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  Investment Advisor Services

 
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As a leading provider of IT services to investment advisor firms, Faye, Pollack & Associates is the right choice for organizations looking to use information technology as a tool in their quest for success. For more than 15 years, FPA has provided world class outsourced IT solutions for investment advisors. We know advisors live and die by their ability to access timely, accurate, and secure data. Having an IT partner intimately familiar with advisor operations from top to bottom is critical to making this happen. FPA is committed to being this partner -- providing early morning support, scheduling critical network and system upgrades for off ours so network downtime is kept to a minimum, understanding the implications of pricing, trading, billing, and confidentiality, working closely with audit partners to meet all SEC and compliance requirements in the IT area, and developing custom programs and reports to help provide that critical data that clients and firm management need to achieve success. FPA provides all the technology services and investment advisor firm needs to help manage and grow their business. Click here to download a complete description of all of our services for investment advisors.

Systems Integration
 


FPA has experience configuring Windows servers, workstations, and related network connectivity to run various Portfolio Management systems. We have the know-how to optimize the configuration of the workstations to install and configure the specific software (Axys, Moxy, Qube, etc.), and to configure the server to specifications of specific investment advisor applications (Advent, Schwab, etc.). Our understanding of the business flow within the Portfolio Management office enables us to better serve our clients. We understand the inner workings of trade-blotters, audit trails, and Custodial Interfaces. We know how to configure 3rd party software to properly integrate with the Portfolio Management system.


Information Services
 


We keep up with the latest trends in the industry.  We have experience integrating the following 3rd party platforms:

   Investment Advisor Technology - Bloomberg Bloomberg    Investment Advisor Technology - PC Quote PC Quote
   Investment Advisor Technology - Bridge Bridge    Investment Advisor Technology - Valueline Valueline
   Investment Advisor Technology - ILX ILX    Investment Advisor Technology - Morningstar Morningstar
   Investment Advisor Technology - Instinet Instinet    Investment Advisor Technology - Zacks Zacks
   Investment Advisor Technology - EDGAR Online EDGAR Online    Investment Advisor Technology - Multex Multex
   Investment Advisor Technology - Frank Russell Frank Russell    Investment Advisor Technology - First Call First Call

 
In addition, we have experience installing, configuring and supporting Custodial Interfaces such as:

   Investment Advisor Technology - Bear Stearns Bear Stearns
   Investment Advisor Technology - Imperial Trust Imperial Trust
   Investment Advisor Technology - Schwablink Schwablink

Custom Programming & Reporting
 
FPA has experience developing custom solutions based on the information provided by some of the various Financial Information Services. We have created extensive MS-Excel spreadsheets with live data links connecting to the Bloomberg, ILX and Bridge Information Services. These sheets have given our clients the ability to extend the information these services provide in ways such as:

   Investment Advisor Technology - Custom Reporting The ability to track 30 day moving averages
   Investment Advisor Technology - Custom Reporting Custom Advance and Decline Reports based on the client's own universe of holdings
 
We have created many custom reports within Axys such as:

   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - Custom Billing Schedules Custom Billing Schedules
   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - Average Weighted Yield-to-Worst Reports Average Weighted Yield-to-Worst Reports
   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - Advanced Broker Commission Reports Advanced Broker Commission Reports
   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - Years End Cash Ledgers Year End Cash Ledgers
   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - Advanced Security Cross Reference Advanced Security Cross References

For more information about this, please see our Axys Custom Reporting Services section.


We have created custom solutions integrating information from Axys as well as other sources.  Some of these systems include the following:

   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys -  Investment Advisor Portfolio Database Investment Advisor Portfolio Database
   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - Cash Accounting System Cash Accounting System
   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - Client/Real Estate Tracking System Client / Real Estate Tracking System
   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - IPO Secondary Database IPO Secondary Database
   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - Sage MAS90 Accounting Software Sage MAS90 Accounting Software
   Investment Advisor Technology - Axys - Quickbooks Quickbooks

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Why Choose FPA?
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Investment Advisor IT
Axys Integration
Network Implementation
ePartner Support
Periodic Maintenance
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Sage MAS 90 and 200
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Quickbooks Enterprise
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