and managed account managers. Rahul Kanwar, Senior Vice President and Managing Director is a key executive for SS&C Fund Services.[61]
SS&C GlobeOp Investor Services
SS&C GlobeOp is a fund administrator offering financial technology products and services.[62]
SS&C Global Wealth Management
The SS&C Global Wealth Platform offers secured web-based multi-currency wealth management aimed to support all aspects of investment management.[63]
SS&C Skyline
SS&C Skyline is an accounting system designed for property management functions.[64] The property management software can be used as a marketing platform that helps users find new tenants through common rental websites and online applications.[65]
SS&C BenefiX
BenefiX is SS&C's product to employee benefits data management and exchange. It is a cloud-based data exchange service that transforms, translates and transmits employee benefits data to insurance carriers and administrators.[66]
External links
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