Fiera Capital, a leading independent asset management firm with a global presence, has selected SimCorp's Axioma Risk and Axioma Portfolio Optimizer to support risk analytics and enhance portfolio construction.
Axioma Risk is a cloud-native risk management system that helps investment teams identify sources of risk and return. It includes equity and fixed income factor risk models aligned with Fiera Capital's investment strategies, including Canada-focused and regional North American models, as well as granular fixed income risk modelling.
Fiera Capital's vision is to be the partner of choice for clients seeking performance and the home of people who deliver it. Its investment philosophy is rooted in disciplined portfolio construction, rigorous research and relentless focus on delivering risk-aware, financially sustainable outcomes. Addition of Axioma Portfolio Optimizer aims to support goal by helping investment teams construct and optimize portfolios more efficiently while aligning decisions with client-specific objectives and constraints.
"With Axioma, Fiera Capital is strengthening how risk insights are embedded throughout the investment process," said Allen Zimmerman, Senior Managing Director and Head of Americas at SimCorp. "It provides a centralized and scalable analytics framework, enabling Fiera Capital's portfolio managers and risk teams to work from a common understanding of portfolio risks and opportunities. Together with risk modelling capabilities closely aligned to the firm's investment focus, this supports more informed investment decisions and provides a strong foundation for future growth."
Fiera Capital's decision reflects broader focus across global buy side on strengthening risk oversight as portfolios grow more complex. As firms seek more sophisticated approaches, SimCorp continues to enhance Axioma Risk with innovations such as AI-powered portfolio stress testing enabling portfolio and risk managers to create market scenarios using natural language and evaluate outcomes more efficiently.
About SimCorp
SimCorp is a provider of industry-leading integrated investment management solutions for global buy side. Founded in 1971, with more than 3,500 employees across five continents, empowers more than half of world's top 100 financial companies through integrated platform, services, and partner ecosystem. Axioma analytics suite provides comprehensive factor risk models, multi-asset enterprise risk management, portfolio construction, and regulatory reporting solutions.
